[ConservativeStatement]

Nelson from the Simpsons says "Ha ha!'

[diamond6]

Poor Brucey boy.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Born to Cut and Run.

[CALawyer]

Now you know why the Senate can't hold confirmation hearings on Judge Alito until January 2006.

[Ladysmith]

Let's get a resolution to honor Ted Nugent. That'll really fry the 'Rats!

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

That will show The Boss that He Can Not Mess with the GOP!



I am sure his new music will have a more patriotic tone.

[Chi-townChief]

Springsteen needs to get a real bad case constipation to recapture his great vocal stylings of 30 years ago.

[Phsstpok]

Born in the USA is an anti-American screed that says the reason we were in Vietnam was for white folks to kill yellow folks. He varies that with "red man" and "brown man," depending on the venue:

Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just covering up

[chorus:]
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man

[chorus]

Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
I go down to see the V.A. man
He said "Son don't you understand"

[chorus]

I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go

I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

[NewMediaFan]

"Springsteen endorsed Kerry last year, and made campaign appearances that drew huge crowds who came to hear music described in the resolution as "a cultural milestone that has touched the lives of millions of people.""

apparently he didn't touch millions of voters

[Behind Liberal Lines]

"Born to Run" is one of my favorite albums, but even if Bruce was a dyed in the wool pubbie, I think Congress has better things to do than honor rock albums.

[RichInOC]

The Boss is at least twenty years away from his glory days. At least. Maybe closer to twenty-five or thirty.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Springsteen sucks. Always has. Always will.

As for the GOP stance - good for them. Payback baby.

[Bullish]

Springsteen's one of the most overrated people in the history of Rock and Roll.

[DakotaGator]

An effort by New Jersey's two Democratic senators to honor the veteran rocker was shot down Friday by Republicans who are apparently still miffed a year after the Boss lent his voice to the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.

"The Boss" used his prestige to support a traitor's losing bid for the presidency . And these idiot losers at AP and in the Senate minority think the winners will embrace Springsteen?! Being miffed has nothing to do with it. This is reaping what you have sown.

Welcome to reality!

[The Red Zone]

Politics.

[Owl558]

I'm so glad that the Senate has fixed all the country's problems so that they can now focus on such silly s***!

[Dems_R_Losers]

Preety amusing. Like Springsteen would even care about some dumb Congressional resolution. He isn't doing politics anymore, by the way. I saw him last week in Philly and he didn't say a single word about politics. I think he learned his lesson.

[KevinB]

With the news over the last few days, I'm starting to think the pubbies are finally growing some stones.

[theDentist]

He's a hack.

[dennisw]

The funny thing is "Born in the USA" is a real pro USA anthem. As long as you ignore the lyrics and most people do.

FWIW: I have no use for Brucie's music

[Lizavetta]

An effort by New Jersey's two Democratic senators to honor the veteran rocker

How comforting it is to know that our country is in such good shape that our senators have time to "honor" musicians. Forgive me but isn't that what Halls of Fame are for?