I've been saying this for a while so I figured I'd give you the official word. The reason for the slump at our nation's movie theatres is .... the movies suck.

According to a survey of internet chat rooms and message boards conducted by Brandimensions and reported by Reuters, people are staying away from the movies because of the low "quality of the movies themselves."

Is this a surprise to anyone not associated with the motion picture industry? What are the causes? Who is to blame?

In my humble but learned opinion, the reduction in quality of films available is due to a general malaise being experienced by the writers, directors and actors who make the films. These folks expended a great deal of psychic energy in the most recent Presidential elections in an effort to defeat the conservative movement. And after the election they continued to complain to anyone who would listen about the Republican party's hold on our nation's government. Sean Penn went so far as to move himself to Iran. Robert Redford and others complained that they might have to move to Canada. Some enterprising stars took up a new hobby - liberal radio commentator. Whatever these elite individuals did, they spent little energy working on their next entertainment ventures. They got burned out and pessimistic when their efforts went for naught. The result has been a rather small and low quality selection of films for the general public to view.

In short, it's Bush's fault.