[onewhippedpuppy]

Painting with a pretty broad brush, aren't we guys? You're like a bunch of grumpy old men sitting around the coffee shop, complaining about how the younger generation will be the end of us.

I'm 27, and would like to think that I have my own lucid views on politics and the state of our nation. My friends also have their views, and it's a topic we frequently discuss. We have all gone to college, and none of us was simplistic enough to buy into the BS. While we vary in some areas, I can tell you for a fact that liberalism is most certainly NOT the answer that we would select. In general, I'd say that we would all support cutting government spending to balance the budget, and reducing the overall size and scope of the govt. Most of the younger people I encounter feel the same. Note, however, that conservative does not equal Republican. In recent years the Republican party has been anything but conservative.

Supe, you think you might be somewhat framing the conversations? Either by the people you talk to, or geography? Painting an entire generation into a corner is a bit simplistic.