I get a different message from the song entirely.
It's essentially saying no one likes us even though we don't do any bullying at all, so maybe we should just do some bullying and get rid o' the whiners. BUT IN A JOKING WAY.
And I said, "Frankly, not a day goes by when I don't think about this song and seriously consider its message to blow the rest of the weasels up and get it over with." I don't think that's that same as saying Dubya does. I might have minor delusions of grandeur, but I don't think I'm the President. Maybe Ed Begley, Jr., but NOT Dubya.
If you want to imagine that the song or author is remotely serious about it, um, reread the lyrics.
Asia's crowded and Europe's too old
Africa is far too hot
And Canada's too cold
And South America stole our name
Let's drop the big one
There'll be no one left to blame us
We'll save Australia
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an All American amusement park there
They got surfin', too.
Could you POSSIBLY imagine this song is to be taken seriously? South America STOLE OUR NAME? C'mon. It's a JOKE.
Henley, who has no sense of humor, just wanted to make it SOUND serious so that he'd be able to hack on Bush. Newman was not remotely writing an anti-American screed--it was funny when he wrote it and it's funny now.
Whatever.
You say tomato, I say, to-mah-to.....