Couple of points.

One. The assumption that blacks will vote for Obama (note constant references to “white middle/working class”)is uninformed (no, I’m not going to call it r*****). The “hey, one of us is running” factor (I’m black) is played out. The “damn, I need a job” factor now comes into play. Unlike a what seems to be a common belief – which I run across far too often on conservative sites – blacks are not “all” on welfare. In addition, I’m of the opinion that “96% of blacks voted for Obama” has more to do with media misrepresentation, selective polling, and inner city vote theft; than reality. Last I checked when the economy sucks, it sucks for everybody (well except for those government types).

Two. On the Boomers. We should remember that not only were they the ones out protesting the Vietnam War, they were also the ones fighting it(me). The idea that the were all – or even mainly – “Red Diaper Babies” is wrong. I think for the last 40 years their numbers in the media, arts and academia (oh yeah – and government) has tended to give an exaggerated picture of their numbers and importance. They and their Democrat allies have always been in the minority. One of the reasons the Tea Party Movement scares the hell out of the left, is that it shows what a small minority they are. It accounts for the media’s annoying habit of playing down every gathering of conservatives, and inflating the numbers every time to leftists get together.