An unusual guestlist.

Rob, among others, points out that this anti-SpongeBob moral crusade is odd. It's also misguided. And silly. And a total waste of everyone's time.

But all this anti-hysteria hysteria misses, I think, the real story.

James Dobson, founder of right-wing Christian group Focus on the Family, singled out SpongeBob at a black-tie dinner in Washington in the run-up to President Bush's inauguration, the New York Times said.

What the hell was SpongeBob SquarePants doing at a black-tie dinner in Washington?