We received this from Dan at 5280, Denver's excellent glossy monthly magazine:

Bruce has been making similar statements for some time now, including at his recent show here in Denver.

The first comment (about impeaching the president) is a joke that he makes during the band introductions -- he offers up sax player Clarence Clemons as Bush's replacement, as well as "Emperor of Colorado" (or wherever they're playing that night). He's done similar schtick for years, during administrations of both parties. So, while I'm sure Bruce is no Bush fan, I don't think it's entirely accurate to say that Springsteen is calling for the president's impeachment.

The comments about holding our leaders accountable, however, are obviously made in all seriousness. At other shows (yes, I'm a bit of a fan), he has introduced the oft-understood "Born in the USA" as a "prayer for peace." Prior to the invasion, he opened a number of shows with Edwin Star's "War" ("what the hell's it good for? absolutely nothing").

What was new at the Shea gig were the pre-recorded soundbites of Bush
talking about WMDs. They preceded the show's opening number, a song called "Souls of the Departed," that was written after the first Iraqi war:

On the road to Basra stood young Lieutenant Jimmy Bly
Detailed to go through the clothes of the soldiers who died
At night in dreams he sees their souls rise
Like dark geese into the Oklahoma skies

Well this is a prayer for the souls of the departed
Those who've gone and left their babies brokenhearted
This is a prayer for the souls of the departed

That, I think, is a perfect demonstration of where Bruce's heart and art have always been focused: On the regular folks who are left to clean up the messes created by those in power.