Back in the olden days before television, our ancestors had to make their own fun.  Some folks liked to gaze at clouds and say things like "that one looks like an alligator," and others maybe just sat around and looked at dirty photographs, and before that, drawings.  Then we got the silver screen and Ed Sullivan, and that might have been okay, but had I been alive from 1969-1971, my personal preference would probably have been "The Johnny Cash Show." 

(Sheesh, can "American Idol" really be more entertaining than watching the Man in Black jam out with Eric Clapton and the great Carl Perkins?!?!  For the life of me, I just don't see how -- in fact, a YouTube search for "Johnny Cash Show" reveals countless treasures.)

Anyway, we lost Johnny a few years back, but his spirit lives on through the countless performers who were touched by his music, not (quite) the least of which is an old dude by the name of Tom "Featureman" Willett, who has recently become a YouTube sensation with front yard video recordings of such new rockabilly classics as "My Ex-Ex Wife Done Double Crossed me Again," "We Want More Porn," and the ever-popular "Don't Tase Me Bro."

What some might not remember is that Cash, unlike most of today's top musicians, did not avoid politics.  In fact, he became friendly with President Nixon and met with him in 1972 to advocate for prison reform.  He then developed a more intimate friendship with President Carter (no relation to the Carter family of musicians into which he married). 

All this begs the question, which presidential candidate would Cash most likely befriend if he were alive today?  I like to think the answer would be Ron Paul, but since he's no longer a serious contender, we only have three options left to pick from.  Fortunately, Tom "Featureman" Willett has recorded a song for John McCain, "We Need Another John in the White House," one for Hillary Clinton, "The Hillary Song," and one for Barack Obama, "Barack Can." 

Really, it's hard to tell which of the three is corniest, but "Barack Can" gave me a bigger laugh than the others, so it's the one that gets embedded in this post: