I'll throw my hat in the ring here and say that the two series of JL are far superior to anything else in the DCAU. BTAS is great but uneven from episode to episode and, sorry, but I thought S:TAS was awful. Batman Beyond was good because it was fresh and I've never seen Zeta Whatchamacallit. In fact, I'd never heard of it until it was mentioned on WFP.
I just don't understand the whole JL is awful thing. It's a thought that is just so foreign to me I can't wrap my head around it.
As far as "Read my Lips" goes, that Joe Lansdale is an amazing writer.