The answer to reversing the slippery slope America could very well be in an energizing the baby boomer generation. The children of the greatest generation ever. The courageous men and women who sired the kids born between 1946 and 1964 but failed to pass on why politics matter and patriotism are important to their progeny. Baby boomers can be the bedrock of any meaningful pressure to be brought on the political system, and have the greatest right to the facts. As they approach the senior citizen stage - the hope is that they may snap out of the yoke of apathy to fight for improved health care, cheaper prescription drugs and greater availability of doctors and nurses. Since we can't expect change by Washington politicians - nor any effective help from non-profit do-gooders (including AARP) whose ads, commercials and efforts are as personal as salami. They are either sterile attempts at obvious propaganda, or so over-designed that they look like ads for a new hair dryer or an electric broom. Materials in the first category get no attention, and those in the second earn ridicule and suspicion.
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| Only the boomers have the wherewithal and clout to set down a much-needed patriotic agenda that is somewhere in the depth of their souls that lie in the cinder of their parents patriotism. At the same time become a role model for their own kids and grandkids unleashing a follow-up legion of apathy-riddled youngsters on the American scene. The urgent job on hand is to deliver to the average boomer, straightforward information about their rights and responsibilities. To the politicians, let them know that stealing and playing with people's lives and future is hazardous to their careers on no uncertain terms. It all has to be laid out there for all to see without hype, gobbledygook and no parlor tricks. Our only chance in the future is to focus all our time and money on the House of Representatives where the real action is. Are they working for you?
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