The October 29th Surprise - Update

Another aspect of the blogosphere that is both reassuring and deflating is that you are constantly bumping up against the fact that your most brilliant analysis (or so you think) has already been the subject of a lot of other people's analyses on their blogs. Reassuring, because the blogosphere tells you you're not alone in your thoughts and worries, and that other people are seeing what you're seeing. Deflating... well, for the same reason I was deflated when I got to college and realized there were a lot of people out there who were smarter than I was.

Anyway, many people are talking about the late October surprise, and what it might be. Although the story has been out there before, another suggested possibility is:

D. Bush Flying Under the Influence. Source: http://flyunderthebridge.blogspot.com/ and the wonderful commenters at Polipundit.