American Idol Do-Over!

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Due to an error with the graphics shown on-screen (incorrect voting numbers were displayed) during the performance recap at the end of last night’s AMERICAN IDOL, a live, one-hour show will air tonight, Wednesday, March 23 9/8c on FOX, to enable a re-vote. This new show will combine new live elements with encores of Tuesday’s performances from the remaining 11 contestants.

* Well, Mikalah is about done. I think she'd make it as an actress, though. Nadia and Nikko weren't very good, and Anthony was borderline. Constantine was disappointing again. On the good side was Carrie, Jessica, Vonzell, and Scott. Bo was good; but he picked Time in a Bottle. I was hoping for an 80's power ballad! Anwar has been a little confusing lately. He was my intial pick to win it all, but his song selection is hurting him.

* None of that matters. Do-Over Idol tonight on Fox!

* Oil prices are falling. Everybody seems convinced they're going higher and are ignoring the pullback. So, is the top in?

* Was the dollar on the cover of Newsweek? Maybe that signals the end of the decline in the greenback!

* Do you watch Vernonica Mars? I normally don't, but sometimes catch it if bored. It's one of those teen angst shows that seem to come around every few years. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawson's Creek, Smallville, and etc.) These shows are kind of witty and interesting for a season or two, then we wonder why we're watching 29-yr. olds play high school kids I guess.

* People say oil is up, so inflation is coming. I think the opposite. If you're spending money at the pump, you're spending less at the stores. Oil prices act like a tax hike. Higher oil prices take money away from consumer purchases. Just a thought.

* The low-carb diet went the way of the dinosaur for now; but Atkins is trying to revive their plan. Now, they're touting a glycemic-index diet. Just my opinion, but there is no quick fix gimmick. Just eat mostly veggies, whole grains, and a piece of fruit or two a day. Maybe have a small portion of meat once a week. And walk a lot. Forget the quick fix fads.

* Social Security Outlook Worsens. They talk about the negative cash flow starting in 2017; but what they don't say is that the amount of the surplus starts to decline in 2009 (maybe earlier now). So, this means that the deficit will increase, because Social Security surplus dollars are absorbed into the general fund and spent. Less surplus dollars means that money that gets spent has to come from somewhere else.

* Lets have Vince Neil or Nikki Sixx on American Idol, and see Carrie and Jessica sing some Motley Crue. Dr. Feelgood, anyone? Or maybe Anthony singing Shout at the Devil or Girls, Girls, Girls. Heck, that's a funnier image than Bo and Constantine during Disco Donna Summer night.

* It might be Multiple Post Wednesday for me. Be back later!