Don't let the FBI's e-mail surprise swing the election

TO borrow a phrase from Vermont's favourite socialist, I too am sick and tired of hearing about Hillary Clinton's e-mail. As we all found out on Friday afternoon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reviewing some messages involving a close Clinton aide to see if they contained classified information. The agency's director, James Comey, said so in a vague letter to congressional leaders, and it has turned the election yet again on its head.

This is the political equivalent of crack cocaine. House Speaker Paul Ryan called on the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, to suspend classified briefings to the Democratic candidate. Prominent liberal pundits are in high dudgeon, alleging that Mr Comey is trying to throw the election to the Republicans.

The Trump campaign, meanwhile, is elated. Its campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, tweeted that "a great day in our campaign just got even better".