Barn burner. Not the good kind.

In a shameless display of pandering to the meta-search, Jack has instructed the Chief Architect to use the following words copiously in an attempt to shanghai traffic: election, Bush, polarized, Kerry, and debate. The Chief Architect has bowed to this baser instinct for a final comment on the upcoming circus. Sadly, there isn't much left to discuss. Hurricanes pummel old people, volcanoes are spouting maaaag-muh, oil prices are up up and up; let's face it: the four horsemen are here and their names are George, Dick, John, and um, John. UPDATE: 10.18.2004 Early voting began in Florida today and there are already serious issues. And for the truly exhausting possibilities, consider that this election could easily be as arduous as a 23-inning Sox-Yanks playoff debacle.