Post 1
The first post cites the rational choice model to be the platform through which politicians cruise through the ladders of their challenging tasks. From the posts, it is evident that politicians are normally at crossroads of opposite issues, which handling paints an image across their political career. Eminently, such politicians employ the rationale to arrive at policies that are of the ultimate importance to their personal gains. The gun control policy illuminates the strategic behaviors necessary for tackling policies that attract wide public interests as well as it gives strategic goals for such politicians. The assertions of the first post are contentious and supported by relevant illustrations. It, however, is impossible to agree with the descriptive nature of the post as it does not avail clear strategic goals that politicians pursue. Instead, the post has over emphasized on re-election that is more of a long-term objective than it is a strategic behavior or precise short-term goals. From the post, rational choice is not clearly detailed.
Post 2
Strategic behavior and policy goals are integral aspects of the application of the rational choice model. From the second post, a clear definition of a rational choice model catapults understanding the basics of the entire concept. The role of availability of information is clearly modified. Notably, the fact that choicely emanates from the wide pieces of information makes rational choice model clearly relevant to the highly dynamic policy and political world in this post. A mention of the rational choice model has to be accompanied by specific goals if such a model is to prove relevance in the political arena. The widely described divisibility strategic goals root political ambitions into specificity and attainability, the ultimate objectives of application of the model, as evident in post 2.
Works Cited
Birkland, Thomas A. An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making. Armonk: M.E Sharpe, 2011. Print
Krogerus, Mikael, and Tscahppeler Roman. The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking. London: Profile, 2011. Print.
