I Have Faith Again in America's Future

I had a very moving experience tonight.  Once every so often (every month in the fall and winter to be exact) I descend into the vortex of the hate-filled right wing conspiracy.  Actually, it is just a small gathering (@200 in a city of 8 million) of what I would call normal NYC conservatives - professional, well-dressed, well-educated people (doctors, lawyers, finance types) who don't wear liberalism on their sleeve like the rest of the denizens of the communist hive that is the Big Apple.  Anyway, there were the typical conservative opinion floggers and prospective candidates (side note, it is quite impressive the amount and caliber of accomplished/non-politician/fed up citizens who are saying "change will never come unless normal people like me get up and challenge the status quo politicians".  Here is a great example, here is another).  But then there was Andrew Breitbart. He got up there and he basically showed us old fuddy-duddies how lame we are - ACORN is a disgusting, corrupt organization but on our generation's watch they got millions in federal money and have run roughshod over all that we hold dear.  When congress voted to deny ACORN funding last year it went down in the Senate, like 53-43.  But...just today, ACORN got our tax dollars revoked from it, by an 83-7 vote.  Why?  Because two college kids - a tall, spindly guy and an adorable gal no more than 5'4" - launched an audacious plan to expose these filthy scumbags.  And apparently they have they goods 'til the cows come home on ACORN, only part of which we have seen to date.  If you are part of the older generation with your head down, making money, raising children, keeping the lawn looking good - you have just been schooled by the iPod generation in how to make a difference, and you ought to be thankful.  That much fewer of your tax dollars will go to the forces subverting the America that you love, the America that the founders intended.  Finally, Breibart introduced that diminutive gal, Hannah Giles, and a room packed with 200+ over 40 guys and gals in pinstripes and Ann Taylor suits gave her a standing ovation and within minutes she had numerous offers to help with her legal defense if the State of Maryland indeed is as twisted as they portend.  The generation gap ain't as wide as you think.  Americans of all ages are engaged and taking control.  My faith has been restored.