Quote of The Day (Maybe of The Week)

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"To Iraqis, the elections are no longer theoretical. With voting less than a week away, there is electricity in the air. Pundits and politicians can discuss whether the elections should go forward, but for most Iraqis, such debates are moot. Democracy may be a process, but it is one in which Iraqis are ready to take the first step"

--Michael Rubin, editor of the Middle East Quarterly, writing from Baghdad in the Washington Post.