IS IT TRUE that today is the day that we are going to cast the votes that will determine whether President Barack Obama will be rehired by the American people or if he will be replaced after one term with former Massachusetts Governor and businessman Mitt Romney?…all indications at this time are that this decision will be a very close one in the popular vote?…that there are conditions under which either candidate could run their elector total over 300 and claim a landslide but the reality of the situation is that this election has basically revealed just how evenly split the people of this country are between these candidates?…that if Obama wins it will be the first time that a candidate has held over a 50% share (Romney) in the Gallup tracking poll of likely voters for the two weeks leading up to the election and lost?…an Obama win will also be the first ever win other than the re-election of Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression where the economic statistics have been so dismal during the incumbents term?…the prospects of working with Congress are very different depending on who wins this election?

IS IT TRUE that most of us learned on Sesame Street that all spending bills start in the House of Representatives?…that it is also solidly projected that the House will stay in Republican hands by roughly the same majority that has been in control for the last two years?…this means that President Obama should he win will be faced with Congressman Paul Ryan still in charge of the House Budget?…given the case that President Obama has never ever passed a federal budget that it is a fair assumption that an Obama victory will lead to four more years of NO FEDERAL BUDGET?…it is expected that the Senate will remain in Democrat hands but without the benefit of a filibuster proof majority?…if President Obama is allowed to keep his job it is clear that he will not have a substantial majority of the people backing his policies, will be handicapped in the House of Representatives, and will be beholding to 5 or 6 blue leaning Senators to get cooperation from the Congress?…this is a perfect formula for four years of absolute gridlock and that is what we can expect in a second Obama presidency?…the other thing we can expect will be a continuation of executive fiat on items that can be done with and an EPA gone wild without restraint to continue its assault on the coal industry and the oppression of fossil fuel projects?…no matter who one likes this is not a pretty economic picture?

IS IT TRUE that a President Romney will also face strong opposition with Harry Reid still running the Senate?…Romney will in all likelihood have no problem developing a budget and getting it through the House only to run into Senator Reid who is expected to run a McConnell like opposition machine?…for getting 60 votes a President Romney will face a daunting task to assemble a cast of 14 or so blue dog Democrats to join what will be a solid Republican block of 46 or so senators?…for votes that can be done with a majority of 50 that a President Romney will have a very good probability of attracting the 4 or 5 blue dog Senators needed to reach that level?…the positive thing about both of these scenarios is that THERE WILL BE NO MORE PARTY LINE BIG PIECES OF LEGISLATION GETTING JAMMED DOWN OUR THROATS BY EITHER OF THESE CANDIDATES?…the real difference will be President Obama will pass nothing through congress and will rely on executive fiat while Romney will have to compromise with enough moderate Democrat Senators to pass things at least slightly bi-partisan?…this will be a long night and we are anxious to see the results if there are indeed results available by dawn?

IS IT TRUE that closer to home on the big issue of consolidation all indicators are that it is heading for failure?…that may not happen but if the Force for NO are indeed victorious the YES Team can take the blame for developing and promoting a plan that was so benign and without courage that it was deemed to be not worthy of adoption?…if the consolidation plan would have been bolder and less protecting of the SACRED COWS the CCO assures everyone there would have been much broader and deeper support?…that trust me, look how well we have managed the City of Evansville would not even be a good prospect for the 3rd world to embrace?…today will be a day to remember?

IS IT TRUE the City County Observer will be hosting the 2012 MOLE AWARDS today at Casino Aztar?…the event is a complete sell out at $50 per ticket and seems as though it could have sold out twice the seats at twice the price judging from the emails and calls that have come in during the last several days seeking to attend?…this reflects not only the internet traffic which set a new record in October but also the initial print edition of the CCO that officially was released last Friday?…the article on “which presidential polls are the most accurate and what they are saying” originated in August by the CCO continues to be the #1 ranking article of its kind on Google and had more pageviews in October than the CCO had in all of 2010?…on a typical day right now the CCO gets hits from every one of the 50 United States and from at least 30 other countries?…we are even getting unsolicited inquiries about how to license “the Mole” and “IS IT TRUE” from other locations?

IS IT TRUE that some news outlets are reporting that nearly half of the votes that are going to be cast will be finished before election day?…early voting is a convenience for voters and seemed like a great thing until candidates from Missouri to Indiana and even in the election for President of the United States starting putting their collective feet in their mouths and letting truths fall out that they would have been better off keeping to themselves?…early voters who have already cast a vote for someone who has done something to change their minds must be feeling a bit of buyer’s remorse in many cases across the country?…any candidate that encourages you to hurry up and vote early is probably wanting to lock you in before he or she says something stupid and changes your mind?…in view of the need for extensive campaigns to give true personalities a chance to show themselves this whole early voting thing does not seem to be positive for the election process?

IS IT TRUE that if many polls are to be believed right now there is an increasing probability that there may be another 2000 type of situation where one candidate wins the popular vote but another wins the electoral college?…knowing the mathematics of the electoral college candidates will fundamentally pay attention to the elector rich states and the swing states (those that really can go either way) and ignore the other 40 or so states?…the elector system distorts the popular vote making it less representative of the will of the people?…this is playing itself in swing states and particularly Ohio right now where a recount is very possible for the winner take all 18 electors?…that logic does not lead to any conclusion that award a candidate with say 2,000,001 votes all of the electors over a candidate with 2,000,000 votes?…the same goes for the high population states that are in the bag for one party like California and New York?…as partisan as those states are the winner for President in each state is still unlikely to exceed 60% of the vote?…it only takes marginal wins in 11 of the 50 states to win a Presidential election?…that is just plain nuts and in a way encourages the small states with no influence to consider forming separate countries?

IS IT TRUE that the CCO will be having a mock election at the MOLE AWARDS luncheon today and that the results will be posted as soon as the votes are tallied?…that once upon a time the University of Evansville Purple Aces defeated the Louisville Cardinals in a FOOTBALL GAME?…today the Louisville Cardinals are one of five undefeated teams in the entire NCAA and ranked 9th in the BCS and the Aces do not even field a team?…one can only wonder what may have been if the decision to get rid of football had not been approved by UE?