Another Look

The morals that they worship will be gone

Thanks to the New York Times Opinionator for pointing the way to this scary piece by Georgetown law professor Marty Lederman explaining why the United States of America may be on the verge of becoming the first country to make violating the Geneva Convention law. One is tempted to simply dismiss as business as usual the fact that Bush/Cheney et al have either steamrollered or snookered Warner, McCain and Graham. But one has to at least give them credit for trying to stop this disgrace to morality that is our White House, especially given the damage this may have done to McCain's presidential hopes. The question is, as the question so often seems to be, where are the Democrats?

Ironic that The Who's on tour again, considering one of that iconic British rock band's best known songs is "Won't get fooled again."

Lyrics:
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again

The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they are flown in the next war

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!

I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
Though I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?

There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss

posted by Andy Mais @ 2:50 PM