Thanks for the input everyone. I went to the dealership last weekend and checked one out. There is a lot I like about the SMG and I am probably going to opt for the SMG. Its got the AT feature which will come in handy for our typical Seattle traffic, and the paddle/F1 style shifter is pretty damn slick. It has .08second shifts.
As for it being an automatic Boss_San, while it appears that way, it really is completely different than say a Porsche's triptronic (by definitions, the Prosche's is an AT). The SMG is very much different than that of a Prosche's. From what I hear, there are only two other car companies with a truly SMG style transmission (Ferrari and Lamborghini I think).
So after much research, I shall go with the SMG, though I will miss throwing the shifter around and clutchin it.