I think I'd forgotten how tense an election year can be.

How else can I explain my lapse yesterday? I thought opening my blog — which I've always approached with a lighter, "just chatting over a beer" touch — with a joke would draw people in and maybe bring out a few chuckles.

Wow, called that one wrong. It's not the first time I've had a joke bomb (just ask my boss), but it's certainly the most public.

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