Drupal is definitely the top dog of the CMS world when it comes to cuoaimizttson. Drupal 7 brings a much more intuitive user-interface with better in-browser editing controls to allow you to edit any section of a website, not just the defined content region. We build websites with WordPress, Drupal and custom CMS sites frequently. If the requirement is to just be able to edit content, add an image to a gallery or add the occasional new page then WordPress or a custom CMS is the way to go. If you need a system to manage more (custom google maps, full eCommerce, custom tracking, multi-user accounts with varying access levels), Drupal is the best choice. I agree that using Drupal can be daunting at times, but one hour of good training is all you need to be able to have an extremely flexible platform. You mentioned indexing problems, and I can say we've never had any issue with that on the 50+ Drupal sites we've built and manage for clients. The auto-XML sitemap submission to Google is a great feature lacking from Joomla and WordPress. Abomination is a bit strong and conveys you've never used Drupal to it's full potential.