thanks, prez

"there's no such thing as a lost cause if you're willing to be creative, and challenge the conventional wisdom, and take some risks -- if you're willing to try, and fail, and then try again until you find something that works"

Happy New Term

Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

If you could blow up the world

With the flick of a switch

Would you do it?

(Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah)

If you could make everybody poor

Just so you could be rich

Would you do it?

(Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah)

If you could watch everybody work

While you just lay on your back

Would you do it?

(Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah)

If you could take all the love

Without giving any back

Would you do it?

(Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah)

And so we cannot know ourselves

Or what we'd really do

With all your power

With all your power

With all your power

What would you do?

With all your power

With all your power

With all your power

What would you do?

(No no no no, no no no no)

If you could make your own money

And then give it to everybody

Would you do it?

(No no no no, no no no no)

If you knew all the answers

And could give to the masses

Would you do it?

(No no no no, no no no no)

Are you crazy?

It's a very dangerous thing to do

Exactly what you want

Because you cannot know yourself,

Or what you'd really do

With all your power

With all your power

With all your power

What would you do?

Chin Up

Yes, Hillary is still in the race, and many think that'll hurt the Dems come the general election.

And yes, McCain is looking stronger than ever, and I grow more and more terrified with each passing day.

But all is not lost, and Arcade Fire, the poster boys for youthful optimism in the face of overwhelming fear and loathing, are coming soon to rock out North Cackalacky. The best part? The shows are free, and are get out the vote rallies for Obama.

I'm moved to recall the words of David Rees, following the disastrous 2004 election:

"CHIN UP. We're smarter than those motherfuckers.
We can learn more quickly than those motherfuckers.
We can be more ruthless than those motherfuckers.
We can be some six-million-dollar motherfuckers ourselves.

Chin up. We're more American than those motherfuckers.
We're more responsible than those motherfuckers.
We're more compassionate than those motherfuckers.
Hell, our atheists are more Christian than their Bible-thumpin' motherfuckers.
There's an election in two years. There's nothing we can't do.
Chin up. Because it's on, motherfuckers. It is on."