After the release of President Obama's budget for fiscal year 2012, the nation will once again face a heated debate between the country's two political parties. Author Robert Reich analyzes the content and motivations behind the budget in his article titled The Obama Budget. Reich does not directly identify with a specific political party, or with one side of this partisan argument. This ambiguity becomes important to the reader's interpretation of his ideas and eventual understanding of his arguments. However, the author's lack of clarity becomes less frequent as the article progresses. In the second half of the article, Reich's personal beliefs in terms of the future budget become more evident. The author's assumptions and predictions regarding budget receipt are evident throughout the article, while maintaining focus on impacts on inequality and government power. The left-right spectrum outlined by Eric Foner can be applied to Reich's essay and viewed in its entirety. Similarly, the up-down relationship of government power is also discussed. These discussions allow the reader to roughly imagine the placement of Reich's political ideas on the intersecting spectrums. In a fairly short essay, Robert Reich manages to outline an entire topic and unintentionally speculate on ideas of political partisanship and the ideologies that build political parties, using the newly proposed federal budget, while providing personal insights and advice. In modern politics, media news and opinion editorials generically get highly opinionated and prejudicial thoughts. However, Reich doesn't just view the proposed federal government as fuel to his fire, he analyzes the budget's impacts on... middle of paper... political debates are inevitable. Robert Reich's goal is to recognize the root of these debates. Furthermore, the reader is forced to identify the futility of methods used in the past in Washington. The text aims to provide a reasonable solution that will prove to be a politically centered decision-making approach. Of course, an expanded analysis will place Reich differently on the political spectrums, but these positions must be taken with skepticism. Political disputes and distorted thoughts are not effective in directing the economy to an ideal path. Independence, impartiality and flexibility will help bring light to the end of the dark tunnel of economic turbulence. Works Cited Reich, Robert. "Obama's Budget: And Why the Next Debate Over Spending Cuts Has Nothing to Do with Reviving the Economy." Roberto Reich. (2011): 1-3. Press.