A Problem of Shrinkage

[drone]

One thing for sure, the Generation Y'ers that are so adamantly in favor of Obama are the most poorly educated & equipped generation to come along in a long time. I don't have much love or respect for my generation but when I see these young 'uns going about their daily business of recklessly pushing themselves needlessly into debt by living way above their means and acting like overgrown children who happen to have jobs, (depleted) bank accounts and 401Ks I wonder what the hell they're going to be like when they smash into reality and are forced to abandon their pursuit of la vida loca. So we'll see how their ideological position changes when more of them settle down, have kids, are confronted with piles of bills and mortgages to pay and... yes, grow old. They may just richochet hard to the right or... there's a good chance that, given their lack of connection to a generation reared in a culture that emphasized moderation and responsbility, will push the country even further to the left. Out of their inability to deal with even the basic challenges of life I can easily see Gen Y'ers turning to government to provide all the answers.

Get off my lawn!

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I pretty much agree here. Too spoiled, too attached to some alternative reality.

Will the GOP be able financially to contest seriously for House and Senate seats? If they run Palin in 2012, it could very well be the end of the Republican party.

[Xiahou]

If they run Palin in 2012, it could very well be the end of the Republican party.

I'm ambivalent towards Palin. I think she took a terrible beating on the McCain ticket. Part of it was certainly due to her inexperience, but much of it I also blame on the ineptitude of the McCain campaign. I also think the enthusiasm with which she was ripped in the new coverage was pretty astonishing too.

Regardless, she now has a very deep hole to dig herself out of. If she comes back in 2012 and is extremely polished, runs a perfect campaign and is able to repair her image- great, she would deserve to win the primary. However, if she's still rough around the edges and makes too many missteps, then she'll lose- and in that case, good. If she runs, she'll start out as damaged goods- and if she can overcome that, she'll probably have earned the nomination.