And the winner is...

Yes it's true. David Cook deserved to win American Idol, but it was not based on his final performances. If we looked at just the finale duel and the bashing Simon gave him, he really was not the winner. He has more potential, he has more range, he has more artistry, but David A. brought his best to the final sing off while Mr. Cook was ready to just move on with his life and it showed. Fact is, Cook deserved to win based on his talent and solid performances throughout the season. Congrats to both though, since the winner was not even announced yet and they had both already signed their records deals. Lets just hope the runner up(David A.) follows in the steps of Mr. Clay Aiken and not some of the other runner ups, who will remain unnamed, but they lost to Kelly, Fantasia, and Taylor.