According to the only poll I could find which actually polled the residents of DC on their voting preferences, McCain is currently garnering 13% support. If he maintains this level of support, it will be the largest total for a republican presidential candidate in some time:

• 2004 – Kerry-Bush: 90-9
• 2000 – Gore-Bush:  86-9
• 1996 -  Clinton-Dole: 85-9
• 1992 -  Clinton-Bush: 85-9
• 1988 – Dukakis-Bush:  82-14
• 1984 – Modale-Regan: 85-13
• 1980 – Carter-Regan: 74-13

Not since the 1980s has a republican presidential candidate garnered more than 10% of the vote in the overwhelmingly democratic district. Now we finally have some intrigue – Can McCain break the 14% record? Can Obama match Kerry’s 90%? It could come down to the wire in this very competitive swing district – expect the candidates to spend a lot of time and energy focusing on these 3 important electoral votes.

I stumbled across this a few days ago my accident and thought it was appropriate for the time of self examination that we Jews are about to go through.

מסכת אבות פרק ב

 

 

(יג)

 

רבי שמעון אומר:
הוי זהיר בקריאת שמע.
וכשאתה מתפלל,
אל תעש תפילתך קבע, אלא רחמים ותחנונים לפני המקום ברוך הוא,
שנאמר (יואל ב) “כי חנון ורחום הוא ארך אפים ורב חסד ונחם על הרעה”.
ואל תהי רשע בפני עצמך

…Do not be evil in your own eyes.

Rabbeinu Yonah comments:

Do not consider yourself a wicked sinner who cannot repent. You
will despair of the possibility of repentance, and if a sin presents
itself you will feel that it is permissible for you; compared to all
the terrible sins you’ve already committed in the past, this one
seems insignificant.