With two hours to go until the polls close in Iraq, there
have been several suicide bombs detonated and at least two dozen people dead in
various areas. Despite that, people continue to line up in that country's first
free election.
One good thing about this election is that the danger in Iraq
has made the presence of exit pollsters virtually zero. Two hours into this,
the networks weren't able to prematurely say, "At this point, based on
exit polling data, CBS News is comfortable in calling the Sunni Triangle for
Ibrahim Al-Ja'fari."
The people gladly lining up to vote even with the threat of
death looming should make us feel a tad petty for whining about standing in
line for 90 minutes.
Post election predictions?
The voting will be considered a success by everybody but Ted
Kennedy and CNN. Jesse Jackson will fly halfway to Baghdad to protest on behalf
of disenfranchised Iraqi voters, then say to himself, "What the hell am I
doin'?" And have the plane turned around so he can come back and complain
about it from Chicago. Finally, there will be around a dozen unexplained votes
for Pat Buchanan.
