A surge of a different sort

Of course, we're still about a month away from Election Day, but most of the latest polling finds Barack Obama ahead in pivotal swing states Ohio, Pennsylvania and, yes, my new home state of Florida.

I'm struggling to remember the last time I've read anything that remotely portends good things for the McCain campaign on Nov. 4.

Though, of course, we should all be cautious about reading too much into any poll because much of these shifts have occurred in the past two weeks. There's a lot of time left on the game clock and, sometimes, Hail Marys actually do find their intended target.