I'm torn here. I'm also over a year late for the debate, but since I'm not a music fan, I just heard the song. I like it. I'm 28 and about as Conservative as they come but I do think that many young Americans (under 30) feel like there is nothing they can do to have their voices heard. Part of that is naivety and part of that is a function of today’s huge population and government. I think Mayer strikes a chord with a lot of younger Americans. I've studied the lyrics and to be honest I don't hear anything partisan or anti-war in the lyrics. When he talks about "Now if we had the power To bring our neighbors home from war They would have never missed a Christmas No more ribbons on their door" I think he echoes the sentiments of all Americans, liberal and conservative. We want our soldiers home, not at war; some of us just know it has to be done. Even those of us who are "ultra-cons" or "neo-cons" would bring our service members home if we could. In the next portion of that verse he also attacks the drive by media, which of course I love. No, I think Mayer takes a neutral political stance here and while it could be made controversial, I don't think it is and I think it is a good theme to display the attitudes of many young Americans as they progress in life. On another level I think this song inspires me to try to change things and stop waiting. Mayer also addresses the following: “It's not that we don't care, We just know that the fight ain't fair So we keep on waiting (waiting) Waiting on the world to change” I think many young Americans feel like all the politicians are corrupt and overly rich. Remember that many young Americans don’t see the good, wholesome politicians because so much of the MSM is smeared in covering the corruption in politics. Eliot Spitzer, George Patterson, and the mayor of Detroit, coupled with Obama’s pastor, and Hillary’s lies about Bosnia are center stage. Where is the coverage of the Senator, Mayor, and Governor who actually does his or her job without a scandal? There isn’t any coverage of it because that’s BORING! Mayer’s connection to young Americans and the impact that a large segment of a largely unhappy population is something that Obama must have recognized early on. Obama has been able to captivate the youth of America by listening to them, treating them like other candidates treat women over 50, Latinos, black voters, and Independents. He’s not the first one to do it either. Regan and JFK appealed to many young voters during their elections largely due to their desires to bring results through cooperation and their ability to treat young voters as an important segment of the population that deserves the same connection as any other group. Obama does this and does it so well that he can ask his voters to overlook his pastors inflammatory, racist and unpatriotic remarks and they will. Young America is looking for anyone who will listen. Many are independents that just want to be heard. These voters are generally drawn to Obama and liberals in general because they are more apt to act like they want the opinions of these voters. What they really want is the votes of these voters. It’s time for young Americans to start standing up for themselves. Stop waiting, that’s the message Mayer’s song gives me, why are we waiting? The longer we wait, the more we will have to fix later. Another verse that maybe should be included this year, at least, in my opinion: It’s time to take action, no more waiting, waiting on the world to change. It’s time to stand in this election, Make our voices the decision No more waiting Waiting on the world to change.