I Am Not the Boomer You Assume I Am Submitted by Ron, who writes a very intelligent blog, Parcel Post '08 I'm surprised you appear to group all boomers in the same light of day/dark of night. I was anti-school administration, anti-establishment, anti-corporate, anti-government-as-it-is-shoved-down-my-throat. There's never been any greed on my part. Rational decisions. Conventional mortgage. No second mortgages. House paid off. Credit cards for convenience, paid off as the bills come due. Responsible but modest funds for retirement. Although I'm in the top 15% of Americans with savings, I can't give myself much credit for where I'm at I have never "played the game". I could have done my bosses' jobs better than they, but they could never have done mine as well. No laddering during my careers. I've never been tempted with offers of management. They were the boomers who didn't work together – their goal was higher pay at any cost, including lost respect, so they could maintain a higher standing of living than what they deserved because they knelt, prayed to and agreed with the real decision makers; anything to keep their jobs. On the opposite end, they domineered by intimidation. They let me be because I excelled. In unspoken words, I was viewed as an antagonist because I didn't fit in with any specific group but got along with most everyone. I don't take offense to your views of Boomers, but I am a boomer only by default, not by design. My jagged edges have kept me from fitting in that mold. I am not moldy. I've been an Independent most of my voting life. If I had been of age, I would have voted for Eugene McCarthy in 1968. Last year I registered Democrat to have an input on the candidate but switched to Republican because my vote wouldn't count in the primary. I gladly voted for Ron Paul and would most likely have voted for him if he had been the nominee. No, I have no intention of doing the write-in vote as you suggest on your website. I support Barack Obama and hope all turns out as it should. There have been suggestions that if neither Obama nor Clinton have a clear edge on the nomination that the Democrats may draft Gore for President with Obama as his running mate. I can't imagine that being a just resolve and would be disappointed if Obama doesn't fight the cause. Some have likened Barack Obama to John Kennedy. I suppose Kennedy was a good President, although his popularity may have been greater than his achievements. I foresee Obama doing much more for his country. My GenX friends, who have a difficult time seeing me ten years their senior, don't view me as having a "Radical brand of politics". We get along very well, as I look at boomers in the same vain as they. Be well, be self. Visit Ron's Blog Parcel Post '08 |