The Coolest Thing About An Obama Presidency?
February 29th, 2008 | by Scott |It means we are one step closer to the first Gen-X president.
Hush up, Baby Boomers. You are the reason we are in this mess in the first place 
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8 Responses to “The Coolest Thing About An Obama Presidency?”
By James A on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
Actually, Obama isn’t a GenXer nor is he a Baby Boomer. The truth is that Obama is part of Generation Jones– the long-lost generation between the Boomers and Xers. I recently heard a panel of generations experts discussing this on a radio show, and four of the five experts concluded that Obama is part of GenJones, not GenX. Big media has also been weighing in on this issue in recent weeks: The New York Times, USAToday, and Newsweek have all run pieces in the last few weeks arguing specifically that Obama is a member of GenJones, not the Boom or X.
Generation Jonesers were born 1954-1965, leaving Obama almost exactly in the middle, and those born toward the middle of generations tend to most personify them. Obama’s bio and political stances shout GenJones, not GenX.
By Scott on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
I never said that Obama was a GenXer. He obviously isn’t. I said it put us one step closer.
Whether or not he is a boomer is a different discussion and I agree that he falls under a subset of the boomer generation.
By Tracy on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
And 1 step closer to higher taxes.
By Scott on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
Now you are just being a contrarian.
By Belinda on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
I was born in 1958 - what does that make me?
By Scott on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
A Boomer.
By Matt on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
We need more disaffected angst in leadership positions!
By Belinda on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
speaking of higher taxes . . . somehow, some way someone has to pay for this war . . .