I usually refrain from political discourse in this blog, but as it is the elections in America, I feel that it is appropriate to say a few words on the matter from my perch down here in sunny Sydney. While the politically inclined of you folk will stay up in to the wee hours to see the results, I should know what happens probably a little after lunch.

This is one of the most exciting elections that I have watched. Here it is, on election night (in the States), and people still don't really know who is going to win congress. I wonder if Vegas takes odds on these things, because I bet they would be having a field day. After all this election campaigning, after all the negative ads, after all this constant news, the only thing that matters is turnout.

This bothers me. Turnout is what this election boils down to?

Last time I checked, congress's approval was somewhere around 17 percent. The idealist in me screams, if you hate congress, today is the day to vote the bastards out. The realist in me knows better, and is to blame for why I treat this whole thing like a horse race. A Kentucky Derby where the winner gets, instead of a wreath of flowers, legislative power over every aspect of American life.

I must get back to the latest poll. May the best candidates win.