A Happy Liberal...An Oxymoron

During my many hours on the road this week, I was privy to a conversation on the radio regarding the "happy index" comparing liberals and conservatives, and I must tell you that I was not surprised by the conclusions.

It appears that conservatives, specially older white male conservatives are the happiest of the bunch. Not sure if I heard why they're happier than white female conservatives, but that was the conclusion.

One of the studies mentioned was published by LiveScience.com where reasons for this are explained.

I see it all around me, but I will not divide male vs. female. I will just compare Conservatives vs. Liberals.

Conservatives are taught to work for what they get. To appreciate what they have and enjoy the fruit of their labor. Liberals are taught to wait for the hand out because it is owed them. Liberals grow old and tired always thinking that they didn't get what should have been theirs. Conservatives grow old enjoying what they have accomplished.

At a youg age, liberals are sucked into this belief. They will fight for years for the cause, while conservatives will work their way through their young years. When liberals reach the mid 30's they find that the cause they fought for really wasn't worth fighting for but now they're way behind the eight ball and decide to blame conservatives for their misfortune. They find themselves, at this point in life, somewhat unemployable because they have little to show. This could make anyone very unhappy.

There are numerous successful "liberals". So why are they unhappy? Very simple. They're caught between a rock and a hard place. They think they need to be true to the liberal movement but now they don't think that they should distribute their good fortunes with other liberals. This, again, could make anyone very unhappy.

Look around you, look for signs of the "Happy Index" amongst your conservative and liberal friends, you will see that I'm not far off.