Instead, Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado were the Bottom Two. Both of whom gave surprisingly decent performances, considering how bland they have both been over the past few weeks. Sorry, girls. Too little too late. Carly, who resembles a vampire with her strangely shaped mouth, pointy teeth and dark hair was the one who ultimately went home, leaving us with the (usually) nondescript sights and sounds of Syesha.

But the worst part of the night came before the elimination. As if Idol Gives Back's disgusting display of gratuitous Christian pandering weren't enough two weeks ago, tonight we were treated to a visit by none other than our contemptible president. Gee American Idol, what did the voters do to you to deserve such shabby treatment?

Furthermore, doesn't he have better things to do, like fix the economy, find a way to repair the effects of global warming, or, I don't know, fix the whole Iraq debacle? I'm sure the troops who put their lives on the line daily would be pleased as punch to know that their commander-in-chief has nothing better to do than address Americans on a cheesy, superfluous reality show.