[leprechaun9]

"...bated breath ..."

She can cast her vote in the proctology booth where they both would fit confortably.

Molly, your spelling is almost as bad as your logic!

[Steve_Seattle]

"bated breath"

I think Molly has the correct spelling, which is about the only correct thing in the whole piece. "Bated" means "moderated," so "bated breath" means to hold or suspend one's breath. The expression doesn't come from the word "bait."