I am a juror in a very stately courtroom. Richard Gere, also looking very stately, is making the case to the courtroom that he, Samuel Beckett, has made a far greater contribution to the Arts, as a whole, than his current rival in the 2000 Presidential Race, Chris Rock. George W. Bush, sitting the back of the courtroom, is worried that if Beckett win this case, Beckett will emerge from the three-way dead heat and become the favorite to win not only the Oscar, but also the Presidency.