There are days when you think all is lost - on top of people's daily misery and sheer insurmountable challenges everywhere, the American leadership adds insult to injury by its callous selfishness and continued behavior of a big bad bully.

Where is the warm-heartedness I so strongly experience among everyday people? Is anyone speaking out against the corrosive corruption and the uber-self-interest practiced by so many?

Ahh. Just found some ;-) 

I have cherished Randy Newman for some time. Besides his musical talents, he has the uncanny ability to capture the essence of particular situations. So here's a recent song of his (thanks youtube!) about the current political climate, and America's need for some friendship. Or, how a song speak can speak more clearly-quickly than any written report.

Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an Academy Award- winning American songwriter, arranger, composer, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for his many film scores.