A respectable hobby?

[Beefeater]

Other Brits among us may also have noted that the political columnist David Aaronovitch recently, and very bravely, confessed not only to a liking for wargaming in general, but also to playing MTW2 in particular (I believe a screenie from his French campaign made it into the paper).

Shortly afterwards, the MP Michael Gove also confessed, in this Times article, to a fondness for moving imaginary soldiers around an imaginary board.

So, is this the dam bursting? Are any other closet wargamers (or role-players, or other indulgers in not-quite-respectable hobbies) in public life coming out? How about on the other side of the atlantic - how are things viewed over there?

Cheering news for us, however you look at it.