No Retreat, No Surrender

Tom DeLay's new book will be released on Monday March 19.

Its title is No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight.

That has to rub Bruce Springsteen and John Kerry the wrong way.

In Kerry's failed 2004 presidential bid, the campaign frequently used Springsteen's song "No Surrender."

Springsteen made appearances with Kerry, drawing massive crowds to rallies. Alas, it wasn't enough to boost Kerry to the presidency.

We made a promise we swore we'd always remember
No retreat no surrender
Like soldiers in the winter's night with a vow to defend
No retreat no surrender

Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend
No retreat no surrender

With the strains of "No Surrender" probably still ringing in Kerry's ears, Tom Delay has laid claim to the words.

That's gotta hurt.

Not only does Bruce Springsteen have to deal with what must be a very annoying reminder of failure via DeLay's book title, CBS is teasing its Anderson Cooper interview with Simon Cowell on 60 Minutes this Sunday with a swipe at Springsteen.

Watch a short clip of the interview.

NEW YORK -- Simon Cowell says he's bigger than The Boss. In an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," the "American Idol" judge says he's worth five times more to Sony BMG than Bruce Springsteen.

"I sell more records than Bruce Springsteen, sure," Cowell says of the 57-year-old rocker, who signed a contract that was reported to be in the neighborhood of $100 million.

"I mean, in the last five years, I've probably sold over 100 million records. If (Springsteen) got one hundred (million dollars), I should have got five hundred (million dollars)," he says.

...Interviewer Anderson Cooper asks Cowell, 47, whether his deal with Sony BMG is in the same neighborhood as Springsteen's.

"A hundred million ... that's a great deal," Cowell says.

Was he referring to himself or Springsteen?

"For him," Cowell says, grinning. "For him it's a good deal."

Cowell is right. He's responsible for bringing in more bucks for Sony than Springsteen.

I can't feel sorry for Kerry or Springsteen. They're both drowning in money.

Millions of dollars must make the agony of defeat sting a lot less.

It has to help ease the pain of retreat and surrender. Just a little?