“Of course, I don’t expect Congress to modernize the national anthem any more than I expect it to get rid of other anachronistic fixtures of American life—the Electoral College, the copper penny, or Donald Rumsfeld. ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ is one of those outdated institutions that survive for reasons of habit, sentiment, and sheer inertia.”
Jacob Weisberg in an interesting essay about the anthem. NewMexiKen agrees with Weisberg, I’d choose “This Land Is Your Land” for our anthem.
Go spend 99¢ and listen to Bruce Springsteen’s live version.