We congratulate Bill Katz and URGENT AGENDA for great work in 2009!

We salute Bill Katz again. We learn so much from reading Bill's blog every day.

Bill and URGENT AGENDA was one of the best political analysts of 2009.

We congratulate Bill for talking about Iran and terrorism, such as the incident in Detroit.

P.S. This is our last interview with Bill. He discussed Pres BO's challenges:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cantotalk/2009/12/17/lets-talk

BO's voters have had a rather confusing year!

Have you spoken with a "yes we can screamer" lately?

Better question: Is anybody admitting these days that they used to be a "yes we can" screamer?

Let's check out some articles on the front pages:

Saying No to Obama---The U.S. president is popular, but world leaders are finding it easy to defy his wishes By Shmuel Rosner:

"Obama can write—and he can speak—but if he can't fight, he'll find it hard to achieve his goals.

If he can't fight, he isn't scary."

What's the point of being popular for the sake of being popular?

Secondly, The Obama Way By ROSS DOUTHAT:

"If Obama’s presidency succeeds, it will be a testament to what ideology tempered by institutionalism can accomplish.

But his political approach leaves him in constant danger of losing center and left alike — of being dismissed by independents as another tax-and-spender, and disdained by liberals as a sellout."

So here we are!

A year after people cried in Chicago on election night, there is great disappointment and confusion over BO.

I ask again: Where is that "yes we can screamer" who devoted his life to the cause of Obama-mania?

It looks like he is now making TV ads against the man he once worshipped.

They call it Yeswestillcan.org:

"The YesWeStillCan.org petition has been signed by over 600 Obama campaign staffers, 40,000 Obama volunteers, and 60,000 Obama donors"

Here is the video that they are running around the country:

My guess is that the feud between "the yes we can screamers" and BO will get worse.

It will get really bad, specially when Pres BO has to break his promise of starting to bring the troops home from Afghanistan in 2011!

2009 and the passing of Mary Travers

Mary Travers passed away in 2009.

She was one of my favorite voices.

She was the Mary in Peter, Paul and Mary.

Let's remember some of the PP&M songs!

"Early morning rain"



"In the early morning rain,
with a dollar in my hand
With an aching in my heart
and my pockets full of sand
I'm a long way from home,
and I miss my loved one so
In the early morning rain with no place to go
Out on runway number nine,
big 707 set to go
But I'm out here on the grass where the pavement never grows
Well the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast
There she goes my friend, o she's rolling now at last
Here the mighty engines roar,
see the silver bird on high
She's away and westward bound,
for high above the clouds she'll fly
Where the early rain don't fall
and the sun always shines
She'll be flying o'er my home in about three hours time
This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly use to me
Cause I'm stuck here on the ground, cold and drunk as I might be
You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train
So I'd best be on my way
in the early morning rain "

"Hangman"



"Slack your rope hangman, slack it for a while
I think I see my father comin' ridin' many a mile
Father have you brought me hope
or have you paid my fee
Or have you come to see me hangin'
from the gallows tree?
I have not brought you hope,
I have not paid your fee
Yes I have come to see you hangin' from the gallows tree.
Slack your rope hangman,
slack it for a while I think I see my mother comin' ridin' many a mile
Mother have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee
Or have you come to see me hangin' from the gallows tree?
I have not brought you hope,
I have not paid your fee
Yes I have come to see you hangin' from the gallows tree.
Slack your rope hangman,
slack it for a while
I think I see my brother comin' ridin' many a mile
Brother have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee
Or have you come to see me hangin' from the gallows tree?
I have not brought you hope,
I have not paid your fee
Yes I have come to see you hangin' from the gallows tree.
Slack your rope hangman, slack it for a while
I think I see my true love comin' riding' many a mile
True love have you brought me hope or have you paid my fee
Or have you come to see me hangin' from the gallows tree?
Yes I have brought you hope, yes I have paid your fee
For I've not come to see you hangin' from the gallows tree. "

"Leaving on a jet plane", along with John Denver who wrote the song:



"Follow me", another John Denver song:



"It's by far the hardest thing I've ever-done,
To be so in love with you and so alone.
Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know,
Make it part of you to be a part of me.
Follow me up and down, all the way all around.
Take my hand and I will follow you.
It's long by on my mind,
you know it's been a long, long time.
I'll try to find the way that I can make you understand
The way I feel about you and just how much I need you
To be there where I can talk to you when there's no one else round.
Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know,
Make it part of you to be a part of me.
Follow me up and down, all the way all around.
Take my hand and I will follow you.
You see, I'd like to share my life with you and show you things I've seen, places where I'm going to,
Places where I've been;
To have you there beside me and never be alone
and all the time that you're with me, then we will be at home.
Follow me where I go, what I do and who I know,
Make it part of you to be a part of me.
Follow me up and down, all the way around,
Take my hand and I will follow you!"