ON OCTOBER 12TH, Alexandra Petri of the Washington Post's ComPost blog wrote a tongue-in-cheek opinion (Craving older Americans; not yet online) recommending that the Occupy Wall Streeters "eat the elderly" to which I respond, tongue-firmly-in cheek, that it's inadvisable. It's true that we're older and generally wealthier, but we're also wiser, more experienced, tougher, spoiling for a fight -- and we'll take away your allowance.