‘The Age of Majority

William Schneider makes one drastic error in his analysis of baby boom politics (Opinion, April 27), “The Age of Majority.” He believes that the younger generation did not flock to Walter Mondale in 1984 because he represented “old politics” and was too tied down to big government of the past. Baloney.

My generation didn’t flock to Mondale for the same reason the nation as a whole didn’t flock to him. Mondale was a horrible candidate.

His message and vision of America’s future was muddled. His ideas were unorganized and, at times, as illogical as Ronald Reagan’s policies.

Mondale made so many deals and pandered to so many special interests that his decision-making abilities and personal character were seriously questioned by the electorate.

If all the Democrats need in 1988 is another Kennedy, we could just nominate the present senior senator from Massachusetts. Luckily for everyone, he is out of the race. What the Democrats really need is a candidate who makes sense, is appealing in his honest assessment of the nation’s problems, and is a leader who offers realistic solutions to those problems.

I hope the leaders of the Democratic Party don’t over-intellectualize my generation as Schneider did. They will miss the true lesson of the 1984 election and help to elect yet another Republican President-perhaps as visionless and as tied down to special interests and old politics as George Bush.

MYLES BERKOWITZ Los Angeles