I wish I could vote, not just for AI, but for your political leaders--who, unfortunately, have a huge impact on the rest of the world. In both cases, whoever does the voting (and yes, as someone said, whoever does the counting) is...how do I put it?....well, blind and/or deaf and/or exceedingly impaired in some way or another. Really...what is wrong with you people? You pick some spastic air head with no talent and not an intelligent thing to say, and let go of the only person (in your country?) who is articulate and--what a concept--who actually has talent. Is it that you enjoy being perceived by the entire world as incredibly stupid? Honestly. Even considering all of the people left with AI, there's no point. Yes, Melinda is the strongest vocally, LaKisha is great, and so on...but the pickings are slim since you've eliminated the only people worth watching (Chris Sligh and Sundance were worth keeping around). The only hope for redemption for your country is to vote for Gina--personality and talent. What a concept. While I hate America bashing, it's just so damned easy given how every type of voting system you people have appears to be appropriated by whatever idiot wants to lead you down the well-trodden road of stupidity. People actually follow Howard Stern? Good lord! While AI is not rocket science, I wouldn't mind watching it for reasons other than to see talentless teens rely on novel hair styles to sway votes. The fact that Chris Daughtry was voted off last year should have been a clue. I'm not sure any of you would recognize talent if it fell on your faces...oh wait--Antonella, Alaina and probably Haley would likely be willing to oblige on that score, since that may be their only talent. Just keep adding fodder to perception of Americans as brainless twits and keep voting for the androgynous wonder: it all just gives the rest of the world more reason to feel superior (like we need more, given who you elected as president). Good show America!