In 2007, Las Latinas Endorse: Melinda Doolittle

Let's be honest - American Idol ain't all that. It's better than Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (although it's less fun, because if you're really into Idol, you answer your own question), and Kelly Clarkson is heaven on Earth (WHEN IS THE NEW ALBUM COMING OUT??!! Just breathe, mi amor, just breathe...), but we stopped caring a long time ago.

But this year is different. Melinda Doolittle is different. True, she probably won't win. She's not the new Katherine McSkankee; the bizarre, awkward, gay-teen voting bloc will gravitate towards Eyebrows Menudo; Blake Lewis is arguable make-out material (we're not linking to his profile because we're embarrassed of our confession).

Regardless, Melinda deserves to go all the way. You can watch her perfomance of "My Funny Valentine" elsewhere on our site, and you can find more vocal awesomeness here, here, and here.

Cute, humble, former backup singers are hard to find (we assume), so ideally America won't make another tragic democratic mistake.

We warn you, Ryan Seacrest: if she goes, we go.

(And yes, we realize this rant calls into question our age-related intelligence.)