Hi, guys: Nice talking with you again: I've enjoyed the two "Sarah, Farewell" songs and am thrilled with the outcome of the
elections, even though ( we must all make some sacrifices -:) ) the fact that " Sarah, the Plumber and John McCain are now all going down the drain " (Sound like material for a new song?) will probably
cut down on our youtube popularity...
   It turns out that the subject of "political polkas" is quite an interesting one and our recent effort is hardly the only one of its kind. Thus this whole chainof events led me to just post an essay on the subkect (entitled, appropriately enough, "Political Polkas",haha) on the main polka music news and views site ( alt.music.polkas---It offers a brief overview of this sub-genre , beginningwith the WW II era favorite, "The Fuehrer's Face," sung by Spike Jones and Donald Duck, and continuing right up to the present and the two recent Sarah Palin polkas. An interesting fact about this genre, indicated by my research, is that Ms. Palin , as the subject of two (2) two such polkas, is, as a subject of these political songs, equalled only by A. Hitler (!?!?! )---That's a scoop--not even on the other site: You heard it first here (LOL) ___There is much more for enjoyment, consideration and debate on the alt.polkas site--Please feel free to visit and/or contribute to the discussion there ---or , if that is techncially feasible, simply to reproduce my essay on that site here --- Registration on that site is completely free and easy , as is yours, and in both cases, everything written there is free of charge and for the promotion of "folksy" music. ---In addition, any contributions by members here to that discussion would of course enrich the discussions and bring a bit of always welcome fresh air and diversity to our "polka world."   Thansk again for your interest and nice comments---and the "Palin Farewell" songs. We'll miss her, of course, for the time being, but what can you do? Life ---and politics---take their course...Best always, Joe Rodgers