Idol: Our "Cultural Proxy War"?

With the economy roiling, the role of government shifting, the banking and auto industries in freefall, the definition of marriage in flux and a healthcare overhaul on deck, many feel good dialing and texting on behalf of an aw-shucks strummer from Conway, Arkansas. Bob Dylan and The Jefferson Airplane made headlines in the 60s, but Pat Boone and Henry Mancini sold more records.