It’s easy to take cheap shots at Sir Elton. His point (not clearly made in the news) is that folks are afraid of criticizing Bush/the war, etc. Thus, Toby Keith wins awards and the Dixie Chicks take it on the chin. Yes, it was their fans “censoring” them, with a lot of flames being fanned by people like Drudge and others with agendas of their own. Surely, it’s not too difficult to wonder if somewhere behind the Drudges of the world Rove and Card are not somehow involved, providing matches.