Memo to America: We're Federov without Anthony

Anthony Federov, the tracheotomied Russian immigrant from American Idol, was finally extradited by the will of the people last night. Not to sound calloused, but his second-generation dreams of fame and fortune just weren't touching enough to make up for his lack of vocal ability, considering it's a singing competition. And isn't it more fitting that down-home country girl Carrie Underwood or all-American rocker Bo Bice take home the top prize, as opposed to someone who has childhood pictures of swimming in the Black Sea? I feel I can say this without prejudice, since I belong to the Russian Orthodox Church, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this is like the Seinfeld episode where Jerry gets upset because he thinks his dentist converted to Judaism just so he could tell Jewish jokes. And speaking of names and the Jewish, don't mistake my failure to mention Ms. Solomon as prejudice, either. In fact, "the Vonz" is my choice to win. as I predicted (sort of), she's emerged from under the radar and proven to be one of the strongest contestants. but I think the winner will be the anti-Constantine (as in, the real rocker, not the fake show-boy version), Bo. I wonder how many chest tattoos will be modeled after his in the aftermath.