Wow. Dancing with the STARS -- The word "STARS" leaves a whole lot of leeway for interpretation. It used to be that only folks who were in movies or on prime time dramatic television shows were referred to as STARS. A singer or a (gasp!) rodeo cowboy would never be referred to or thought of as a STAR. Personally, I still don't think of a rodeo cowboy, no matter how many events he has won, as a STAR. I don't think of an Olympic gymnast as a STAR -- I think of an Olympic gymnast as an athlete. Maybe we should all write in to ABC and suggest they change the name of the show to "Dancing with Folks who are Well Known Within Their Area of Expertise." For what it's worth, I thought Melissa was, if not THE best, one of the two best dancers tonight. And she only agreed to be on the show on Friday, and didn't get her first rehearsal until Saturday morning. With the exception of Holly Madison, who had FIVE DAYS to rehearse, everyone else had FOUR WEEKS to rehearse.

Melissa was not "a dancer from the beginning." She had been a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, but that's a far, far cry from ballroom dancing. Yes, she had taken some ballet lessons many years ago, but so did many of us females. Shouldn't Kristi Yamaguchi have been "disqualified" under that criteria -- after all, she's an Olympic gold medalist in ice skating, which is much more dance-like than cheerleading!

tonight there were fake political ads spoofing the elections each dancer approved one pointing to another dance, I think the best one was about Warren Sapp It is toward the end watch for it (

I think Brooke will win, but I don't think she deserves to win. With the exception of her first dance last week (which was incredibly horrible -- where was her mind? not on the dance!), she has been fantastic from the get-go. I think the winner should be someone who has shown great improvement since the beginning.