We have a final 12

Not much to say about tonight's Idol. The only person we lost that we probably shouldn't have lost was Asia'h, since she had much more energy and personality and better vocal chops than Kristy Lee Cook. Although she could have been someone who developed enought to stick around for a while, I doubt she really had any chance to win--so it's not a huge loss. As for Kristy, I'd be shocked if she's still around by the beginning of April.

Oh, and Paula, really, your effusive praise of those kicked off and claims that they have some kind of huge career ahead of them after finishing 14th in American Idol--it's not doing them any favors and making you look even crazier, if that was possible.

The other three cuts--Danny, Luke and Kady--were expected, but after watching his farewell video, I realized I will miss Danny. His singing wasn't that great, but he was awfully entertaining. I'm not nearly as upset as Ramiele, though--I hope she can recover enough to sing next week.

There were two highlights of the show tonight other than the top 12 reveal. One, we didn't have to watch a horrible medley. And two, Blake Lewis was really good. I might have to check out that album.

So we've got a new set and Beatles songs next week for two hours of Idol fun on Tuesday. Here's how I see the competition at this point: Archuleta is the heavy favorite at about even odds. Let's make Carly as second choice at 3-1. Let's make Michael Johns the third choice at 7-2, Brooke White and David Cook at 10-1, Jason Castro at 12-1, Syesha at 20-1 and the rest of the field at 50-1.

Fingerhut out.