Go off-road...Practice a little daring.
We live in an anaesthetized society.
You think Vietnam was bad? Vietnam is nothing next to Kosovo.
George Bush has become something of an embarrassment.
Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.
It serves notice that President Bush is serious about promoting freedom, because free societies are a lot more peaceable than dictatorships and monarchies.