Lies, Damn Lies and Singing Points: Turn the Radio On

If not a three to four letter president?(Jeb Bush)
Well, maybe we should check out what his in-crowd (remember that song?)is humming along with . . .

The only well-known Southwest Florida Republican to get involved in a leadership role so far seems to be former state Rep. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples.

Goodlette has signed on with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's campaign, as have several of former Gov. Jeb Bush's staff and campaign workers and a handful of congressional members.

Others on Romney's team include former Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings, former House Speakers Allan Bense and John Thrasher, and former state GOP chairmen Al Cardenas and Van Poole.

They say Bush seems to be promoting Romney, although Bush has not said publicly which candidate he will endorse.

U.S. Sen. John McCain announced Friday that his Florida team will be led by five "influential Republicans and political operatives," including former Attorney General Jim Smith; Mac Stipanovich, a top advisor to Bush and Gov. Charlie Crist; former state GOP vice chairman Allison DeFoor, and Cory Tilley, a former Bush deputy chief of staff.

Some of Crist's former campaign allies and staff are also on board with McCain.

You didn't mention one three letter prez. IKE. Fifties had some pretty pablum like tunes and all was going well. When it slowed, Ike invoked the plans set up for Interstates. And he practically squashed McCarthyism, because the nation was made when Tail Gunner Joe even intimated that our great General was turning pinko. And all the while little JEB was growing up to that vanilla music. But I forgive him, because when a hurricane knocked out the water supply, he told it like it was. "Just pee, don't flush." Maybe that is why he might bond with Rudy. Didn't Rudy say that the opera will go on?

They say Gitmo now. I see Pete Seeger standing tall and resolute strumming out Guantanamera. And Joan Baez. It's curious how "blowing in the wind" is still the description of political and personal direction for many.
But I look back at my own youth with the swing songs, and they seem a little simpy. Because I cannot abide TV commercials, I miss any good new music. If there be any such, please clue me in.
Curious little phrases from the 60s protest period turned out to be downright ironic. The movement people were talking about living off the land. Because the women were wearing Mother Hubbards and old-fashioned glasses, they seemed to be returning to an agrarian environment. As I investigated further, I realized that cooperative farms grew more pot than potatoes. And then there was an inside joke for us techies. At the time I worked for Honeywell (a big bad company to the movement) where they had a computer similar to one of the time from IBM. We had a program to change Honeywell code from IBM's and called it a liberator. Since "liberate" was synomous, in some circles, with theft, protesters started talking about how we stole IBM's programs.
I currently have a 22-year-old friend, who works with computers. When I try telling her about the old days, I describe how computer programmers were not well looked upon. She simply couldn't understand why, even after I explained that people were afraid computers would get their jobs. It's no wonder the current population is confued about the meaning of globalization and technical change.
So I think back. "On the road to San Jose" and "Monday morning, Monday morning" were where the youth of Nam days were heading as they burned bras (female) and draft cards (male.) The music made it all gel.