More proof that the Grammy Awards are useless:

Bill and Hilary have been nominated in separate categories but Beyonce and 50 Cent have nothing to worry about. Bill is up for Best Spoken Word Album for Children and Hilary earned her nod in the category of Best Spoken Word Album.

While Hilary is up for her award on her lonesome Bill is sharing his nomination with the former leader of the Soviet Union and a legendary actress. His title 'Peter and the Wolf' was recorded with Mikael Gorbachev and Sophia Loren. They are competing with Monty Pyhton's Eric Idle 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', Jim Dale for 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', Carl Reiner 'Tell Me A Scary Story' and Jim Broadbent 'Winnie The Pooh'.

Hilary's 'Living History' goes head to head with Bill Maher 'When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden', Al Franken 'Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them', Don Cheadle 'Fear Itself' and Nikki Giovanni 'The Nikki Giovani Poetry Collection'.

Bill isn't the first ex-President to be nominated for a Grammy. Jimmy Carter was nominated in 2001 and 1997 for his talking books.

The Grammy Awards will be announced on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles.

Just a little liberal slant there. Well at least they nominated Warren Zevon who released the best song of the year prior to his passing. By the way, it's Hillary, not Hilary.