Observations of a News Junkie

According to the latest polls, Barack Obama has a significant lead over John McCain in voter preference. I’m sticking to my earlier prediction that the Democrat is going to win. Even though race is an issue when most people would like to believe it isn’t, I think the next president is going to be black. Unless, as my editor reminded me, there is another terrorist attack (God, I hope not!) and everyone turns to the steady, military-experienced McCain for reassurance and response.

Apparently McCain accidentally sent a letter asking for a donation to his campaign to a rather unlikely place – the Russian UN envoy.

In the letter, McCain urged Russia’s U.N. Ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, to contribute anywhere from $35 to $5,000 to help ensure McCain’s victory over Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama, currently ahead in voter preference polls.

 ”If I have the honor of continuing to serve you, I make you this promise: We will always put America — her strength, her ideals, her future — before every other consideration,” McCain assured Churkin.

 Moscow’s mission to the United Nations issued a terse statement on the Republican presidential candidate’s letter, saying that the Russian government and its officials “do not finance political activity in foreign countries.”

It’s also illegal for presidential candidates to accept donations from foreign sources. Whoops.

Countdown to the U.S. election: 13 days. Who do you think will win? Leave your thoughts below.