Do you feel the tension?

It seems quite palpable everywhere in this last week before the election. I'm concerned that within it, most people have the tension even though many aren't really keeping track of how bad Iraq is getting.

Fuel prices went through the roof while the stock market has tanked (and there's word we won't see a positive change until after the election). Voter fraud is spreading like a very bad flu epidemic and I'm afraid many people - especially those of color or a particular political persuasion - will be challenged or have their vote stolen.

If there isn't a clear winner next week, we cannot just decide to ignore it and rush back to coverage of the Laci Peterson trial. We should have stood together in Election 2000. Instead, we taught the GOP machinery that they can completely ignore the will of the American voter, that they'll be rewarded for stealing votes.