I'm not going to post it three times, so...

Everything I have to say this weekend is over on And So Forth.

We will now take a break from our regular programming

The polls over at fivethirtyeight.com, which I've been following more feverishly the past few weeks than my "American" daughter's Facebook status, show Obama winning the electoral vote 340 to 198.

340 TO 198!

(Update: now 344 to 194!)

(Update: now 345 to 193!)

(Post-Debate Two Update: now 347 to 191!)

(Update: now 348-190!)

(Update: now 349-189!)

It's the first time McCain has slipped under the 200 mark since I started consulting the site right after the Republican convention. At that point, McCain was leading by a couple of dozen electoral votes. But the times seem to be a'changing...

Dare we believe? Not just in a victory, but in a landslide?

Not That I Bother about Such Things...

I honestly wasn't going to blog anything about France's (I suppose I should say "our" since I'm a dual national) wild and crazy president and his paramour. If there's one topic I want to avoid on La France Profonde, and one "French" term I detest, it's "les people."

But my parents just sent me a quick (3 minutes, 7 seconds to be exact) NPR broadcast by Scott Simon. And if you have 3 minutes, 7 seconds (to be exact) this morning and would like to spend it chuckling, listen to "Sarkozy and Bruni, a French Love Controversy."