"God Bless the Child" on Idol?

"Casey, the most talented overall, not the best singer. I admit I love this kid, love his bass, and his passion to go where music takes him. Unfortunately I doubt his stage appeal will not take him much further."

This guy blew it for me in that over the top performance, the one that turned off the rest of the country as well when the judges saved him. I admit he has talent but is missing the "it" factor. He still seems shaken after that night and has really pulled it back but I think the writing is on the wall, same with Jacob after that silly remark he made about "America looking in the mirror" if they didn't like his song choice. Rule 1, don't bite the hand that feeds you. btw, he is one of my favorite singers but I realize he is on borrowed time after that comment.

Tonight may be the end for Jacob.

I see him, paul and Casey in the bottom three.

Paul would be my pick to go.

james, Casey or Scottie are my current picks to win though I doubt casey has a chance.

Srephano is not my cup of tea but gotta admit he has come on strong of late.

lauren and haley are both good but I don't see either winning unless the really pour it on from here out.

My take:
Top performer (by a mile): Casey
bottom three (three of these four): Paul, Stephano, Lauren and Haley.
Worst performance (by a mile) and hopefully going home: Paul
Frontrunner and guy to beat: Scotty

Interestingly, this season is evolaving into a competition between genres as much as performers (pop, jazz, hard-rock, gospel, country). Sadly missing is R&B.

I feel Haley's vocals were not her best last night but my lord, her performance was her best yet, she sure pulled me in!

Loved Casey and James' performance the most but my feeling is nothing has changed since last week with James and Scotty still the ones to beat.

Bottom 3 guesses - Paul, Casey, Jacob

I like Casey, but last night I thought he did a mediocre job on the wrong song. I suspect that he's gone. Sadly.

In my book, the guy in the rodeo costume can't get kicked off soon enough.

When Jacob finally learns that a little bit goes a long way, I think he might be terrific. Right now, it's still too much for my taste.

I like this group in general, but none have consistently nailed it.

Just one more opinion.

Marty