Back when perennial Oscar bridesmaid Bob Hope used to host the show, he'd quip, "Welcome to the Academy Awards--or as it's known at my house, Passover."

The Oscars aren't passing over Hope anymore--he's gone on to the great back nine in the sky, and increasingly, we're the ones doing the passing over, via our remote controls.

Found via PoliPundit, John Zogby claims that only one in four Americans will watch the Oscars tonight:

Oscar-viewing habits do have a lot to do with where a respondent lives, and where they line up politically. While four-in-ten (39%) Democrats say they will watch the Oscars, this drops to one-in-eight (13%) among Republicans. Unsurprisingly, political independents split the difference, with 22% planning to view the awards show.

"The Republican/Democrat split really isn't shocking," pollster John Zogby said. "This is the time when Hollywood liberals shine—the awards are dominated by them, and they are their most glamorous."

Tonight is that special moment for all conservatives when we get to be lectured on political views by good-looking morons that make $10 million for a few months work - no, I'm not talking about the UN Oil-For-Food Oversight Committee, but rather, the Oscars. The glamour, the glitz, the absence of Fahrenheit 9/11 - it should be a night to remember, at least until two seconds after it's over.

To make this year's ceremony more bearable, I'm going to be putting up Oscar-related posts throughout the day, then live-blogging the proceedings from the countdown show through the awarding of best picture to Million Dollar Baby, er, to whatever picture happens to win.

So stay tuned...if we stick together, maybe, just maybe, we'll all be around to see the dawn...

Update: Michelle Malkin has a round-up of Oscar-related links.

Another Update: More here, here, and here.