they are. and those kids probably don't know what's a in store for them either n a separate poll of children 12 to 17 john don by junior achievement and the allstate foundation only 7% think they will be worse off than their parents a whopping 89% think they will be the same or better off. the eternal optimism of youth. here's the question. does the next generation have a shot at the american dream? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. post a comment on my blog. >> jack, thank you. president obama getting a raucous rock star welcome in dublin today before he headed to london. ireland was the first stop on his whirlwind six-day four-nation european tour. mr. obama's great, great, great, great grandfather. got? great, great, great, great grandfather left the tiny -- left the tiny irish village for the united states back in 18 50 during the great famine. before a cheering crowd of