Since the men running this country are having such a hard time acting presidential in the final days of Election '06 and gleeful reporters aren't helping, I'm relieved to read leading indicators this morning that voters, particularly women voters, have adopted priorities more appropriate to a country at war.

According to two new polls released yesterday, no amount of partisan rhetoric by Republican President Bush or the Democrats' 2004 candidate, Sen. John Kerry, can obfuscate an issue that preoccupies American voters as they head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7: The war in Iraq. Last night, the New York Times and CBS released their final pre-ballot poll, Iraq War Frames ’06 Vote in Last Poll Before Election:

The poll underlined the extent to which the war has framed the midterm elections. Americans cited Iraq as the most important issue affecting their vote, and majorities of Republicans and Democrats said they wanted a change in the government’s approach to the war."