Juan Non-Volokh over at the Volokh Conspiracy briefly discusses Pearl Jam's anti-Bush position during his posting of his weekly Sunday Song Lyric. As a longtime Pearl Jam fan, the increasing politicization of the band used to bother me. But then I thought, "Do I really want to give up one of my favorite bands because of their politics?" If I did that I'd be left listening to Rush and Gilbert & Sullivan.

As a treat, I'll leave you with the lyrics to one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs, that while not libertarian, is certainly anti-authoritarian.

Dissident, from Vs.

She nursed him there, ooh, over a night
I wasn't so sure she wanted him to stay
What to say...what to say
But soon she was down, soon he was low
At a quarter past...a holy no...
She had to turn around

When she couldn't hold, oh...she folded...
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
Oh, a dissident, a dissident is here

And to this day, she's glided on
Always home but so far away
Like a word misplaced
Nothing said, what a waste
When she had contact...with the conflict...
There was meaning, but she sold him to the state
She had to turn around

When she couldn't hold...she folded...
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
Oh, a dissident, a dissident is here, oh...oh...oh...

She gave him away when she couldn't hold...no...she folded...
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
Oh, a dissident, a dissident is here, oh...
Couldn't hold on...she couldn't hold...no...she folded...
A dissident is here
Escape is never the safest place, oh...
A dissident is here