Reply #97: It may be our ONLY hope

[Hawkowl]

At least for the short and medium term. I'm 45 but have a very long memory. My first political memory was first graders chanting "Nixon, Nixon, he's our man, throw McGovern in the garbage can!" :) I remember family members infuriated with the pardon of Nixon and watching the 1976 conventions in their entirety.

That being said I have been a hard core Democrat all my life with the refrain in the family that Republicans are for the rich and Democrats for the little guy. I figured out pretty quick that free lunches, food banks, Goodwill shopping and a free ride at college due to government scholarships meant I was a "little guy".

I'd have to agree with an above post though of 49 years old, that the majority of people my age trust in their 401k and stock. options, and home equity. I believe that to be a fools game and when it blows up there WILL be a realignment of government and a return to FDR type values. I also believe that we are right on the precipice of this happening--5 years at the latest. It is going to be hellishly turbulent.