Four days to go. Today's news cycle is critical. The newest scorecard from ElectoralVote.com: Senate 49 Democrats, 49 republicans, 2 ties, House 241 Democrats, 193 republicans, 1 tie. Rothenberg: Democrats win Congress and a state-level majority of seven to nine governorships. The New York Times: eager to remind folks what a bad guy Saddam was, congressional republicans caused an archive of Iraqi documents to be placed online. Unfortunately, among the documents was a basic guide to building nukes. Republicans: so stupid they're dangerous. Also in the Times: On the other hand, transparency shouldn't go too far. That's why republicans shut down the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; this office had done the unthinkable and actually held people to account for fraud, waste and abuse of public funds in Iraq. The Washington Post describes the travels of George, whom the White House is not letting go anywhere but deeply red parts of the country. Also in WaPo, another prominent religious leader/homophobic bigot, evangelical Ted Haggart of Colorado, is in disgrace after it was revealed that he's been rubbing sinful flesh with a gay hooker for the last three years. No news on whether he's a top or a bottom. Here's some video of Haggart from the movie JesusLand: Lastly, The Albany Times-Union profiles John Hall.