[VOA]

People need to remember and understand.

Not to give you false hope for "the road ahead", but here are two observations I've
made in the last couple of days.

Sunday night, a couple hundred folks gathered at the Federal Building in West Los Angeles
for an anti-Iraq-war protest.
It took me a few minutes after seeing the report on two local news stations that
most of the protestors were...old. And this is when UCLA is in session...and they
couldn't get a huge contingent of students.
This is NOT like the Vietnam "days of rage" campus protest era.

Secondly, I heard an interview with Senator-elect Norm Coleman of Minnesota. He emphasized
that the core strength of his campaign staff was a huge contingent of 20-and 30-somethings.

I'm no demographer...but I get the feeling that the issue of keeping the country
stable and safe has pulled in lots of the younger generation...thanks to 9-11...
and seeing a President and a party that wouldn't fold in fighting back.

Just my amateur observations...

[MistyCA]

I am well aware of the Federal Building in West LA and have transplanted myself for the time being in Minneapolis. funny you should mention my two stumping grounds... :)

Yes, I think there is some hope and the swing of the pendulum might be going in our direction. At least I would love to think so. My kids have helped me gauge that. I recall a few years back when one daughter was so upset with all of her friends who could not understand what was wrong with Clinton. The same daughter now calls to tell me that her circle of friends are on the right page! Yes, I think the Clinton's may have left their mark. Perhaps they impressed those in "their" generation who held their same beliefs, but I think they turned off a lot of the younger people who are just forming their ideas about life and society. Here's to "the road ahead!"