REP. GRAYSON: Comparing what Joe Wilson did to what I did -- it's not the same. What I did is like a Bob Dylan protest song. What Joe Wilson did is like a belch.
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One would have thought that more of today's leaders—if they're somewhere between age 50 and 65, and almost all of them are—grew up in a time of social upheaval and change. You would think there would be lawmakers whose political senses were sparked by Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger and Sly Stone and maybe even Bruce Springsteen. Most young liberals, including me, derive inspiration in protest songs, songs of change, songs that confront what's wrong with the world we live in. If we are reaching back and finding meaning in these songs, shouldn't the youth of that era be doubly influenced?
