election day

The commish did his part for democracy by a) voting and b) running the newsroom election pool.

early voting

Here in North Carolina, 2.5 million people voted early. That's a whopping 41 percent of registered voters, and just about as many as the total number of voters in the 1996 presidential election. (It will be interesting to see if that has skewed the pre-election polls, most of which say N.C. is too close to call.)

for what it's worth ...

Former White House consigliere Karl Rove is predicting it will be Obama, 338 electoral votes to 200.

best election quote ever

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN ... THE BASTARDS.

-- Dick Tuck, 1964, after losing a race for the California state Senate.

bye weeks - week 10

Cincinnati, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Washington

thursday game this week

Denver vs. Cleveland, so check your rosters early.

wily veterans, week 9

Suddenly, it's a race. The Taxmen's lead over Cat Success, Weapons and the Cavalry is down to a single game, with Steel Curtain just a game back of them. Taxmen also get Dirty Sanchez this weekend in a matchup of first-place teams. 

brash upstarts, week 9

Congratulations to Dirty Sanchez, still undefeated and the first to secure a playoff spot. The other two spots in this division are still up for grabs, with Montana and the Shiners leading the way. (FYI, Louis has been advised that he has a couple of days to get his roster down to 14, or else the commish will go in and do it for him.)

magazine covers from the campaign

Click here to see a lot more of them.

somehow i'm not surprised

A newspaper trade magazine surveyed college papers for their presidential endorsements. Of the 64 responses, 63 backed obama. The one that backed McCain: the University of Mississippi.