WHAT THE ELECTION IS ABOUT – AT 9:04 A.M. ET:    And, ultimately, what all elections are about in the Western world.  From Britain's Telegraph: 

British Islamist terrorists plotted to kill police officers or soldiers, possibly in a drive-by shooting on London streets, it was alleged.

Four British men were said to have sworn allegiance to the terrorist group Islamic State – also known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

They had allegedly obtained a handgun with a silencer to carry out the shootings. The plot was believed to include the use of a moped.

The men had images of two police officers and two police community support officers and had conducted “hostile reconnaissance” of a police station and a Territorial Army barracks in the capital, Scotland Yard said.

They were accused of planning to follow a fatwa by a senior Isil terrorist who called for followers to kill “disbelievers” in their home countries.

Details of the alleged plot emerged on Friday as the four men were charged with terrorist offences. A fifth man was charged with firearms offences linked to the plot. They were arrested as part of a series of raids across west and central London earlier this month. Only last week, police chiefs issued an unprecedented alert to officers to be extra vigilant for their own safety because of the heightened terror threat.

COMMENT:  The law of averages is not with us.  Sooner or later, someone is going to get through with a spectacular attack.  Americans, though, seem to have awakened recently, in time for the election.  Polls show their concern over terrorism has risen dramatically.  We hope that's reflected in the vote.

October 21, 2014