Sitting here, the earpiece end of one arm of my glasses in my mouth, one eyebrow raised, my head tilted in a pensive pose, I read how Madonna feels about the current crop of American values:

"We as Americans are completely obsessed and wrapped up in a lot of the wrong values -- looking good, having cash in the bank, being perceived as rich, famous and successful or just being famous," Madonna told the television listings magazine.

"It's the most superficial part of the American dream and who would know better than me? The only thing that's going to bring you happiness is love and how you treat your fellow man and having compassion for one another."

Amen, sister, but don't forget that you got to have faith, faith, faith... you've got to have FAITH... BABY!

Oh. Sorry. Wrong pop star.

And in an unrelated story, Madonna's website was hacked.