Your final three will include Adam Lambert and Lil Rounds. I don't know who the third singer will be, but those other two should definitely be in ( Read more... )

The battle is now on for second place. Adam Lambert is just ridiculous. In a way, I kind of hope he doesn't win just as I hoped Chris Daughtry wouldn't win, so he'll be able to do a less obnoxiously commercial CD ( Read more... )

I didn't want to do AI commentary until the finals but a little birdy browbeat me into making some brief remarks ( Read more... )

Semi-rhetorical question:

Who are the bigger rubes? The folks who believed Barry O! when he promised to get us out of Iraq immediately? Or the folks who believe him now that he says he won't?

I read a political analyst who wrote, "Every Obama promise comes with an expiration date. Every single one."

Truer words were never spoken.

Traditionally, the Messiah is betrayed by his closest followers. With Obama, it’s the other way around ( Read more... )

Memorial Day honors dead soldiers. Veteran's Day honors live ones. Thought we needed to clear that up for Senator Obama ( Read more... )

For the first time in the entire history of the show, the guy I wanted to win won. God help him now, he's in the clutches of the most mercenary pop music scum in the record business today, but he won. I'm sure David Cook would not equivocate in his assertions of happiness, though. Beats slingin' Margaritas in suburban Kansas City by a long shot ( Read more... )

Trumpetmommy and I were both underwhelmed by tonight's show. I think it is clear that eliminating Syesha Mercado is a top priority for the show's producers. David Cook sang out-of-tune for the first time I can remember. All around, not an inspiring night and indicative of why the show is bleeding viewers ( Read more... )

Apparently the greater Twin Cities area was missing its snarky music commentary. Wouldn't want to disappoint all the Svens and Olies in their fish houses, now would I ( Read more... )

I have always liked when the guest performers on American Idol actually teach the contestants. When they challenge them to be better than the contestants thought they could be. Sir Andrew challenged them, pushed them, made them move above and beyond ( Read more... )