I'm an Xer (born in 1965), and I'll back up what Thebaddog says. Most Xers who have worked for me, in the Army and in civilian businesses, have been lazy, bored, listless, devoid of creativity and ambition, and have had zero loyalty to anyone other than themselves. Their work ethic can be summed up in one word...nonexistent. There has been the occasional exception, but I feel comfortable painting with a broad brush on this subject.
Not that the Boomers were much better, and Generation.com looks to be even worse, but let's face facts...it's our turn to take the reins of this country, and we ain't tough enough for the job.
We're headed into turbulent waters the likes of which this nation hasn't seen in, well, decades at least, and maybe even a century, but Gen X has never had to deal with a problem more severe than losing their shirts in the dot-com collapse. The only Xers who have ever faced real danger are the relatively few who have served combat tours in the military, are cops/firefighters, or grew up in the ghetto. Most of us have never had to deal with anything more stressful than three midterms on the same day, then having to rush off to the airport to catch our flight to Cancun for Spring Break.
Generations past have faced war, starvation, pandemics, the Depression, and other horrors but managed to overcome them by virtue of blood, sweat, tears, and a heckuva lot of praying. But they were tough people to start with, they hadn't been born into a safe, soft world with the internet, Playstation, drive-through vittles and 24-hour financial news. Hell, my father didn't even have electricity the first few years of his life on the farm in North Carolina. Meanwhile, Gen X has shed plenty of tears while watching Oprah, but that's about it. I have no faith whatsoever in my generation. This nation is screwed.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!