It seems that in Britain, depsite the daily reports of protestors against Bush being out in force, polls indicate a 62% level of support for Bush. The most interesting point to me is that the age group that is most supportive of Bush is the 18-30 range. The least supportive? 65 and over. That kind of surprises me. You would think that the older folk would remember the U.S. saving their butts in WWII, and would support action against an evil and bloody dictator like Saddam.

Liberalism always seemed to be a young person's game, with age blunting the edges and turning former hippies into conservatives. Youth has always seemed to equal idealism. That so many young people are turned off by the left in this age points to a growing realization that extreme left-wing politics are more about controlling people and defeating capitalism than trying to find an ideal way to run society. More and more young people are also struggling against controlling influences like socialized health care, wanting their destiny to be in their own hands and not that of a government bureaucrat. This is a very good thing!