Okay, I suppose that makes sense. Like wearing a T-Shirt saying "kick me", going on TV to be smug about your brilliance when you are already seen as a bit of a Dr Smug is asking for it.
Lest there be any mistake, I personally find Michael Howard pretty devoid of anything resembling cuddliness (unlike your good orange self). Incidentally: I was reading in the Observer yesterday how he is a Bryan Adams fan... terrifying.
My main gripe with people who say "something of the night" is that it seems like they don't seem to have to bother about what he's saying any more, they just use it as a kind of mantra to express their distaste, like screwing up their faces, or going "eww!" or something. I think it would be much better if they actually said what it was they didn't like about his policies. They can be funny, or poetic, or whatever, but if they actually talk about substantive issues rather than use that phrase, then it looks a bit better for them. I'm only actually saying all this because I saw a guy on question time (I think) the other day just going "something of the night! Something of the night!) It was a bit embarrassing.
I'd be interested to see a general election topic too. If it dies a horrible lonely death, then so be it - it was worth trying.