Regarding the much expected October Surprise...

...I suspect that the events in Benghazi qualify as such, even if they did occur in September. Be that as it may, I am sure that the former junior senator from Illinois and his crew of out of their depth Chicago ward heelers were thoroughly surprised by what happened in Benghazi, although I can't imagine why they would be; it is in the nature of surprises to be surprising, no matter what month they occur in, and Fate is, I fear, notoriously nonpartisan in her disposition of favors. Frankly, I blame the institution of marriage for all of this bother;  if Mr. Romney had divorced his first wife then Our Leader would be spared the indignity of having to run hard for his office, rather than coast in without so much a care in the world, a scenario He seems to prefer, if past experience is any guide.