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Tying Aaron Schock to Sara Palin or Senator Creig? Calling the Republican Party old, white and boring? Old worn out beliefs?

It is the Democrats that try to present themselves as the kinder gentler party for the average people. What I find instead is a bunch of arrogant small-minded lummox that wants to bash anyone that has an original thought. To me Democrat = mean spirited.

Well I got news for ya foke Sarah Palin is Not going any where shes the future of the gop. she is brite and pretty and just like us fokes. She is not treated fairly and you will all pay some day. She will be the next president just weight and see. you liberals ruined our economy and sarah will fix it for us.

Ginger

I'm a democrat, but i'm happy to see some young blood heading up to the Hill. I hope that he's treated with respect, and i'm sure he'll make an impact for years to come. Congrats!

Chicago teaches their politicians to be corrupt from a young age. One day this man will be president and straighten out Obama's mess.

I don't care if he's a republican, I think it's magnificent that this young man made the great leap into national politics, he's 10x better than that Palin chick they tried throwing at us for VP (at least he can speak and answer on his own behalf without a teleprompter). It gives me hope for a two party system afterall.

Both parties need to educate themselves to the future of this country, stop being so "me" and more "us"!!

It is a good thing for the younger (and older of us) to be politically savy – everyone has an "ideal" but sometimes we need opposite input to give us a more rounded view of what life is really like.

Good luck, but if you are not able to bring some value back into this party. You will be viewed as the same ole same ole thing.

@ your teacher failed you....Get over it...Free speech, and write it any way you like it. Can't spell....Do your best , We want to hear what you have to say.

GOP's Obama??? Maybe in 20 years!!!

Best of luck to him. Perhaps the GOP (Government of OLD People) will lend an ear and actually listen to some of his ideas and bring Life back to the party. Maybe this young man can bring some common sense to the old farts who keep insisting on sticking with exclusionary tactics and help them realize that Religion has no place in politics.

Congrats!!! Now continue to stand and fight, remember never to give in to the same old same old. Hopefully we can put many more younger bodies in Washington.

If he's looking out for Generation Y, I wonder who he voted for. I know that he's rep***i*an, but if he voted for Mc****, he's not looking out for Generation Y's future.

January 9th, 2009 10:50 am ET

Good luck, young man.

I am diametrically opposed to the republican thought process, but I wish you good luck in your blossoming careeer.

funny…. this post has been up here almost 2 hours… I don't seem to see any poor taste shots at this kid from Illinois linking to dirty Blagojevich politics…… (crickets chirping)…

Anyway, kid… good luck.

Well, all I can say is wait til the democrats begin their work. You will beg for republicans

There's something kind of sad about a young republican. Losing one's soul so early in life.

Fantastic Way to go Republicans. Face it, the democrats are out of touch-did any one listen to the Speaker of the House glowing about the stimulus bill yesterday. She was smiling so wild that it hurt my face. What a joke.

Good luck, kid (who is the same age as me).

The more boomers we replace, the better chance we have of saving the world.

This guy may be republican, but I'd put my faith in the current generation any day over the greedy idiots who are continuing to foot us with the bill for their excesses!

Kim - you seem a bit 'incomitent' yourself. Perhaps you should keep a dictionary handy while you are trolling.

Also, the contraction for 'it is' : it's (WITH an apostrophe)

And the contraction for 'he is' , oddly enough, also contains an apostrophe.

In other words, stop trolling and go study a fourth grade English textbook.

Congratulations. I can't stand the bitterness on this site between the parties. As an independant who voted blue this time, congratulations to Congressman Schock. I can only hope this is the start of dire needed change in the republican party. Please, please, please help bring this back to a party of rhyme and reason, a party that was of the people and for the people; unlike the party we've had since 1992.

Again, many sincere congratulations in what i'm sure was an interesting campaign.

katiec - based on your description, he sounds absolutely perfect!!

I think we will start seeing more "Gen Y" people getting interested in
government and serving in some way. Around 575 people run the
Federal Government which sets our laws, looks after money matters
health issues, and education for over 300 Million people, its good we
have young minds that can think out say 50 years or more.

"The Old Guys" on Capitol Hill have had the ball a long time, and look
where we are today, its time to get some new players and give them
the ball and let them run with it, they sure could not do any worse.

I was so disappointed. He mentioned that the donkeys had Congress for two years, and our national debt, is due to the cause of them, holding the leadership (something like that on Chris Matthews show). And Chris Matthews SHOT back telling him that it was the ELEPHANTS in Congress that gave W a blank chek. This guy is CLUELESS about how we inherited 5 trillion dollars of national debt. (Hello, his own party caused it..)

Props to the guy, but we still need some young people in there that have lived OUTSIDE of politics that understand every day people and have the real motivation to make change.

That is awesome! I wish him all the best and it's about time some young minds are on the Hill. He's hot, for a republican.

Joey – I am a teacher and a Democrat. Let's think back on the election, shall we? Which party spewed hatred, bigotry, and anger? That would have been the Republicans. Now, go do your homework and be a good boy.

Apparently Kim overlooked the fact that he has served TWO TERMS in the state legislature! Go make you ill-informed comments somewhere else please. You're one of thos people who only makes up her mind after getting half the story. I'm sure you bashed Palin after only hearing half the information about her (the debunked half, that is!)

All of the Dems who secretly love Gov Palin are on these sites everyday trying to defame her. Why do you not just talk about you hallowed messiah, or are you simply hate-mongers who move on to the next Conservative?

They are looking for an OBAMA in the Republic party.... hehehe... but there is only one Barack Obama... Don't care what lil cutie pie y'all put up there.. And by the way, our party did not go looing for President-Elect Obama, God sent him to the dems.... Y'all trying so hard to find a leader.. hilarious, laughable, hehehe..

GENERATION Y HUH? well i've been doing a lil research and i know we"re called spoiled brat generation with know discipline what so ever because we're groomed to think were special but were also the most diverse, egalitarian and tech savvy generation then any other generation before us, its amazing how we hurdle right over GENERATION X...lol my asl is 24/m/84 (BLACK MALE)

Good to have some younger folks in there regardless of which party they belong to.

Works for me... EVERY congressman should have a term limit, they're all out of touch and full of greed now.

Additionally, it's nice to see someone thinking beyond 5-10 years for their own retirement.

And....this is exactly what's wrong with our country. There should be term limits on both congress and the senate. There should not be politicians in office for 20+ years which puts them out of touch with the american people and allows them to continue to put their own self-serving interests above the american people's interests. There should constantly be new, younger politicians with new, younger ideas. After all, it's their future that's at stake, not these old geezers.

He reminds me of a young Rick Santorum. Don't think he is wonderful just because he is young. Here in Pennsylvania, we realized that youth can also be a disguise for old time conservative right wing ideas. Hence, no more Senator Santorum. We should all know his political views before we gush.

So nice to see that he is learning the inside ropes by starting his own PAC.
PACs are the root of all government corruption allows politicians to raise more campaign money for re-election from outside their own districts, and from everybody but the people. This is why the government no longer represents the people, but rather special interest groups, corporate contributors, and lobbyists.
Good luck young man but I see no change from embracing the status quo.

This is Perfect-All the Republicans need to bring everybody back to getting the country back on track is, youth,good looks,and the ability to give a good speech,and what this guy has,experience.

I thought I knew it all in my 20's........Thank God I grew up and realized I didn't!!

For all of you commenting on the corrupt policies and candidates of the Republican party....take a good look at who has been in the headlines lately: Spitzer, Blagojevich, William Jefferson, Bill Richardson, etc....truth comes in individuals, not entire parties.

Kim January 9th, 2009 12:03 pm ET

Another shining example of how the GOP is determinied to put complete incomitent people in their party. They seem to think that PTA and school board membership is good enough for Washington. When will they learn? Its a joke, and I am glad hes on the other side

Amazing comment...and excellent spelling! Didn't know there was a university for a major in stupidity here in the U.S.A.?

Geoff, are you and Proud American twins? I think your both missing the same region of the brain.

Although I am 54 myself, I think this is much too old to just be getting started into politics. People in their 70's should be retiring from politics. Most people are forced to retire by that time aren't they? Nothing about their perspective being different, but I just think that there comes a time when room should be made for a younger group to get their start and have their chance to have their voices heard.

Hes the best thing since corn bread and Ronnie Reagan,all bow down for the new Republican Messiah.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce our next Larry Craig.

Dear god I sure hope the republican Idiot thinks he's going to be president. He has to wait until he's fat, bald, stupid and become a hateful racist. Good luck

GERDA??? is it???

With a name like GERDA... i wouldn't be taking shots..... and apparently YOU aren't smart enough to read a book or newspaper sometime. It has been BOTH Chicago 'and' Illinois politics that have been taking shots. (see Governor RYAN (Republican).. current convict in Illinois prison).

p.s. Chicago is located IN Illinois.

i think your crickets are smart enough to know that , too.

Congrats! But remember the future of the Republican Party is the Constitution

School board? The background is a little scary, I'd say. This isn't the 1800s. But then, Peoria is tiny (113,000) and a lot of surrounding farmland. Small town politics on this one. I wouldn't read too much into this.

Your teacher failed you January 9th, 2009 12:02 pm ET

Does anyone who comments on this site understand punctuation, spelling, or grammar? Just because you're typing on a website doesn't mean the rules of the English language no longer apply. It's not colloquial, it makes you sound dumb and cheapens your point of view.
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Amen!!!! I am deeply ashamed of all of you.

Dear "Is it Jan 20th yet?", I take it you are an Obama supporter. So how much time did Obama have in the private sector. He graduates from his free ride in college and becomes a community organizer, then state legislature , then senator (much of which he spent campaigning) and now president. He has basically been a career politician. Other than his local constituency, how much of America did he know before he started campaigning for president. Do I sense a double standard here? I think so.

Dear "TURN TEXAS BLUE", other than the token from IL who was elected president, how many black Dems are there in the Senate? Oh my, how dare I say something like that; how offensive the libs must find it, someone playing the race card in a context that doesn't berate the Republicans. See how harmful it is to make a point and using race? Are you related to Bobby Rush?

For all you Dems saying he has no experience. What is the difference between being on the PTA and being a community organizer?

to: Your teacher failed you

No time for punctuation, spelling, or grammar when one is spewing anger and hatred as fast as it pops in one's head. Dems are bitter, angry people.

This is what the world needs. Young intellectual individuals, unlike Sarah Palin.

Congrats young man.

Congrats to you, Hope you have a good influence, and,teach old dogs new tricks, LOL

She didn't care about the types of comments she was making to the press now everything is off limits when it best suits her life style

@ Lisa V

hahaha...so true...we're looking at the Justin Timberlake of the GOP lol

Congrats. Hopefully there will be more young conservatives, especially of color, to turn around the fortunes of the GOP. As a black man who voted for McCain, the Party should really change the status quo of who gets elected with an R behind their name.

Looks like a slick preacher to me.

Palin & Schock in 2012. Palin can always burp him and change his diapers on the trail. The RNC should start shopping for her now, their are alot of after Christmas deals out there on clothes.

Good luck! Hope you help those old folks to think smart, and let them know tough talks with mean faces lead to nowhere...time for change welcome aboard, young sir.

It's about time. It's our future that you people have been F-ing up. Even though he's a Republican I still gotta give the kid some props, I'd LOVE to run for congress. Time to dump all the old, stupid and pointless ideas for some that will actually benefit the people. I saw his interview on Chris Matthews earlier this week and it seems that he can somewhat hold his own. He's deffinately a pol. though, not answering a direct question. Good luck to you sir and remember, country b4 party PLEASE!!!!

Proud Texan-
Ignorance is bliss?

I don't trust anyone that's a Republican in their 20's. We all get a little more conservative as we grow older, what is this kid going to be like at 50? Egads.

Dear god I sure hope the republican Idiot thinks he's going to be president. He has to wait until he's fat, bald, stupid and become a hateful racist. Good luck

@Gerda: You are not smart at all....

Good for him…I like hard working young people. Hope he is successful and not succumb to corruption

I don't know.. on the one hand its nice to have a fresh new point of view, but on the other hand this person has never had a carreer outside of politics. I think spending time in the private sector would have been invaluable in terms of understanding the issues and challenges that his constituents face

Another shining example of how the GOP is determinied to put complete incomitent people in their party. They seem to think that PTA and school board membership is good enough for Washington. When will they learn? Its a joke, and I am glad hes on the other side

Does anyone who comments on this site understand punctuation, spelling, or grammar? Just because you're typing on a website doesn't mean the rules of the English language no longer apply. It's not colloquial, it makes you sound dumb and cheapens your point of view.

Wow! Proud Texan really makes the republican party look dumb. Nice grammar buddy. As a republican, I urge you to stop commenting.

Congratulations and good luck.

"The programs we're voting on and the policies we're implementing are things my generation will be paying for for the next 50 years." Awesome. That alone makes his election meaningful for the entire country. Signed, a middle-aged loyal Democrat

good luck!

Dear proud texan,

Please go to school and learn proper grammar and how to spell. You might also want to learn a little tolerance yourself. I'm not a Republican (nor a Democrat) yet I have 3 engineering degrees, served in the military and have been working since I was 15. I consider myself a 'progressively liberal conservative' and find the Republican party to be elitist (the rich only need apply), racist (unless we need a token non-white person, don't apply unless you're white but if we need you, you better be rich), divisive (if you're not a Republican, you're anti-American), hypocritical (the party of 'values' has more scandals than any other party . . . many of them sexual) and out of touch with the world that 95% of us live in.

Dear proud texan,
Thank you for supporting your stereotype.

Congrats! I hope that more Gen X and Y-ers start running for office. This is a change that we desperately need.

Good luck guy. I hope you make a difference in a positive way. Don't be afraid to stand up to the older reps.

The old people he refers to were the "Young Republicans" who professed in the 80's to change politics until they saw how much money/favors they could rake in with their influence.

I am a convervative who voted Obama.

Age has little bearing on ideology. 70 year old McCain had more progressive thought than 40 year old Palin.

It is not about Shock's age, it is what he believes in. Does he think like McCain or does he think like Sarah Palin?

I will still place my Republican hope with Bobby Jindal than Sarah Palin.

He's from my district and, unfortunately, a complete zero. His nickname is Shrub — a miniature Bush.

Funny how neither of you "texans" know how to type or punctuate properly. This new congressman's success makes me proud to be 27.

Anybody want to take bets that this guy is a rabid member of the Christofacist Zombie Brigade?

Oh, Oh. I just got a psychic flash – it will be Palin/this guy in 2016! All the older male Republicans will be gushing over Palin (‘cuz she will be 52 then), and all of the younger women will chatty over this guy.

A life long politician...great, just what we need?

Good for him. I hope he can stand up to the liberal idiots who have too much control over our lives

I wonder where he stands on the issues? Will his youth make him more committed to the original Republican values of less government, a humble foreign policy, respect for the Constitution/liberty, and cutting spending? Or will he be like the majority of all our politicians and say one thing, do another, and continue to promote largess bureaucracy, big government, and tyranny?

Nice comment, Vince. I agree with your post, sentiments and well wishes. Let's hope that the politicians of his generation can moderate the Republican party a bit.

The reason that you don't see any nasty comments about ties to Blagojevich is because he is a Republican. The conspiracy theorists that link every Democrat in Illinois to the corruption of a few are mostly right wing Republicans. Their thinking: if you're an Illinois politician, you must be corrupt . . . unless you're a Republican, of course.

I hope this young congressman can divorce himself from the Republican party of stagnation and bring it into the 21st century with fresh ideas, more inclusion and a better attitude! We democrats would really like to work with republicans to improve America, but there has to be give and take on both sides and a willingness to compromise.

Good luck, Congressman Schock!!

That's quite impressive & very inspirational to someone like myself, in my 20s looking to do some similar things. Congrats!

Wow, he's 2 years younger than me and my brother's age. Good luck to him!!

What I find hypercritcal is that many Republicans blame Barack Obama for manipulating the Gen Y vote, as if people in their 20's don't have minds of their own, but when a young Republican is spewing the same old Republican ideology it's a good thing, go figure! He's just another Republican pawn. I predict his face will plastered on every Republican website and pamplet.

Sorry Sarah Palin your time is up, Republicans have a new "tool" to use!

Nonetheless, his acheivement at such a young age is noteworthy.
DX in TX

Good for you Dude! Now keep your sanity and don't let your "Pride" take over "Logic". We need good congress people. You're a good looking guy too, so stay away from interns and scandals!

I am a dem but I really am very happy for him! It is so great to see other young people involved in the political process- best of luck!

I find it interesting that no one has tied him to the rest of Illinois politics either. But he is a young republican, so all the conservatives trying to lump Obama in with the rest of the Blagojevich types aren't going to try and throw one of their own under the bus, now, are they?

I am a Democrat, but I am very happy to see people under 30 taking an active interest in politics, regardless of their party affiliation. I hope he inspires many more of the under 30 crowd, in all the parties, to start standing up and running for office.

I wish him well.

Congrats to him! How will we ever get the next generation of ideas if we don't elect these young politicians? We'll be stuck with these old farts forever! Most of them haven't had a new idea in the last 20 yrs! Good luck, young man!

Too bad for him he's not a liberal. They probably would try to nominate him for president in 2012. LOL

Happy for you. Be succesful and you will have a good long life.Fight for the People.

Refreshing news. Let's hope he will bring fresh ideas to those stuck in the 40s. Good luck!

Whether you agree with his politics or not, it is always good to have new blood in the Legislature. As the first sentence of the story stated, the average age in the House of Representatives is 57. And most of those serving have been in there for so long they don't have any understanding of what the average American is thinking or feeling. His youth and idealism may be exactly what this country needs.

I wish this young man best of luck. Heaven knows he is going to need it!

vincent @10:50 "I don't seem to see any poor taste shots at this kid from Illinois linking to dirty Blagojevich politics…… (crickets chirping)"

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That's because the issue is dirty Chicago politics (which Blago, Obama, Emanuel, etc. have roots in), not Illinois politics as a whole. Apparently crickets are smart enough to understand the difference.

Excellent! I'm not a Republican (and no longer a Democrat for that matter, though I did vote for Obama and Durbin!), but I'm glad to see that my generation is finally starting to have some say in this country. Too bad half my generation is still in high school.

Good luck to him. I agree with others though, I hope he brings in fresh thoughts and doesn't just stay the party line. Otherwise, it won't matter if he's 27 or 77! And I hope he's got the guts to stand up and fight on things that, as he mentioned, the youth of the nation will have to pay for in the future just so the cronies get their way now.

He is 27 and already accomplished all that? I am not doing enough with my life.

Seeing as how McCain gathered almost 46% of the Popular Vote, its easily clear that Republican Ideals are not 'Worn Out + Narrow Minded' as all of you Liberals like to say. Sorry, we are here to stay and arent' going anywhere. Politics is like everything else, it goes in cycles. You screw it up enough over the next 4 years and you will be our on your behinds wondering what happened.

Good luck and I hope you CAN make a difference. Washington has a way of killing new ideas and the "good old boys" continue to run things. The coronation is coming and he will have his hands full of trying to figure out where the Democrats are going to get all of the money they want to spend. My dad always told me "hold up two hand, palms up, put want in one and _ _ _ _ and see which one fills up quicker". That does not apply to congress.

Again, Good Luck and I will pray for your deeds.

Wonderful news for us republicans–new and refreshing. Good luck!

I wonder, does he support the war... even though he's young enough to serve in it..?

Look into this guy's past: at the shady land deals he was landing at age 19 and 20. I love seeing my generation represented (I'm a year older than Aaron Shock), but not by a crook.

Very funny, how long would Turn Texas Blue wait until labeling me a racist if I said the Failing Democratic Party was Young, Black, and stupid? I guess it takes all types of hypocritics deep in the heart of Texas.

Maybe he can bring Republicans into the 20th century, much less the 21st century. If it wasn't for the outdated regional political-religious beliefs held by the Republicans, they'd be doing a lot better.

I'll bet Aaron Schock was one of those students that ruined the curve for everyone. If it weren't for him, the average age for this Congress would be even higher!

Seriously, though, best of luck to every member of this Congress, which will spend much of its time cleaning up after the last seven Congresses.

I expect the Palin haters will be out in droves with their venom claiming he is too inexperienced. And all the while supporting Caroline for Senate.

Seriously, what's so bad about the republican thought process.

Keep taxes low and take care of yourself, offering enough social problems to help those in need.

Bush-bashing in 3... 2... 1...

He is a fresh, young and new face. Full of vim and vigor.

But just like the rest of them, he will become jaded and will be corrupted as he gets older. Same old, same old.

Katie, so the problem you have with him is that he's a Republican? Talk about being narrow minded...

great just when I thought the republicans are gone here comes a young person that belives that tired old worn out narrow mineded, sexist , racist homohobic policies that republicans believe

shaking my head god help us all I wish republicans would just go AWAY

Maybe he can bring some much needed change to the Republican Party.

Finally, a young person with brains that doesn't follow the liberal defeatist message.

Is he single?

Fine, good for him. My hope is that he is able to think for himself for the sake of the constituents who vote him in. An obvious concern is the way he appears to wrap himself in the GOP blanket as indicated by the name for his PAC. One must be careful aligning yourself with any specific person or party organization. I would hope that the younger generation is more discerning politically and has a broader plan and hope for the world than past generations have had.

Politics is a game that some play better than others.

katiec's comments are valuable.

best of luck to you this young congressman

I hope to join you in congress in time =)

katiec....... did you not read what the young man said.... "The programs we're voting on and the policies we're implementing are things my generation will be paying for for the next 50 years. So I look at it in a different light than somebody who may be in their 60s or 70s."

I believe that he'll do the right thing for our country and not himself as your now jr. senator from IL is doing.

At least he was voted in and didn't use the political machine that the jr senator did.

I am inspired! THANK YOU!

It's great to see Gen Y representation in Congress at a time when govt. spending has been running out of control for some outrageous reasons (i.e. the IRAQ War, 700 Billion and rising . . . ).

It's unfortunate he has thrown his lot in with the megaspending GOP, alas.

katiec and vincent – phoenix:

All I can say is you libs makes me want to vomit – you amaze me every time you open your loopy mouths, you are unbelievable, self-serving, and ignorant.

Enough already with your hate spewing dirt. All YOU care about is yourselves.

Why in the world would a young kid want to follow the antiquated notions of the Republican Party?

While I don't care for his beliefs, it's still pretty awesome to see someone my age achieve this. Gives me hope for myself in my own country of what I can accomplish before I am thirty.

Great, just what America needs...a white, 20-something, rabid, neo-con

Our Messiah,Rush Limbaugh,thinks this beady-eyed kid is the second coming of Ronald Reagan,let us worship him.

Texas Blue – old, white and boring? I guess you're all excited about the black dude? huh? You probably read the national enquirer for the latest updates on Obama too...

NEWSFLASH – when, in the future, it will be beneficial for Obama to be white...he'll change...just like a chameleon.
Hopefully, this young guy isn't a liberal in sheep's clothing. so many young people today can't see past the end of their nose. Liberalism is destroying the core of this country with it's socialistic and immoral agenda; we need some strong conservatives that will return this country to the proud nation it was, lead by strong leaders....

Congratulations young man. Please educate some of the older Republicans on what a true conservative is.

dear turn texas blue please go to school and quit being racist. im sorry that you think boring is a quality that takes you away from a party, maybe we should just elect brad pitt right way less boring haha. And old and white how sad that the liberals in general seem to be the most prejudgist people in america and im sad for you as whole im glad that you will undoubtedly live a shorter life then the rest of us due to your stupidity. and as for turning texas blue well luckily we texans are still a population of moral and upright hardworking people and wont follow your empty leadership and rediculous lies.

A fresh breath is what the Repubs need. It looks like this guy could start that and help take it back from the extremists. Also, someone not stuck in yesterday and looking at tomorrow.

He has nice hair.

TURN TEXAS BLUE, don't count on it. Schock is a George W. Bush-style Republican. He was born on third and thinks he hit a triple.

People in his district that surrounds Peoria, IL marvel at his success but forget that he came from wealth. Many of us could do so well if we had money at our disposal.

Good,I find it funny that people are always looking for experienced people,yet sometimes in the case of Obama that lack of.but some people want new members of congress,I wish Aaron the best of luck of course we don't know what kind of republican he is or where he stands but to be that young and get elected,prehaps we could be seeing a new star in the GOP.I wonder which democrat he beat to win his seat.GOOGLE SEARCH!

very impressive.

in a wrong party though. but seeing the crap dems ae involved in now, I guess all parties are more or less crap.

Shame on Dems. Repubs are already ashamed.

I HATE the GOP right now, but more power to him. Hopefully he's a reasonable, rational person who will help bring the GOP into the 21st century and behave themselves, so we can stop listening to them thump their bibles and tell everyone else how to live their lives...and maybe, instead of the silly political games they like to play, we can have dialogue on points of disagreement instead of fabricated political scandals to one-up and punish political enemies.

"Gen-Y" simply isn't a Republican lifestyle or mindset. Maybe this guy was born at the time which would include him in that group, but as a Rethug, he is out of step and out of touch with his peers.

Is this the "kinder, gentler, machine gun hand" of the GOP?

YUCK.

Generation Y can't do any worse than my generation of baby boomers did in running the country and the world. We boomers chose our leaders and our goals very poorly. Every problem that we are now struggling with: global warming, economic recession/depression, third world instability, international terrorism, overpopulation, etc. were all predicted and preventable. We did nothing to prevent them or reduce their impact on our world.

Now, our last baby boomer president is about to retire and the new generation can start working on the mess we are leaving them.

Good luck, kids. It's going to be a bumpy ride for you.

Hey libs, he's probably some type of clone, secretly grown from the DNA of Bush, Cheney, Rove, and Rummsfeld, right? Give a few more years to mature and he'll be wanting to kill civilians and oppress minoirties. At least he gives the kooks something to drum up lies about 10 years down the road.

Careful, the black helicopters are watching you...

Since the GOP now stands for "Grandpa on Pampers", it is refreshing to see people from my generation step up to leadership roles regardless of party. I bet you he knows how to unclog the internet tubes!

Best of luck to this young man. If he decides to stay in public life , maybe he'll run for president in about 15 years.

Good for him...I like hard working young people. Hope he is successful and not succumb to corruption

Yeah, engaged and involved for Democratic candidates!

Impressive young man, indeed!

so, where are all those other repub posters, bashing the corrupt political environment of Illinois?

nothing is as bad as it seems, nor as good.

good luck to Mr. Schock and congratulations. Hope he is a good man.

he is cute!

Does this republican putz have any educational background or did the republicans just elect a shell that they could easily mold into another hate filled Bible banging bigot?

Hmmmm, maybe I should talk to him and see if he can hook me up.

You see Time, we are that good! You should know, you had my boy "Red Grange" on your cover back in the day...

Good for him. I'm glad people who are younger are getting involved, and especially if it is for the right reasons like this guy. He knows that people now in their 20's are going to be paying in their 60's for all the ridiculous policies pushed by Pelosi and Obama. It is in his best interest to fight against these bloated bailouts, bureacracies, and stimulus packages. Of course it will be an uphill battle, because all of the other politicians are old and know they have to get the cash quick in the short term so they can get reelected in 2 years.

I am proud of the young man. Hopefully, the Republicans will not destroy his spirit.

@ Turn Texas Blue.

This is the oldest senate in the history of the Senate. Average age is 63. The Senate is mostly Democrats. Sounds like a old group of Democrats.

He kind of looks like Neil Patrick Harris.

As a GenYer who's merely a staffer; it's both inspiring at what can be done at such a young age, while at the other hand it puts one's life into perspective. What am I doing??

That said, though I wish him the best of luck...one has to wonder at the alarming possibilities of a man his age surrounded by female staffers of the same age. One questionable comment or bad date away from a media firestorm

I think in the next few years you'll have some peers your age.....the political movement is now being pulled along by the younger generation and they have issues they want to address.
Congratulations to your posiition.

I live in Aaron Schock's district and he's a celebrity out here. You would think that the republican would have been defeated in IL with Obama running, but the district is full of small towns.

Small towns = conservative thinking and "values". More close minded folks compared to the people of Chicago or STL.

What???? A Generation Y republican?!!!! The liberal media would have us think they didn't exist!

Gees, that makes me feel old. Very impressive though!

The problem with Aaron Shock is that he supports many of the old, worn out, narrow minded beliefs of the republican party. Am truly afraid he will support party, regardless, because of his beliefs and ambition.
Fresh blood is good in politics but do not know if he will put country first. He campaigned here in IL strictly on republican theories and
won because there was really no competition.
Will hold out hope he will do what is right for our country but am skeptical.

Good luck, young man.

I am diametrically opposed to the republican thought process, but I wish you good luck in your blossoming careeer.

funny.... this post has been up here almost 2 hours... I don't seem to see any poor taste shots at this kid from Illinois linking to dirty Blagojevich politics...... (crickets chirping)...

Anyway, kid... good luck.

This is great! My children's generation taking a step into leading our Nation.

A word of advice to this young congressman:

Learn from the Republican's mistakes! Do not run your campaign based on .........Lies, hate, fear and division! Appeal to everyone by inspiring them, challenging us to be better. Learn from Obama he is a brilliant politician and although you may not agree with his agenda, Obama's campaign was the best one in over a century. To learn and grow and change is a sign of ....... wisdom! Do not close your mind.... do not think your way is the only way.

Good maybe he can bring the life to the Failing REpublican party! since most of them are OLD, WHITE, and boring!

oh no–the new GOP–put a stake through its heart before it spreads–LOL

To the Republicans: Since this guy is a repub and from Illinois, does this mean he is or is not a tainted and crooked politician?

The younger generation has to contest every Congress seat of anyone who has been in Congress for more than 12 years no matter from which party. These buffoons were the ones in "charge" while this mess started including the billions wasted in a war that should never have been fought. These egomaniacs have no understanding of what Americans face or care about.

Time for term limits for Congress.

Geez, he's already more experienced than Obama. Too bad his age disqualifies him for the presidency.

Wow, just when I start to feel not THAT old, I hear this.