Not Ready To Make Nice

The Dixie Chicks have won 5 Grammy's, so the world can't be all that bad.
With all of the negative, even downright threatening publicity that they've been experiencing it's nice to see that justice still has some merit in the world.

The comments made by Natalie Maines during a concert had caused fans to shun the group and caused their album sales to plummet. But through it all, the group stayed mature and regal in the way they handled the situation. And in the end, it's George Bush and his group of Hee-Haws, that have to swallow the fact that a group who spoke their mind got the majority of the votes and popularity.
What does this say about the state of affairs in America ? The standing ovation the crowd gave the Dixie Chicks when they received their awards says it all. And one thing the Dixie Chicks had learned through all of their troubles, is something that maybe the American government could learn - adaptation.

The Dixie Chicks knew by the events that happened, that if they were to stay in the same genre of music, they would disappear and never return other than as a "What happened to them ?" -deal, or a special on VH1 about musicians who ruined their careers.
Instead, they went ahead and developed a new sound, playing more to the general public, and even hiring a popular producer (who incidentally won awards with them for his work) to change up everything.
It worked.
Adaptation and seeing that remaining on the same stubborn path without failure of seeing mistakes, saved them and even brought them to the top.

But leave it to Bush and his band of backward hicks to not see that logical point brought around by an "Un-Patriotic" singing group. The only thing they can think about, is how America's troops are fighting for their freedom from the hated Iraqi's.
And who's ready to make nice with that ?
I'm sure not, and the Chicks have won the battle on that front.

Octavian