FRIST, A TONE-DEAF CROOK AND CAT KILLER, REFUSES TO ALLOW THE SENATE TO HONOR BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

You might remember how right wing loons in the Texas state Senate derailed plans to name a local highway for country music hero Willie Nelson earlier this year. Well, the Repugs are at it again-- and this time they're dissin' The Boss. A.P. is carrying a story this weekend by Donna De La Cruz called Republicans Refuse to Honor Springsteen. Repugs sabotaged the efforts of New Jersey Senators Corzine and Lautenberg to honor the writer of "Born in the U.S.A." and a whole catalogue of inspiring and beloved songs on the 30th anniversary of the release of BORN TO RUN, an album which had a major impact on the lives of so many Americans-- and had a far better impact of foreigners perceptions of our country than anything done by the Bush Regime.

Unindicted stock manipulator/Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist, petulantly refused to allow the resolution to be considered and refused to give a reason. (This is the kind of innocuous resolution that normally passes routinely by unanimous consent. According to the Associated Press "Lautenberg said he couldn't understand why anyone would object to the resolution. 'Even if the Republicans don't like (Springsteen's) tunes, I would hope they appreciated his contributions to American culture.'... Corzine added that "We'll never surrender looking for ways to honor our local hero who made it big in this land of hopes and dreams."

I guess we'll have to just wait until 2008 or impeachment before anyone brings up Green Day.