Congress holds hearings on song lyrics

You can't make this stuff up, people.

An article from yesterday says a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee has opened hearings to investigate the lyrics of rap music. This article is from the same day as the story on the all-time high heating costs that loom for this upcoming winter.

Yes, you read that right. A committee on energy and commerce - instead of probing real energy-related issues like fuel costs - is probing song lyrics!

Yeah, that'll really solve the nation's energy crisis.

Why is any congressional committee investigating lyrics? I'm sure nobody has ever died from the lyrics they're investigating. Yet Congress allows the Iraq War - which has killed thousands - to continue unabated.

(Source: http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/25/music/main3296296.shtml)