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House debate is as much generational as it is partisan. I watched part of the House debate on the war resolution and was struck by the generational divide across political sides. It was basically Democrats from the Silent generation objecting to the madness, their primary stand-in being Pennsylvania Congressman Jack Murtha, who gets the pile-on from a bunch of Team America Boomer and Gen-X Republicans standing up for freedom and the never-ending battle against Islamic extermism. I didn't hear any young Democrat voice an opinion. Clearly the Bush administration has thrust American foreign policy in the direction of a major paradigm shift, which is essentially what this generation gap is about - the old guard is resistant. And that's not saying they're unwise to be so; paleoconservatives like Pat Buchanan make excellent arguments against U.S. interventionism. But as long as the younger generation speaks up on this issue through one party exclusively, the issue will be framed as that party sees fit, as the 256-153 "pro-war" vote indicates. Posted by Steve at 6:25 PM |
| Lost | 106+ |
| G.I. | 82-106 |
| Silent | 64-82 |
| Boomer | 46-64 |
| Gen-X | 25-46 |
| Millennial | ?-25 |
| Homeland | ? |
| High | 1946-1964 |
| Awakening | 1964-1984 |
| Unraveling | 1984-? |
| Crisis | ?- |
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