I like this blog. But I'm confused about what article settles the question of Obama's generational identity. Are you referring to the NYTimes article about White House casual? I can't imagine how this article even remotely "settles" that question.

Obama is not an Xer. While virtually no prominent voices have said that Obama is an Xer, many nationally influential voices have repeatedly noted that Obama is part of Generation Jones, born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X. Google Generation Jones, and you'll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (New York Times, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) are specifically referring to Obama, born in 1961, as part of Generation Jones.

If there is an article that settles the question of Obama's generational identity once and for all it's this compelling op-ed on exactly this topic in USA TODAY this week:
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm

The article doesn't put an to this discussion because President Barack Obama is a baby boomer. The U.S. Census Bureau sets the definition. Generation Jones and other terms that people devise aren't the official definition.

See my article "Barack Obama IS a Baby Boomer on my blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com/the_survive_and_thrive_bo/2008/11/barack-obama-is-a-baby-boomer.html.

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Who cares if he is an xcer or Jones or a black man. The point is his business casual says so much about his respect for the office.
Reagan wouldn't set foot in the office without a suit and tie because of the respect for the office.
His Presidency was bought by foreign influence. Clintons gave away missle technology to the Chinese. ACORN commits election fraud, steals money, causes the global economy to tumble because of loans to people who shouldn't get the loan. Now the Democrats want to funnel millions, no billions, to ACORN so they can destroy anything that is left.
"Business Casual", yeah, they are casually destroying our country. The first address by Mr. Obama to the arab world, and yes Mr. Obama, not president because he is not my President as so many freaks said about Bush. References to assasination was OK and encouraged by the left and put in movies for God sake towards Bush. Business casual, yeah. No respect for the office, I have no respect for him.
Good-Bye America, land of the communist, fascist, marxist, the enslaved for socialism and taxes. Anything but the FREE

I don't get the hype and uproar about the business casual policy Obama is implementing. If he had no respect for the country, I can't imagine him wanting to be President of the country. This is not about disrespect, this is about having a President who wants some normalcy. There are far more important issues to deal with in this country than a dress code policy. Give the guy a break and measure him on his performance, not on him dressing *gasp* business casual.

Isnt the reason Obama is going casual, and just shirt & tie, because he is keeping the White House at a toasty 76 degrees or so?