Broken Government

[H2O Man]

23. Very good!

Thank you for this!

It seems to me that the negative force in our society has been increasing its momentum. I remember thinking, "No one could possibly be worse than Nixon." Then, "No one could possibly be worse than Reagan." By the time of Bush-Cheney, I recognized that things could continue to get even worse.

I both agree and respectfully disagree with you about us old folks. While I know that you are right -- I sure as heck cannot do half of what I used to -- I also think that to the extent we appreciate that we are now the exact same age as our grandparents were, when they were our age, we can shift gears, work at the right pace for our age, and make a vital contribution.

My exposure to young folks is almost exclusively family-related, since I stopped serving on the local school board. And that includes my daughters' friends at college. They strike me as having social consciousness, and I'm pretty impressed with a lot of the student population. They have the advantages of youth, while we have the advantage of experience.

I do find myself thinking people should put their cell phones away for a while. But even our generation uses cell phones quite a bit. I've never had, or used, a cell phone. (Never had a credit card.) If I were a college student today, I'm sure that I'd be far more politically active than most students are. But, instead, it's my time to be a grumpy, impatient old man!