I voted this afternoon and I am left with a feeling of profound dissatisfaction. I hope the returns will bring good news, but I'm not too optimistic about that.

I wanted to offer something lighter to my readers, yet still in the elections vein. This week, I was entertained by Rolling Stone's cover story on Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, penned by Maureen Dowd. I was especially delighted to read that Colbert has a soft spot for Richard Nixon, as do I. In fact, he even voices my own generational reaction to the Watergate trials: "I didn't like the Watergate hearings--they interrupted 'The Munsters'."

This morning, Gizmodo called my attention to the Nixon "Dictator" watch, which has a digital recorder built in. In addition to the black watch shown here, there's also a brown version that has more of a retro flair.