And for that matter, why do they allow country singers?

Isn't there already a country music-version of American Idol called Nashville Star? Doesn't that serve the purpose of catering to the country-music crowd?

Now, I didn't watch AI this week, but I have previously, and Mandisa was a pretty good singer, so was Elliot and Paris, who were the bottom three this week.

Meanwhile, Kellie Pickler and Bucky Covington were not in the bottom three, and never have been, even though they are probably the two worst singers left.

And I think that's because they are the two country singers, and the South is pulling for their own.

Which, isn't fair.

We all know that in presidential elections, the South only votes for their own. Democrats have to be from the South in order to win. And the last American Idol was a Southerner (the two finalists, in fact).

Its obviously a question of geography, not musical ability. This is a pop song competition, not a southern country music competition.

They might as well do a rap night if they're going to have genres that are as far removed from pop as country is.