The very best way to read about these different CMS solution from people who actually used them is to go here
http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2097 and for each solution, you will see user comments at the bottom. I spent a whole night browsing through them and reading these comments. Was truly the best way. Ultimately, you will have to make your decision based on your OWN experience.
At this point, I can say I'm not happy with any of them but Drupal was the best due to the reasons I mentioned above.
I'm starting to think that there is just no easy way about doing this. If you do want a web site, then you must learn HTML, some CSS, and if the need arises some server side scripting.
For this reason, I'm finding myself monkeying around again with DreamWeaver. Learn it once and fly solo without having to depend on any other tool or developer.