I was listening to Sean Hannity’s radio show, and he was doing his “Man on the Street” segment.  He spoke to a 21-year-old man who will graduate from college in May.  He wants to be a lawyer.  Sean asked him who he voted for, and he said Obama.  Sean asked him why, and he said, “Because I’m not out on my own yet, so I only care about social issues.”  Sean clarified that this meant gay rights, etc.

This tells us a lot.  Many college students want to be able to do whatever they want and damn the consequences.  That’s why they want to be given a free education, health care, condoms, access to abortion, etc.  Then, they are able to live the lifestyle they want free of responsibility. 

Unfortunately, this is so short-sighted, and he will be the one bearing the economic burden of his choices now.  He will have kids one day and try to protect them from the same things he did in college, and he will find it hard because of where this country has moved to.  And I hope he remembers this moment.

This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes often inaccurately attributed to Churchill:

If you’re not liberal when you’re 20, you have no heart. If you’re not conservative when you’re 40, you have no brain.