Am I the only one who thinks that using javascript is a terrible, horrible, no-go decision? He could have chosen Python which is also one of the top languages

Am I the only one who thinks that using javascript is a terrible, horrible, no-go decision? He could have chosen Python which is also one of the top languages and it does not have the quirks of javascript. I can't help but feel that he only chose this language because this is the language which will net him the most ROI. And we'll take the collateral damage which is an influx of people who will wave his book and say "Let's use this language! Even Mr. Fowler uses it! This must mean that this is the best language there is!" Imagine the damage this will do to us grunt programmers in the field. Now it will be even harder to push real languages through management now that a celebrity in our little scene is using javascript. I bet that Mr. Fowler doesn't have to program in that crappy, quirky, horrible 9nth circle of hell language. Sorry for the rant but this had to come out.