Hello!

My name is Julia. I'm 16 going on 17, an aspiring journalist (more specifically, broadcast journalism), a part of my high school's (straight-up awesome) Model UN team, former varsity cheerleader, and a proud representative of epilepsy (Yes, I do have epilepsy. I had to quit cheer because of it, so yes, it does kind of suck).

But more importantly: I'm a republican-leaning teen, living in Los Angeles, raised in a VERY conservative home, and surrounded by an increasing number of liberals, socialists, centrists, etc.

So, I guess this blog is to chronicle my discoveries and journey towards my own political opinion, and the truth. It's hard to find the truth when your mom and dad tells you one thing, and your teachers and friends tell you something completely different. Then add the media, internet, and the bucketloads of (baloney) info that politicians on both sides pour on the public, and pretty soon the quest for truth and realness just leads to more confusion. Who should I listen to? Who should I question? Who can I trust? How much do these factors really influence my decisions and my voice?

I believe that I'm economically conservative, but socially moderate. I'm a fan of Reaganomics and the Laffer Curve, but I support gay marriage and Roe v. Wade (which my parents are not very happy about). I believe that people on Capitol Hill need to go back to the roots of our nation and actually make compromises (like Henry Clay) to at least get something done. I believe that we live in a hopelessly partisan society, both sides not even caring to hear the other, producing narrow-minded idiots on a power-trip that like to babble and lie. I believe that liberals and Tea Party conservatives both should have an equal voice and be equally respected. I believe the truth has been lost, I'm just trying to find it.

- Julia