Report from DC: A Saturday night in a random upscale but not luxe-luxe hotel bar in the heart of DC. Not a single person mentioned Ronald Reagan. The topics of discussion at the bar: Kobe Bryant, Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson, JonBenet Ramsey and Michael Skakel, in that order. All topics were introduced by the female bartender who has been on the job at this establishement for 16 years. Here's the consensus, from bartender and patrons:

• Kobe: Not guilty
• Scott Peterson: He did it but it was an accident and he panicked, denying all.
• Michael Jackson: Not sure, but the settlement in the first case a decade ago makes them think he might be guilty.
• JonBenet: The killer's out there and they think it's great that her father, John Ramsey, is running for office in Michigan.
• Michael Skakel: His own words convicted him, but it might have been his brother.
• OJ: He either did it or had someone go over there to cause mischief which got out of control--but the prosecution didn't prove its case and Mark Furhman has zero credibility.

Talk about a jury pool...we've been in enough hotel bars around the country to know they are a pretty good barometer. And, by the way, the show this group watched most consistently, usually the late night re-run, and the host they trusted the most, was Dan Abrams of MSNBC.