The good news Wednesday from "American Idol" is that front-runner David Cook was back on the show -- and safe for another week -- after being treated at a hospital for abnormally high blood pressure. So who got the bad news? Ramiele Malubay. Voters sent her home.

After Tuesday's show, both Donald Munro and I predicted she would go. She just seemed lost, again, in weakly tackling a Dolly Parton song. And the remaining 8 can learn a lesson from Ramiele's exit. The 20-year-old Floridian showed great promise early on -- a big voice in a petite, cute package. A real contender.

But Ramiele never unleashed that big voice, never found her footing in this monster of a show. As I've said before, she seemed to shrink with each passing week. Even now, none of her performances sticks in my memory ... and that's a sad thing to say.

Next week is the "Idol Gives Back" charity show, so if it's like last year, no one is eliminated. But that's just a brief reprieve. While Cook has been wonderfully entertaining, the other contestants need to consistently elevate their game and give us better reasons to stay tuned.

Do you think the right person was sent packing this week?