Recorded in San Francisco's South Beach neighborhood.

I start this episode off by getting some thoughts on George W. Bush's desire to escalate the war in Iraq off of my chest. The bottom line for me is that we've spent nearly 4 years in Iraq, over 3,000 American soldiers' and many more Iraqis' lives, and billions of dollars of our tax money that cannot resolve a conflict between two religious groups by brute force.  Look at Israel and Palestine - do they happily get along under a single government?  The quick answer is no, one of the two groups clearly dominates the other - and there is little freedom or democracy in that.  How can George W. Bush and the Republicans think that Americans have any business fighting one or both sides of a conflict that has existed (or at least required domination of one of the two by the governing group) for hundreds of years?  If the Worst President Ever cannot figure out the simple equation that this is not worth it to America, then we need to impeach him and get someone who does listen to others.

On to the music...

This show features 3 tunes from Bay Area band Little Yellow Perfect. They have a new album coming out in April, but you can download a pre-release on iTunes now.  I'll keep my eyes peeled for live performances by the band around San Francisco...

The songs that are played:

1. Automata
2. C'mon
3. For Your Safety and the Safety of Others

All three songs were found on the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.

The show wraps up with a movie review contributed by a listener to the show. Enjoy the review of The Cinemaphiliac of the movie Children of Men.

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Stay warm!  - jamie