Does this surprise anyone?

  • In a letter posted on his web site today, the musician known by his fans as "Brrruuuuuucce" endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president, siding with the first-term senator as "head and shoulders above the rest" -- an indirect put-down of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). Obama "has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years, a generous nation with a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems, a country that's interested in its collective destiny and in the potential of its gathered spirit,"

I'm a big fan of [most of] Bruce's music, but has his endorsement every meant anything?
  • Springsteen's help -- including an Election Eve performance in Cleveland -- failed to boost Kerry in the decisive battleground of Ohio.