Yea I thought it was kind of strange to hear how bad Mariah wanted to be a judge. Being a judge seems like it is very time consuming when it comes to sitting through those auditions. plus if she is pregnant that is constant travel since they have to go to various cities for the judging. i think she could be good on the show but i really liked her in the mentor role. she was fantastic. this idol thing seems odd especially since simon is producing X-factor and there have been rumors that Paula will be on that show. i don't think i have watched idol since mariah's mentor program as the show just went downhill to me.