It's very good to have you back, DF. I hope your work has been successful and remunerative.
Why do we pay so much attention to celebrities? Perhaps because in a republic we have no royals or aristocrats. Nevertheless, I doubt I would care what a rock star thought about a Windows error message I keep getting, or about the funny thumping noise my car makes when I back up. Why should I care what they think about politics? Morons indeed!