"The wars are long, the peace is frail, the madmen come again."

I have been listening to Al Gore's Nobel address at the ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize: He says, "We are what is wrong and we must make it right." It makes me so sad to think that we could have been reaching the end of HIS second term instead of the rattlesnake who currently resides in the White House. How different the world could have been! Instead we find ourselves praying that Bush doesn't get us blown up or leaves the planet so damaged that no one can fix it. If you want to hear his address:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/10/gore-nobel-speech/

There's an old song by the Weavers, a folk group from the 1940s, that I wanted to share:

WASN'T THAT A TIME (Lyrics)
Written by Lee Hays & W. Lowenfels

Our fathers bled at Valley Forge, the snow was red with blood
Their faith was worn at Valley Forge,
Their faith was brotherhood.

Wasn't that a time, wasn't that a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
Wasn't that a terrible time?

Brave men who fought at Gettysburg now lie in soldier's graves
But there they stemmed the rebel tide
And there their faith was saved

Wasn't that a time, wasn't that a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
wasn't that a terrible time?

The wars are long, the peace is frail, the madmen come again.
There is no freedom in a land where fear and hate prevail.

Isn't this a time, isn't this a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
Isn't this a terrible time?

Our fathers bled at Valley Forge, the snow was red with blood
Their faith was worn at Valley Forge,
Their faith was brotherhood.

Wasn't that a time, wasn't that a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
Wasn't that a terrible time?
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I just hope we can get through this.