With a Little Help From Our Kids

All year I have been riding on a wave remembering 1968 and wondering if the possibilities we believed in then could be manifested at this late point. And all day yesterday as I capped a political participation that I haven't engaged in or felt since that watershed year, I kept remembering how optimistic I felt when Bobby announced the beginnning of his candidacy and Johnson anounced the end of his. And all I could think of last night was that what we had strived for back then was finally a possibility.

Yes we bailed on politics after that and watched from the sidelines and gloated "I told you so" in August of 1974. Yes we dove into raising our kids in the belief system that we learned in the 60's. And finally, yes we now see the confluence of the values that moved us and the evolution of the next generation's approach. So now we thank you for how eloquuently you give voice to those of us, fast becoming geezers, who have buried in our souls the hope we used to have. I do wonder how many of this generation can truly understand the tears of the Rev Jackson last night but I know that this generation will not stop to focus on 1968, nor should they. But this generation, from a new President-elect to the wave of talented 30 something's that will wash across DC, has work to do and today, our generation is comfortable passing into history.

All year I have been riding on a wave remembering 1968 and wondering if the possibilities we believed in then could be manifested at this late point. And all day yesterday as I capped a political participation that I haven't engaged in or felt since that watershed year, I kept remembering how optimistic I felt when Bobby announced the beginnning of his candidacy and Johnson anounced the end of his. And all I could think of last night was that what we had strived for back then was finally a possibility.

Yes we bailed on politics after that and watched from the sidelines and gloated "I told you so" in August of 1974. Yes we dove into raising our kids in the belief system that we learned in the 60's. And finally, yes we now see the confluence of the values that moved us and the evolution of the next generation's approach. So now we thank you for how eloquuently you give voice to those of us, fast becoming geezers, who have buried in our souls the hope we used to have. I do wonder how many of this generation can truly understand the tears of the Rev Jackson last night but I know that this generation will not stop to focus on 1968, nor should they. But this generation, from a new President-elect to the wave of talented 30 something's that will wash across DC, has work to do and today, our generation is comfortable passing into history.

Start " spreading the wealth around " and hand out those welfare checks you "promised" Obama.

This joyful reaction throughout the world serves to shine a light on the hoax perpetrated by the right-wing, namely that they are the standard-bearers of the GOP. Having violated all the responsible principals that define being a true Republican, the ultra-conservatives' hijaacking and fumbling of the GOP has shown that there's more to leadership, and a campaign, than just inciting an audience into hysterical handwringing over liberals.

I totally agree with your observation. My first vote was for Robert Kennedy during the California primary. i went to bed that night elated with his victory only to wake up to horror of his assination. i totally turned off to the process and became a militant. It took years for me to move toward the middle. I have worked for the betterment of my poople (American Indians) all of my adult life and have been involved with the political process. My children and grandchildren were taught the importance of their vote and involvement. Yesterday I experienced a vindication and sadness for our loss of Bobby, back when I was young. The fact that my daughter and granddaughter could celebrate the victory and elation of what I missed when I was only 21. I promise as a Baby Boomer I will do everything in my power to support their opportunity to look to the future with the hope that was denied myself. The future belongs to the young thank God they have a leader to follow that cares for our country in the same manner Bobby did.

A resounding victory for the US liberal left-wing marxist nut job propaganda media machine last night....who is the President .....Santa Claus ?

If I am Barack I would erect a big NBC neon sign on the White House lawn !!

We are in our 70's, and don't have any children. We voted for Obama not because he is black, but because he and his generation may just be able to look at our national problems from a new perspective. Lord knows whatever we've been doing lately hasn't worked too well.

As I watched the election returns with my twenty-two year old son, in the strong republican territory of Idaho, we discussed the generational changes that had brought us to the cusp of such an historical moment during this race for the White House. I reminded him that my grandparents' generation had interred thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII. My parents' generation had struggled against desegregation. My generation dreamed of love, peace and rock and roll. We brought up these outstanding young people who really did help to put Barack Obama into the White House. My son's enthusiasm for Obama, and his encouragement to get to know the candidate helped to form my decision to vote for the democratic ticket. The progress in the past forty years has been amazing, and quite frankly, I can't wait to see the children our children will raise and the strides that I believe they will make!