GENTLY ROCKING THE VOTE

So, Taylor Hicks is the new American Idol.

Will someone please tell me why I should care about this?

Then please tell me why speculation as to who would win was all over the news, the legitimate-not-anchored-by-Mary-Hart news.

In the 5 years American Idol has been on the air here in America it has given us ONE legitimate star and it took Kelly two years to even catch on. And then? It was off of songs co-written by Christina Aguilera (Ms. Independent) and Avril Lavigne (Breakaway). You know, legitimate artists. Yes, legitimate, Avril is a trained opera singer and at least she didn't win a glorified call-in show to get where she is.

Carrie Underwood is fine, but her two big songs are country tunes about God. That's like handing free beer to an alcoholic, of COURSE they're going to like it, even if it's Coors.

Other than that, what is there? A couple of one hit wonders and a resurgance in Paula Abdul's career. Yet this Karaoke Nightmare pulls in more voters than government elections, and I'm not talking about county comptroller, but Presidential Elections. People are more concerned about who's CD they'll be able to pick up in the Best Buy Bin o' Bargins in four months than the people deciding who they can marry, how clean our air is and where our tax dollars go.

Maybe in 2008 each candidate can belt out some show tunes, maybe that'll get things back in line. Cause right now? This is just ridiculous.

Seriously.