George Weah still leading in Liberia

News has gotten pretty quiet about the Liberian presidential race. But it looks like a runoff is in the cards. Weah leads, but not by a large enough percentage. By the way, note the criticism of Weah -- not well-educated enough. Do you really think that matters when the leader of the free world had all possible Ivy-League chances to be somebody of even the slightest smattering of competence?

A former soccer star whose rise from a Monrovia slum has captivated Liberia's youth had a firm lead in early returns in the country's presidential race, an electoral official said Saturday.

George Weah led a field of 22 candidates with 32 percent of votes tallied so far, followed by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former finance minister with a degree from Harvard University, with 18 percent, National Elections Commission chairman Frances Johnson-Morris told reporters.

A candidate must win 51 percent of the Oct. 11 poll to avert a run-off, and electoral officials say a second round vote is likely in early November....