Yeah, the anti-Bush theme is pretty obvious. And the self-flagalation is pretty much a given. But here's what I was wondering. To me, the song basically sounds like a repudiation of engagement with the world. It sounds like he's saying that he, like Bush, used to care, but seeing how things turned out, he's done with the caring now. I don't know ...

As for being a NIN fan, I would call myself a "hits" man. Love the songs "Head Like a Hole" (a capitalist rant), "Closer" (nasty, nasty piece with a phenomenal hook and a very interesting perspective), "Terrible Lie" (very hard to find in its original form and just an abomination of a message), "Hand that Feeds" (interesting thoughts) and now "Capital G."

I started listening back in Wheaton during my stay in the Black Hills. There was a girl (whose name eludes me) and we actually became pretty good friends. Kim! That was it. Anyway, she was nominally into NIN and introduced me to ... was it "Pretty Hate Machine?" I think so.