I've been doing freelance CMS-y sites for a couple of months now to pay the bills in between jobs (back to FT in July. Salary!) and I generally agree with your

I've been doing freelance CMS-y sites for a couple of months now to pay the bills in between jobs (back to FT in July. Salary!) and I generally agree with your sentiments. I will say I wished I had a decent command of Python and Django as, in my limited experience with it, it seems perfect for building a tailored CMS-esque site quickly and not worrying too much about the admin component.