First Hilary, now Toddrick. I'm moving to Canada.

Because our electoral system and American brand of democracy doesn't work.

Yes, I wanted Hilary Rodham Clinton to win in '08. But more importantly, last night, I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY VOTED TODDRICK OFF AMERICAN IDOL!!! As I said, our American democracy system doesn't work. Tim Urban and Katie Whazzhername get to stay and Lilly and Toddrick leave? Because Americans voted for them? Which Americans? The itty bitty 12 year old girls who think Tim is cute and they want to be Katie. This is why we don't let 12 year old girls vote in the Presidential elections. They'd be very confused, since we really don't get anyone cute to run for political office. People thought Obama was handsome, but possibly because that's "as a president." I mean, if he were auditioning for a leading Hollywood role, they'd probably rate him a 6. But as a President, he's a 10. The same can be said for teachers. We don't expect much, so any cuteness is a big thing (not college professors- let me be perfectly clear on this point). When I first started teaching in Inglewood, CA in the '90's every girl wanted me to meet this one teacher (I will withhold names) and went crazy over how hot he was. Well, I went to see for myself. Now I was new to teaching and had just graduated college, so I hadn't lowered the bar yet. Therefore Mr. "Science Teacher", was just eh. But to these girls, after years of History teachers who looked like they actually had been at Gettysburg, well, I guess I understood. But I digress.

How can these people - these itty bitty- under 13 year-old moppets, vote again for cute people that can't sing rather than the ones who can on (as Simon keeps reiterating) A Singing Competition? Last night two people who had the best vocals this week were let go. It's Sanjiya (sp?) all over again. I think, just like in regular elections, they should make it so you have to be 18 or over to vote for American Idol and yes, someone should make sure it's all fair in Florida. Come on. We all knooooow that American Idol was invented for the 40+ crowd like myself. Just like Facebook. We appreciate it more. I mean really, you tweens, can you truly say that you got all the levels of Lilly Scott rewriting a Patsy Cline song? I can? Or Toddrick's gospel version of Queen's "Somebody to Love?" Maybe that's the point. You don't vote for songs that were written when your History teachers were your age.

Enough of my rant, I'm just going to watch week after week as our electoral system is abused and corrupted again and again. Or maybe I should make sure that all people under 13, instead of calling in for Idol winners, punch in their votes with butterfly chads.