I've never been much of a fan, so this affects me about as much as a change in the start of the soccer season, which is to say not at all. I think Rob has a bit more appreciation for their musical stylings, so he's free to weigh in and tell me I'm a tasteless clod if he likes. (It wouldn't be the first time.)
But didn't Bono kinda sorta embrace W. a few years back for his work against AIDS in Africa? Even weathering some heat from his fellow leftists for daring to admit their bogeyman of the day just might be a decent human being? That seems hard to square with this, but I guess Bush Derangement Syndrome had nothing on TDS. A guy who calls himself The Edge for some reason explains to Obama's favorite media outlet, Rolling Stone: