The afternoon of November 4 can't come too soon for my taste. That's when I'll finally get to vote for the presidential, gubernatorial, and senatorial candidates of my choice. I've known for a while now which of them I'd support, so the incessant advertisements, propaganda in my mailbox, phone calls, some from recorded voices, and visiting campaign supporters have become annoying, and I'll be thrilled when they stop. Two more days, two more days...

The one thing I'll miss when this election is over is the very clever political parodies of the presidential and vice presidential candidates done courtesy of Saturday Night Live. Tina Fey is the spitting image of Sarah Palin, and the other cast members (Fred Armisen as Obama, Darrel Hammond as McCain, Jason Sudeikis as Biden, Will Ferrell as Bush and Amy Poehler as Hillary and the wacky elderly woman from McCain's audience) portray the other politicos with uncanny and sometimes side-splitting accuracy. If NBC or Lorne Michaels doesn't produce a dvd of these pre election sketches, the opportunity for them to cash in on a hugely popular collection of skits and for people to own and watch them in their entirety will be shamefully lost.