John Waters - UP - Film director has expressed a desire to make a movie on a very worthy subject: disgraced senator and Verdict hero Larry Craig! Cross your fingers!

Britney Spears - UP - Despite losing custody of her children, shaving her head, flashing the world, and flooping on TV, her new albumis No. 1. There's no accounting for taste.

Fred Thompson - DOWN- Makes off-screen joke during interview with FOX that he will not be the next president. Maybe, his heart is not really in it. Maybe.

Hillary Clinton - DOWN - Support slips after poor debate performance, which she calls "not (her) best." Luckily for her, she has enough money to shrug and cackle it off.

2007 - DOWN- Now officially the deadliest year for Americans in Iraq, with almost two months left. This increase in fatalities may best be described as a "surge."

Human waste - UP - Florida officials warn of popular new drug: inhaling urine and fecal matter. Kids are shockingly more resourceful than they used to be.

Dollar - DOWN - Value of U.S. currency has sunk so low that supermodel Gisele refuses to receive it as payment. Like they say, "As Gisele goes, so goes the world."