[Squawk 8888]

The Canadian network and the Buffalo station bumped it to 8 because of the election coverage beginning at 9.

[JCEccles]

As wonderful as it might be to see Martin and his homeboys get poleaxed by a 15 point electoral loss, the final result seems destined to be a squeaker. Remember: Merkel and the CDU barely ousted Schroeder and his ghastly cast of liberals in the German Elections last year. And Bush looked beaten early in the reelection returns of 2004.

There seems to be pattern. When corrupt and vile liberal regimes go down, they go fighting, spitting, and caterwauling like demons being shoved back into the blackest cracks of hell, gouging the rocks with their nails, their teeth, anything that will slow the the descent.