THE POLITICAL YOUNG - AT 11:18 P.M. ET:  There's an old rule in politics:  Never depend on the young.

Jack Kennedy remarked, as young girls jumped up at down as his car passed by during the '60 campaign, "I wish they were old enough to vote."  Other candidates have been bitterly disappointed by the size of the youth vote on election day, compared with the "enthusiasm" they'd seen earlier.

Barack Obama did deliver the youth vote, but there seems to be some youthful remorse, as AP reports:

CHICAGO — Young Americans showed their collective power when they helped vote President Obama into office. Inspired by his message of "change," they knocked on doors, spread fliers, voted for him by a 2-1 margin, and partied like rock-the-vote stars when he won.

Since the election, though, that fervor has died down — noticeably. And while young people remain the president's most loyal supporters in opinion polls, many people are wondering why that age group isn't doing more to build upon their newfound reputation as political influencers.

"It's one thing to get excited about a presidential candidate. It's another thing to become a responsible citizen," says Jennifer Donahue, political director for the New Hampshire Institute Of Politics. She and other political analysts think they have yet to prove themselves.

COMMENT:  It's the same old story.  The young are not dependable in politics.  And wait until they get the invoice for Obamacare, and have to buy insurance that they don't want or may not even need.  Watch their reaction then.  I can see it:  YOUTH FOR SARAH.

You betcha.

September 23, 2009