[Veto!]

"Nobody ever lost money underestimating the taste of the American public."

Right. Just ask Simon.

I don't see a clear winner on this season's Idol. IMHO, they all suck, at least to the extent that no single one of them has the combination of polish and talent required to go large in the marketplace. Some have promise, of course, but there's not a Clarkson-level talent in the crowd.

[SirLinksalot]

Some have promise, of course, but there's not a Clarkson-level talent in the crowd.

Too soon to tell IMHO. I heard the same thing being said about last year's contestants.

Carrie Underwood was considered by many to be too stiff, too stepford wife-ish, too narrow in her genre to make it big.

Well what do you know ? Her debut album exceeded triple platinum. That's MORE than Kelly Clarkson's first two albums.