....Lieberman, who has called Dean "a rookie," opted to play the political pro by choosing two songs, neither of which anyone believes is his favorite. The first was Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)," Bill Clinton's theme song. Ah, the good old days. (I guess we're supposed to forget that Lieberman made his name by being the first Democrat to break with Clinton over the Monica affair.) The second was Frank Sinatra's "My Way" — either a show of strength or a show of arrogance. One thing for sure: He's not going after Gen X, Y or Z.

Dennis Kucinich picked John Lennon's "Imagine." He deserves credit for consistency: That's exactly the song one might expect from the Ohio representative, who says he wants to establish a Department of Peace. If we were wondering whether he was more than a one-issue candidate, we can stop wondering.

Dick Gephardt's answer was Springsteen's signature song: "Born in the U.S.A." It's got a nice, jingoistic title, but it's a little mystifying that a pro-war Democrat chose an antiwar anthem about a Vietnam soldier who returns home not to a ticker-tape parade but to hardship and tragedy. I cannot imagine why the Missouri congressman chose it.

....Bob Graham, the candidate who looks most like your grandfather, had the benefit of going last. He must have thought that he was still running for governor of Florida because he chose Jimmy Buffett's "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," a fun but meaningless summer song. [Washington Post] It is very interesting how these people - for they are people, by the way - spontaneously chose to identify themselves. Is it the song or the message, or both? Snowder finds much that is ironic or odd about the candidate's selections, and he is right to call attention to them.