Dragging items in Cover Flow

I really hope I'm not the only one this happens to. For some reason about 2 times out of 15 when I try to drag items from the list under the 'covers' in a finder window it won't let me.
I.e. say I have 3 files in my finder and it's in cover flow view, in any one of these times I will select them and no matter how much I click and drag they just don't move! I then have to switch to folder view, drag them easily to another location, and then switch back to cover flow.
I'm not dragging the previews, trust me, I'm dragging the list version of the folders/files etc.
It's just a matter of luck if I the next time I open a finder window it wont let me drag.
Here's a pic of what happens normally when you drag:
http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k220/rowanmcdonald1991/?action=view&current=wo rking.jpg
(ignore my short story in the background)
And here's what happens sometimes:
http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k220/rowanmcdonald1991/?action=view&current=no tworking.jpg
(it just won't let me drag no much how I click and drag, etc) (i.e. just selected items)
Surely, out of the millions of users of Leopard this happens to someone else sometimes? I can't believe Apple missed this, it's been like this ever since I got my computer (two months ago)
Any answers?

Anyone?

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