I came back here because Amos has been attacking me in a strident and unconscionable manner on a variety of other threads that he deems to be beneath his contempt, and I had to respond.

How do I rate William Shatner? Ummm...I give him a solid 8 out of 10, I guess. He's got his good points. He can't sing, but he's good at a number of other things. He has added to our lives considerably in his own inimitable fashion.

Bill and Hillary rate quite high on the political entertainment scale...I give Bill a 9.5!!! I give Hillary an 8.5, which is still really good. If she gets to be president (unlikely) I bet she could push it to 9.5 in no time.

Bush I give a 4.5, by the way. Kerry? Hard to say. Maybe a 6.