Iraq and Roll

by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math

Over at TNR's The Plank, Christopher Orr points out that mainstream country music, while not quite reaching  Willie Nelson/Steve Earle levels of anti-war sentiment, is at least getting a lot more ambiguous than it was back in the crazy days of '02-'03. I wonder if David Brooks and all those other East Coast pundits who look to NASCAR and country music as a proxy for "Real America" will take notice.

Now if we can just get Tim McGraw to run for Senate against Lamar! Though I don't think he'll be swayed by conventional inducements like a seat on the Appropriations Committee. Perhaps someone can place a few calls and fix this year's CMAs ...