From Creative Loafing:

The Bush administration orchestrated a dubious war in Iraq that has resulted in more U.S. deaths than the 9/11 attacks. The president then responded carelessly to Hurricane Katrina while the nation watched in horror. The White House's tax cuts for the wealthiest have produced what sure feels like a recession -- plus record budget deficits. Then there's the whole perversion of the U.S. Constitution and a slew of other cruel blunders (vetoing State Children's Health Insurance Program, anyone?) too numerous to mention.
It's been a rough eight years, to say the least. The upside? Well, Bush has inspired some of the best protest songs in decades.

Everyone from Norah Jones to Young Jeezy has taken a swipe at the draft-dodging commander in chief. Here are my 10 favorites:

1. "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, Randy Newman
Over gorgeous Dixieland piano, subtle horns, pedal steel, and stately strings, pop's king of satire sends up the Bush Administration by calling its actions mild compared to those of the Caesars, the Spanish Inquisition, Hitler, Stalin and King Leopold. The song plays for laughs while addressing a sad scenario that gains traction every day: "This empire is ending."

Killer line(s): "We don't want your love/ And respect at this point is pretty much out of the question/ But times like these/ We sure could use a friend."

2. "Worldwide Suicide," Pearl Jam
Knee-deep in Bush's second term, grunge survivors Pearl Jam issued a self-titled album featuring the band's choicest material since 1991's Ten. A scorching rocker, "Worldwide Suicide" finds the singer reading about the death of a young soldier he knows in the morning papers, an occurrence that has become all too commonplace in recent years.
Killer line(s): "Medals on a wooden mantle/ Next to a handsome face/ That the president took for granted/ Writing checks that others pay."

3. "When the President Talks to God," Bright Eyes
No artist has done a better job than Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst of capturing the hypocrisy of a Born Again Christian who is a big fan of the death penalty and proudly campaigned as the "bring 'em on" war president. Connor Oberst smartly avoids his trademark simile, metaphor and surrealism for straightforward zingers that connect like smart bombs.
Killer line(s): "When the President talks to God/ Does he fake that drawl or merely nod?/ Agree which convicts should be killed?/ Where prisons should be built and filled?"

4. "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live," Bruce Springsteen
The Boss revived (and rewrote several verses) of this Great Depression-era folk song specifically for his triumphant performance at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. I was there, and still get chills as I recall Springsteen delivering a stirring intro and then belting out this song with an army of guitars, keyboards, horns and gospel singers behind him. He dedicated it to "President Bystander."
Killer line(s): "There's bodies floatin' on Canal and the levees gone to Hell/ Martha, get me my 16 gauge and some dry shells/ Them who's got, got out of town/ And them who ain't, got left to drown."

5. "The Revolution Starts...," Steve Earle
Released in the summer of 2004 in hope of thwarting Bush's reelection campaign, the title track of alt-country hero Steve Earle's The Revolution Starts ... Now rolls down the track with all the roots-rock force of past hits like "Copperhead Road."
Killer line(s): "The revolution starts now/ When you rise above your fear."

6. "White People for Peace," Against Me!
Gainesville punks are outspoken anti-Bushites, but on this song they flip the script, questioning the value of "protest songs in response to military aggression."
Killer line(s): "Bureaucrats engaged in debate to try and reach a resolution/ The people sang protest songs to try and stop the soldier's gun."

7. "Mosh," Eminem
The most intense and best-realized track on Eminem's uneven 2004 (released in November) album Encore, the song's finest verse finds Marshall Mathers spitting vitriol directly at Dubya.
Killer line(s): "Look in his eyes, its all lies/ The stars and stripes, they've been swiped, washed out and wiped/ And replaced with his own face."

8. "That's the News," Merle Haggard
The country star who spoke for the silent majority on his signature 1969 hit "Okie From Muskogee" changes his tune on 2003's "That's the News," an indictment of both the war in Iraq and the media's coverage of it.
Killer line(s): "Suddenly the cost of war is somethin' out of sight/ Lost a lotta heroes in the fight/ Politicians do all the talkin', soldiers pay the dues/ Suddenly the war is over, that's the news."

9. "Living with War," Neil Young
Granted, Young overdid it a bit with his 2006 protest album Living with War, clobbering listeners with tuneless slogans like "Let's Impeach the President." The title track, however, is vintage Young, with the fury offset by humanity and empathy for those suffering from the administration's unwise decisions.
Killer line(s): "And when the dawn breaks I see my fellow man/ And on the flat-screen we kill and we're killed again/ And when the night falls, I pray for peace."

10. "Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks
No music act has paid more dearly for speaking out against Bush than the Dixie Chicks. On their first album after the debacle that witnessed the band's CDs being burned outside redneck radio stations, the women remained strong, especially on the self-explanatory single "Not Ready to Make Nice."
Killer line(s): "I'm through with doubt/ There's nothing left for me to figure out/ I've paid a price/ And I'll keep paying."