October surprise?

As Obama takes a lead in the polls, what type of October surprise might affect that or cancel the elections altogether?

• “Terror threat in UK approaching critical”
• U.S. Army Troops to Serve as U.S. Policemen?
• Next: The Mother of all Bank Runs?
• Bank Limits Fund Access by Colleges, Inciting Fears
• Russian Nuclear Bomber Flies Undetected to Within 20 Miles of Hull (on the British coast)

Joe Six-Pack politics

O P I N I O N

     Wow. When did America’s expectations get so low? When did it become a bad thing for politicians to aspire to improve their intellect, have a firm grasp of this nation’s history and keep abreast of legislation and Supreme Court rulings? And when did such aspirations earn you the label “elite” instead of a lowered expectation for Americans as a proud nation of Joe Six-packs?
     Who needs to read Jefferson or Paine or Franklin, when yah’ve got Google?  Who needs clarity of thought when you can spew out a cleverly twisted neoconism to belittle your opponent?
     Seriously, is it badgering candidates for vice president of the United States to ask them to note a Supreme Court decision they disagreed with? Why isn’t every American suprememly insulted that a candidate has been put forth who could not do this and is clearly CLUELESS about this nation’s government?
     What hubris has been displayed by the GOP and the neocon henchmen! They paint themselves as patriots. But to attempt to put in power — and possibly in the Oval Office should the worst scenario happen — a person with so little knowledge of the rudimentary history and processes of our government it could be construed, if you think of it, as commiting a form of terrorism upon this nation. That’s because electing such a “Joe Six-pack quality” candidate has the potential to destroy this nation.
     God help us if all we can aspire to be is a Joe Six-pack Nation!