Ann and Nancy Wilson for Secretaries of Art

As if you already didn't have thousands of reasons to heart Heart, here's another: they called out the Republicans for appropriating their classic "Barracuda."

UPDATE: Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart said Thursday night that Universal Music Publishing and Sony BMG have sent a cease and desist notice to the McCain-Palin campaign over their use of 'Barracuda.'

"We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We
hope our wishes will be honored," the group said in a statement that said they "condemn" the use of the song at the Republican convention. (from cnn)

I'm making a motion now for Barrack Obama, once in office, to appoint the women of Heart to new cabinet posts that will insure integrity and accessibility of music and art in our country. They will shape grant programs for artists, musicians and venues. They will draft legislation to make sure that classic songs may not be used in banal commercials or by banal political candidates. They will represent our citizen's defining contributions to a vibrant, progressive culture of creativity and expression.

Kind of like the governments in Europe have.

Do I hear a second?

(That's how it works, right? And then we take a vote? And then open champagne bottles and have cake, I think. Huzzah!)