Well, Capt'n... You have experience at this kinda thing...
But, heck, I was just readin' some stuff that yer buddy, Utah Phillips, said in an old "Performing Songwriters" magazine and he purdy much said what I am sayin' and that is that folk musicans are supposed to be like "reporters"... I understand that... He also said that something that I learnt off mah main man, Sparky Rucker, and that is "if yer gonna get the song then ya' gotta sit thru the sermon"...
So here the country is at a crossroads with the Republicans wantin' to return to the good old days (1920s) and the Dems wanting to hang on to the New Deal and Great Society...
I cannot fathom any real folk musician being able to just sit this one out... I mean, let's get real here... This is what folk music is about... Utah got it right... We supposed to be "reporters"... That goes with what we do... The rich folk don't need folk musicians... They really don't need squat... They got all the squat that money can buy...
BTW, Capt'n... I'd be more than willing to send you this issue of "Performing Songwriters" I you like just 'cuase it has this nice article on Utah in it...