Here come the thought police

Students in Boulder who were rehearsing a Bob Dylan song, Masters of War, for a talent show were visited by the Secret Service on Thursday. They were accused of threatening the president because the lyrics say "I hope that you die and your death'll come soon". Neither the students nor the song, written in 1963, referred to Bush, although the lyrics are certainly as appropriate to today's situation as they were in the 60s.

So now it's illegal to sing protest songs. Four more years of this, people. And don't think it's not going to get worse.