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No one is questioning that the 1960's were pivotal times and that great progressive gains were made. The efficacy of fighting and refighting those battles by people whose political views were formed in the '60's is a bigger question.
Personally, I hope to avoid the "wife of a draft dodger vs. Vietnam POW" storyline in 2008. As a post-Boomer, Barack Obama finally offers us the opportunity to deal effectively with the problems of the present and future without the baggage of the '60's (and the 1990's, for that matter). The description of Obama as "post-partisan" may be a cliche, but his message is drawing new people into the political process.
