Primarily, I haven’t been posting lately because I’ve been so busy with work (sure, I enjoy my unemployment benefits as much as the next lazy liberal, but it’s not enough to pay all my bills). I have, however, been following the blog posts semi-regularly, and I’ve appreciated the occasional shout-out in my direction (how nice to be lost but not forgotten).

Sadly (for me anyway), the pre-election debate at this site must continue on without my input. Starting tomorrow, I’ll be doing full-time advance work for John Kerry’s national campaign. I don’t know exactly where I’ll be or the state of my internet access, but I suspect these opportunities will keep me busy right up until the election.

For the record, however, I’ve long maintained that John Kerry could beat George Bush. Nothing in the last month has changed my opinion of the state of the race. As it stands now, while the polls may be ambiguous, I believe Kerry is on track to snatch victory away from the Republicans (even Virginia is polling within the margin of error, Mr. Smallholder). A major event, of course, will be a challenge to both campaigns and would mean that all bets are off. But whatever your position on the issues, Republicans who think Bush has the election locked up are in for a rude awakening this November.

Good night, good debating and God bless (I’m just kidding about the ‘God bless’, although even us liberal atheists respect your right to worship as you choose).