My current favorite song is Don Henley’s The Garden of Allah. The liner notes add this sub-title: "(A tale in which the Devil visits a large Western city and finds that he has become obsolete)". Like many other Henley’s songs, I like it not only for the music itself, but also for the insightful lyrics.

In one section, the Devil says the following (copied exactly from the liner notes):

"Today I made an appearance downtown
I am an expert witness, because I say I am
And I said, ‘Gentlemen….and I use that word loosely….
I will testify for you
I’m a gun for hire, I’m a saint, I’m a liar
Because there are no facts, there is no truth
Just data to be manipulated
I can get you any result you like
What’s it worth to ya?
Because there is no wrong, there is no right
And I sleep very well at night
No shame, no solution
No remorse, no retribution
Just people selling t-shirts
Just opportunity to participate in the pathetic little circus
And winning, winning, winning"

I like the definition of what makes an expert witness, and have decided to add it as a tag line to the header of the blog.

I am an expert witness, because I say I am.