I have to say, I expected a lot more from the insurgents. 8 million people voted. 8 million! That's 8 million people standing there in lines vulnerable to attack, yet the terrorists could only manage to kill 44 (which I believe includes the terrorists themselves). So that means the insurgents still have 99.999995% of their job to complete.

Of course, we know what that means. The insurgency is disorganized. The insurgency doesn't have enough support to accomplish any large scale attacks. The Iraqi and coalition troops are doing a great job of cracking down on these guys. Then again, it could just be the whole shutting down traffic thing.

Okay, so I was watching FNC all yesterday and really late the night before, and I am sick and tired of Geraldo Rivera. Geraldo has always rubbed me the wrong way, but I don't know why. He did nothing but talk about how great the election was, how proud we should be of the Iraqis, how good a job our troops are doing, but I couldn't help but be sick of him. I feel guilty attacking the guy because he was being so nice, but it was just so so annoying.

Geraldo: "Today is just a historic day in Iraq. You can't help but feel so incredibly proud of the Iraqis who are finally electing representatives who will be held accountable by the people. The coalition troops and the Iraqi security force are just doing such an outstanding job at protecting the polling places. Cut to the footage of the polling places for a second. You see Iraqis cheering as they enter and it's just an amazing sight to behold. I am overcome with this amazing sense of pride in what is going on here. Against constant death threats they are making the long walk to the polling stations where coalition troops and Iraqi security forces are doing an incredible job. I'm here with [insert soldier's rank and name here] and I can't thank you enough for your service and the job your doing. The entire country appreciates what you're doing as do the Iraqi people. What do you think about the Iraqis finally being able to vote after years of political oppression?"

Soldier: "Well Geraldo, we're really glad that this day has finally come and we hope that it all goes over smoothly and there's a new Iraqi government up and running."

Geraldo: "It definitely looks like that will happen, and again, I can't thank you enough for all you're doing. Now if we can cut to the streets where Iraqis are walking to the polling stations. I can't express how proud I am of these Iraqis who are putting it all on the line to come out and vote today. It's really an amazing sight to behold. I just want to thank our troops for the amazing job they're doing......"

And on and on and on for hours. I wanted to watch the election, but I couldn't stand Geraldo. I agree with what he's saying, but he just wouldn't stop. What's he even doing in Iraq? Didn't they kick him out after his little sand incident?

Anyways, what's with Kerry?

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Secondly, it is significant that there is a vote in Iraq. But no one in the United States or in the world -- and I'm confident of what the world response will be -- no one in the United States should try to overhype this election.

....Because there are no WMDs in Iraq.

A kind of legitimacy. I mean, it's hard to say that something is legitimate when a whole portion of the country can't vote and doesn't vote.

Remember the Bush ad that said "Pessimism has never created a job"? I guess that pessimism wasn't just some election thing, it's actually part of his personality....

RUSSERT: Will you run for re-election in the Senate in 2008?

KERRY: Tim, I'm not thinking about 2008 right now. I'm really focused on what we're doing now. I'm excited about what I'm doing now. There are any number of potential things that I may wind up doing, and I'm going to keep all my options open.

RUSSERT: Including running for president?

KERRY: I'll keep all my options open.

....then again, maybe this is just year 1 of his second campaign for president.