I read your piece in the Sunday Times which was reinforced by your appearance today on Morning Joe. I am always surprised to see the poll results for elderly people’s lack of support of Obama and/or of health reform. I am 72, born in GA but raised in FL and live in a very conservative area. Obama became my candidate after the 2004 convention speech. I was joined in my enthusiasm for Obama by a 91 year old longtime Democrat, originally from IL, who worked the phones for Obmma at the local Democratic office every Thursday. Another fiend, 80 years old, raised in VA, was an Obama supporter and was joined by her Wall Street Journal subscriber, Republican husband in voting for Obama. Lest you think it is racial preference, we are white. None of us has ever been polled which makes me skeptical of polling results. There are scared elderly people but many don't seem to understand the facts. As a member of the Southern Poverty Law Center, I think some of the fear is racial and the feeling of a loss of dominance. The only way to grow...and to stay young in spirit...is to adapt and even embrace change instead of fighting it.