Words fail me.

Spotted this on a friend's blog:

"John Kerry Is A Douchebag But I'm Voting For Him Anyway".

While I disagree with the first of these propositions (he may have done some stupid things but that is no reason to characterize him consistently as a "douchebag"), I agree wholeheartedly with the second.

It is becoming increasingly clear to me that the very survival of this nation, if not the entire world, depends on somehow getting George II out of office this November. He is the closest thing to a tyrant this nation has had since, well, George III.

Words fail me to describe exactly how bad the right-wing coterie surrounding Bush is for this nation: the irreparable harm that has been done, the lives lost, the liberties discarded, the reputations squandered in the name of revenge, power, and money.

On a lighter note

OK, here's the music meme. I don't do too many mp3's so these are just songs chosen at random from my vast (or is it half-vast? ;-) collection of CDs, tapes, and even vinyl.

1. Rollin' down that highway until the break of dawn, drivin' a truck with my high heels on.
-- Weird Al Yankovic, "Truck Drivin' Song", guessed by kj

2. I am one of those melodramatic fools, neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it.
-- Green Day, "Basket Case", guessed by kj

3. I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera forevermore.
-- The White Stripes, "Seven Nation Army", guessed by kj

4. I'm so horny, that's OK, my will is good.
-- Nirvana, "Lithium", guessed by plaidninja

5. People always playing corporation games. Who cares, they're always changing corporation names.
-- Starship, "We Built This City", guessed by dhpbear

6. My joy would be complete, dear, if you were only here; but still I keep your hand as a precious souvenir.
-- Tom Lehrer, "I Hold Your Hand In Mine", guessed by dhpbear

7. If I could stand beside myself, would I see me or maybe someone else?
-- Styx, "I'm OK", guessed by dhpbear

8. Poena, poena nostra, vires nostrae, poena nostra, sic clamant. (Hint: it's Latin, and it's from a film score)
-- The Mission soundtrack, "On Earth As It Is In Heaven", I'll credit dhpbear because the same lyrics appear in several pieces in the score, including "The River" which he guessed.

9. Jimmy quit, Jody got married, should have known we'd never get far.
-- Bryan Adams, "Summer of '69", guessed by kj

10. I've got big feet, and you know what that means -- yeah, we all know what that means.
-- Littell and Seeley (first performed by San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus), "Dance On Your Grave" (from NakedMan). No one guessed.

11. He takes a whisky drink, he takes a vodka drink, he takes a lager drink, he takes a cider drink.
-- Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping", guessed by kj

12. God bless Mother Nature, she's a single woman too.
-- Weather Girls (aka Two Tons of Fun), "It's Raining Men", guessed by kj

13. It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you; there's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.
-- Toto, "Africa", guessed by kj

14. Then asked he of her: have you any onions, and have you savory?
-- P.D.Q. Bach, "Then asked he" from The Seasonings. No one guessed. (Actually this one was included solely because it came from vinyl.)

15. I know it's not mine but I'll see if I can use it for a weekend or a one-night stand.
-- Sugar Ray, "Every Morning", guessed by kj

16. Worn-out phrases and longing gazes won't get you where you want to go. (No!)
-- The Mamas and the Papas, "Words of Love", guessed by dhpbear

17. I hope the angels that watch over all little children came for you and took you someplace beautiful and sweet.
-- Pat Benatar, "Suffer the Little Children", guessed by dhpbear (This precedes "Hell Is For Children" on her live album.)

18. And when they went to their church, they shook and lurched all over the church floor.
-- Crash Test Dummies, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", guessed by kj

19. Well I guess I know, I just hate how it sounds.
-- Finger Eleven, "One Thing", guessed by dhpbear

20. You know you're always such a fussy young man, don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran.
-- Weird Al Yankovic, "Eat It", guessed by kj