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The strategy was as transparent as it was cynical. Every day for the last two-and-a-half weeks — though it felt like a lifetime — it was a frenetic race against the clock. With only 50, 40, 30 days to go, every single day spent not talking about the war in Iraq or, gasp, the economy, was a victory for John McCain.

Now, with the entire financial system in flames, we learn that Lehman Brother's CEO Richard "I don't expect you to feel sorry for me" Fuld managed to pocket $480 million dollars. Lehman Brothers. You know. The ones that precipitated the $700 billion bailout. Under threat of Martial Law!!!

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2008/10/06/tsr.boudreau.lehman.ceo.cnn

Spread it far, wide, and fast. 29 days to go.. Are you SURE you're registered? Got your card handy? Know where your polling place is?

Martial law is sometimes imposed during wars or occupations in the absence of any other civil government. Examples of this form of military rule include Germany and Japan after World War II or the American South during the early stages of Reconstruction. In addition it is used by governments to enforce their rule, for example after a coup d'état (Thailand 2006), when threatened by popular protests (Tiananmen Square protests of 1989), or to crack down on the opposition (Poland 1981). Martial law can also be declared in cases of major natural disasters; however most countries use a different legal construct, such as a "state of emergency".