even though he's done more to support Democratic causes in the last 20 years than many of the Democrats in Congress.

And he makes darn good films, shining a bright light on corporate cronyism and cowardly politics in health care, the war in Iraq, free trade and the American workplace.

But it feels oh-so-reasonable for some of the people who support his policy positions to call him a bloviator - look at me, I'm fair and balanced!

If we all had Michael Moore's passion for the issues, we'd get better legislation, maybe single-payer instead of a watered-down private insurance mandate, maybe diplomacy in Iraq instead of a six-year quagmire.