Java Preferences always shows Enabled cannot disable

I re-added the Java Preferences app on a clean install of Mountain Lion on my MacBook Pro.
When I open Java Preferences, the "On" checkbox is always checked regardless if I uncheck it.
In ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.JavaPreferences... I see it setting JMEnanbled to 0 when I uncheck the box, but Java is still enabled!
I want to be able to disable Java completely when I am not using it.
I've searched and searched... I don't know that the issue is.
Version is 14.3.0 of the Java Preferences app.
On my MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (early 2008)

I installed Java when Illustrator CS6 prompted me (apparently it does a Java test, even though on other Mac --Mac Pro running 10.6.8 with Java disabled-- Illustrator doesn't use Java)...
On my fresh install of Mt. Lion on my MacBook Pro, I installed the Java Preferences app from the OSX Installer > Packages > Java Essentials after CS6 had prompted me to install Java...
The System Preferences does not have a Java item, which is weird... I am not sure why.
I disabled Java in all the Web browsers (I wish that was a global setting for all users [I have two]).  I do have to enable Java on occassion for Facebook-Skype chat (yuck).
So, the browsrs have Java disabled.  But the Java Preferences app always shows "Enabled / On" checked.  I thought had had turned it off (unchecked), but when launching CyberDuck, I see that it's still enabled with no way to turn it off.

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