Shit.

Well, that's not the sort of election-day surprise I wanted.

"Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe," according to a statement from the doctors treating the senator...

Malignant glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, accounting for more than half of the 18,000 primary malignant brain tumors diagnosed each year in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute...

Former Senate colleague Bob Kerrey of Nebraska told The Associated Press, "I'm really sad," when informed of Kennedy's cancer. "He's the one politician who brings tears to my eyes when he speaks."

Keep him in your thoughts. And, as I'm sure he'd want, remember to vote by 8 p.m. tonight.