I’ll start by saying that are government is far from perfect, has tons of problems, and screws things up on a regular basis. Conservatives and liberals can, I hope, find common ground in that thought. And, because of our laws, we all have the right to say that without landing in jail. A lot of people in the world don’t have that right. So I have a real problem with the phrase “God Damn Uncle Sam.” “Uncle Sam” does a tremendous amount of good in the world, and for people here. Our military, for example, was the first on the scene to provide relief after the tragic tsunami a few years ago.

I can’t stand it when musicians, especially ones that I like, like RK,
start waxing political. For the most part, all they are doing is showing a real lack of knowledge about objective history. When they (not just RK) bash the current administration, especially, it is done with the attitude of “look how brave I am”, but it the current political environment, it is anything but. Lyrically, these songs sound to me about as insightful as a Rascal Flatts tune. They do nothing but preach to the choir, and risk alienating part of the artist’s audience.

I have several of RKs cds; I especially love the recent live one. And yes, there guitar player is excellent. They have every right to say what they want on their records, just as I have the right to skip buying this one.