Bad News For Democrats

The polls will soon be closing in Iraq and it seems that all has gone pretty well and Iraqis are genuinely thrilled at their prospects.

[V]iolence overall was light and did not appear to discourage Iraqis, some of whom turned out wrapped in their country's flag on a bright, sunny day, and afterward displayed a purple ink-stained index finger — a mark to guard against multiple voting.

"The number of people participating is very, very high and we have had very few irregularities," U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad told The Associated Press. "It is a good day so far, good for us, good for Iraq. This is a first step for integrating the Sunni Arabs and bringing them into the political process and integrating them into the government."

The high Sunni turnout appeared to result in reports of a shortage of ballot materials in Fallujah and Ramadi.