Recent polls indicate a nail-biter in the presidential race on Tuesday. This seems to be good news for the challenger, I think. If it's this tight so close to Election Day, I am guardedly optimistic Kerry will take it.
I did worry that Friday's Osama videotape would be something of an October surprise to help Bush, but that may not pan out for the GOP. The specter of the terrorist leader appearing on TV screens in America's living rooms may be a reminder that this administration dropped the ball on Al-Quaeda by pursuing what has become a debacle in Iraq.