I would IF I believed that he would have an open mind on things. But given Blechman's written statements (from his book) that he would like to see Congress abolish the 55+ exception (which would, essentially, put places like TV out of business), I can't see how he would ever change his viewpoint.

Writers do change their minds as they mature. Sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better.

Just believe that Blechman did not really give a place like the Villages a chance. There are many very political active people here who are also very much involved with volunteer events of some kind. Blechman's thinking seems very old fashioned with respect to families staying near one another as they develop. That's probably a little more true in a very bad ecomony where kids and grandparents go back to the main bread winners' nest. Ina good economy though, it seems like the kids move out as soon as they can find their wings and often fly to the other side of the country.

I think Blechman just wanted to write a book that would sell, and he did. I'm thinking Leisureville outsold the pigeon book-LOL.

As of two years ago he was still critical of TV.

When Palin came campaigning he wrote a piece "A fake candidate for a fake village".

It's not whether he "gets it" or doesn't "get it", it's about whether or not he can sell it. He apparently had a grand time hanging with "Mr. Midnight", golf carting around and being critical.

My question for Mr. Blechman... When you visited why didn't you bring your children?

I will have to look at that article on Palin. I am kind of turned off on the lack of balance in the Villages Daily Sun with respect to editorials and the like from Democrats, but it is the newspaper of the developers of the Villages so you really cannot expect to see much of anything else.