Rusting in the USA!

Looks like Hillary's getting a little rusty.

Not the kind of Rust, say, that is inside a Bucket and when put together becomes some living, breathing organism of hooting, screeching, heart-pumping music that soothes the soul and grooves out the moves and gets everybody hip-hoppiting around till the wee hours of the 'morn.

No, not that kind of rusty.

I just mean the bitch is losing the presidential race.

And she is. Barack Obama is taking the lead with a win tonight in Maine and a clean sweep over the weekend. Quite a miraculous story when you think about it. Could you imagine a white woman and a black man running for president forty years ago?

No, you couldn't because it never would have happened. Now, to me it doesn't seem a big deal because I look at the character and ideals of a person and not their skin color or reproductive organs. But, shit! Just when you think this country's going backwards, the presidential race shows how much we've moved ahead collectively - even if we disagree and many key issues.

And on the Republican side you have a Mormon (recently dropped out), a fiesty Mick, and a fat guy turned skinny.

It's a nice change from your typical rich, Protestant, white dude.

Either way, the way things are shaping up, it looks like it may be between Barack Obama and John McCain, and as far as I'm concerned, with either candidate, the United States win.

Although they have different agendas and systems of approach, both really seem to be willing to work on both sides to accomplish what is best for the country, to see through illusional separation of blue and red and cut to the core of the problem. And they're willing to debate on a public forum like any real democracy should.

And that is it for my Rusty Political views. Back to the band:

We've got new photos posted up on our MySpace page and a compilation of our original tunes is still in the works. Look to March, Bucketheads. Hold on tight. I know the anticipation is killing you.

Next weekend we have a break but we'll be back right after that to rock into March. See you around the bend.

USA! USA!