There have been rumors flying recently [1] that Paula Abdul could be on her way out of American Idol [2] to work on other TV projects. Adding fuel to the fire is the addition of a fourth judge [3], Kara DioGuardi, which means the panel wouldn't be shorthanded if Paula did take off. Now, her publicist has said the rumor is "absolutely untrue," [4] but it got me thinking. If you could get rid of one of the original three judges, which one would you choose to ditch, and why?

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