[nobodyhere]

Probably a bit. Bush hasn't done anything to promote the Republican's future. However, if they come up with a decent candidate, Bush may be forgotten (at least by those who voted for him).

At heart, this is a pretty conservative country, and the arrangement of our elections tend to amplify that.

Actually, it is not conservative in the realm of political stance, really.

It is just conservative in that people are afraid of change. EVERY GENERATION has had this weird idea that the past was somehow better than the present. We forget the bad and remember the good (unless the bad was something memorable enough never to forget!).

How many times have you heard the phrase "the good old days"? Too many. Even liberal minded people are reticent on a lot of issues if it would involve a change or sacrifice (even for the greater good) in their lives.


I think one thing is different though. What constitutes change in peoples perceptions. I think that urban environments have seen many thnigs, and been exposed a lot more to differing viewpoints, behaviors and experiences than rural. A change does not seem as radical to someone whose seen it before (and knows that it really is not much of a change".

If we can get past the "well I don't know" kind of feeling most underexposed individuals have in this country, maybe we will see some change that is not as radical as some may think, but end up being good for all of us.