Sometimes, Bill Maher can be a real sanctimonious jerk.

But that doesn't mean he's wrong. Check out his profanity-laced review of, um, jerks of the year. You'll probably agree with me that not all of his choices are ideal, but it's still funny...

I'm sorry that it was posted at the Rolling Stone web site, which is a display of horrible web design.

CDs listened to today:

• William Schuman: Symphony No. 9
• Fats Navarro: The Fats Navarro Story, disk 1
• Bill Frisell Quartet: (eponymous)
• Edgar Meyer: Quintet
• Poe: Haunted
• Konono No. 1: Congotronics
• William Schuman: Symphony No. 10
• Arild Plau: Concerto For Tuba And Strings