I know what the world needs.

Forget ending poverty or hunger. Forget solving overpopulation and the AIDS epidemic. Forget finding a way to make Rick Astley disappear again.

The world needs another iconic movie series from the 1980s to be revitalized 20 or more years later on the weakest of premises.

On the brink...

At first it was barely thinkable. Then it became a remote possibility. Subsequently, it was increasingly likely, believable, probable, and, finally, inevitable. Now that it appears to have happened, I'm still in awe of the way that this country seems to have come together -- truly come together in a historic way, with more registered voters participating than ever before -- and done something that was unthinkable not so long ago. Now, I just hope that he doesn't let us all down. It would be a worse tragedy than any other this electoral season if so many new voters stepped up to the plate and entrusted one man with their hopes and dreams only to then become disillusioned with the whole process.