I admire what Bono is trying to do. I just don't think his political ambitions translate well to music. U2's best political songs (Sunday bloody sunday, Bullet The Blue Sky, Please) were all about the outrage and the frustration, and the helplessness because it all seems out of your control. Basically, it was a lot more pessimistic, and I naturally liked the angry passion that came out of it. In the newer political songs, the past aggression has been replaced with optimism (Miracle Drug), cliched oversimplifications (Love and Peace) and passive-agressive midtempo ballads (Peace On Earth, Crumbs). The politics are still there, but the fire has gone out. I would say there's been one solid song with political leanings, and that is When I Look At The World. I like Bono's attitude in it, because he's not trying to fix the world's problems; he's just admitting to a side of himself that isn't so optimistic and that envies those who ARE blind optimists. You could say the Bono in WILATW is wishing he could be more like the Bono in "Miracle Drug." And maybe he is more like Miracle Drug guy now. But...I thought the other Bono was more interesting and human! Now he's like Superbonochrist to the extreme.