If you watched American Idol Thursday night, you saw all three Presidential candidates in recorded messages asking for people to support the Idol Gives Back charity. (I swear I was only flipping through and don't usually watch Idol. OK, so maybe occasionally, but never more than once or twice per week.) First up was Hillary, who looked comfortable reading her prepared piece. Her appearance on SNL probably helped her. Next up was McCain. He was entertaining and even funny as he made a crack about Simon and immigration. Last up was Obama. He looked stiff and uncomfortable doing this. Come to think of it, he has always looked a little uncomfortable when doing anything but a prepared political speech.
The three of them are running for a different type of American Idol. One that we can start to tear down the second we elect them the winner. It's America, and we have that right. It's an easy thing to do and too many people enjoy doing it.
On this night, John McCain was easily the winner.