Mitt had a fundraiser....

[Conan71]

unless the Iranians take hostages again...

He's got enough money to make that happen or to buy an insurrection in some little shite hole across the globe.

[nathanm]

You probably earned an A+ in Cynicism 501 for that.

[Ed W]

If you want to get your hopes up, be my guest. Things can change, but they usually don't change that much, unless the Iranians take hostages again...

How about this for an October Surprise:

A former Israeli spymaster on Thursday cautioned Iran not to dismiss Israel's talk about possibly attacking Iranian nuclear facilities.

The next 12 weeks will be "very critical" to Israel's decision on whether to strike, Ephraim Halevy said. That time frame coincides with the run-up to the U.S. presidential election.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/former-israeli-spymaster-says-iran-should-be-worried-by-israeli-attack-threats/2012/08/02/gJQAlwLGRX_story.html

Twelve weeks?  What's the significance of twelve weeks? 

[Red Arrow]

I've voted in every election for years.  I believe I can claim, due to where I've lived, that I've not helped anyone into office in quite some time.  (electoral college, et al)

I know how you feel.  For many years I was only exercising my right to complain by voting mostly Republican.