[ncountylee]

“Today, I came to vote because I am tired of terrorists, and I want the country to be safe again,”

God bless.

[i_dont_chat]

It's Bush's fault!

[ohioWfan]

God bless and protect these brave, strong people, and thank You Lord, for our incredible troops and Commander in Chief that gave the Iraqi people their freedom!

[Neoliberalnot]

This will be a tough time for the terrorists, liberals, and demorats if democracy succeeds. We need to be sensitive to their losses which means a win for representative government.

[YOUGOTIT]

And this will never be reported buy the anti-American left wing press in the United States or the international media. They all desire failure and the placing of the people of Iraq back under a dictator. So they can again get money and slaves by backing the dictator like they did Saddam.

[jocon307]

“The government can’t just sew together an outfit and dress the people up by force."

That is some quote. Quite an image it gives my mind.

[JulieRNR21]

I've been thinking about those millions of Iraqis who risked death and how many walked for hours to vote (the roads were closed due to fear of car bombs) and to exercise a freedom many Americas take for granted or simply ignore. I've read accounts of how they jubilantly flashed their 'purple fingers' and it has moved me to tears!

And I've been thinking also of George Washington who against great odds, led our nation in the War of Independence and then in the establishment of a free nation.

How fortunate we are to have President Bush who has the courage to lead in the War on Terror and the vision to realize that a free Iraq is a model for the entire Arab world and the best deterrent to the spread of terrorism!

[gpapa]

The 'purple' revolution goes on and freedom reigns. The ankle biting pundits and clueless democrats still don't get it. They are truly stuck on stupid with superglue.

[jeffers]

Regardless of which way the vote goes, I suspect that a large number of the people who do not get their wish will follow their historic tendency to resort to violence to try and get their way.

It is to be expected, normal growing pains for a culture emerging from under the thumb of a ruthless dictator.

I hope our guys are aware of the possibility, planning for the worst, hoping for the best, and that whatever harm comes out of this, it remains as minimal as possible.

Thumbs up to the Iraqi people as a whole for enduring the often painful transition to real freedom after all these decades in hell.

[EGPWS]

Iraq’s deeply divided Shias, Sunnis and Kurds voted under heavy guard on Saturday to decide the fate of a new constitution aimed at establishing democracy after more than two decades of Saddam Hussein’s repressive rule.

And this isn't news coming from Baghdad Bob! : )

[adamsjas]

Is it just me, or is there a dearth of info on th the MSM about this? Its like its being buried under CNN reruns of their trash report on the "failure" in Iraq, and Fox is busy covering another riot in Toledo?

[Mo1]

This news will make the Dems very unhappy

[Albion Wilde]

A day that US and Iraqi leaders feared could turn bloody turned out to be the most peaceful in months....Insurgents attacked five of Baghdad’s 1,200 polling stations with shootings and bombs, wounding seven voters. But the only deaths were those of three Iraqi soldiers in a roadside bomb far from a polling site, and there were no major attacks reported as US and Iraqi forces clamped down with major security measures around balloting sites.

Hallelujah! Wonderful news! Thank you, God!

[pleikumud]

“This is all wrong. I said ’no’ to a constitution written by the Americans,” said Jilan Shaker, 22, a laborer who showed up at a polling station in Baghdad’s Azamiyah district polling station in shorts and plastic sandals.

The question is, who has Jilan Shaker been talking with, Billy Klinton, Hillary Klinton, Kennedy, Kerry, Howeird Dean, Pelosi, Schumer, Levin, Boxer, Feinstein, Jesse Jackson, Collins, Snowe, McCain, Biden, Lautenberg, Corzine, Leahy, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, NY Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Time, Pravda, Isvestia......?

[reagan_fanatic]

Iraq’s deeply divided Shias, Sunnis and Kurds voted under heavy guard on Saturday to decide the fate of a new constitution aimed at establishing democracy after more than two decades of Saddam Hussein’s repressive rule

I thought Saddam took power back in 1968? Nevertheless, congrats to the Iraqi people for taking one of the many baby steps towards democracy.

[Albion Wilde]

[Da Mav]

An interesting and related observation.

Certainly the situation is a lot more complex than body counts but examining casualty reports may give some indication as to the effectiveness of the enemy. And the bottom line is obvious: There were a hell of a lot more Coalition forces killed in the runup to the first election in January than have been killed in the runup to this one. In fact Coalition casualties have almost been cut in half.

Coalition Casualties in Iraq during Pre-Election #1
Nov...141
Dec...077
Jan...127
Total: 345

Coalition Casualties in Iraq during Pre-Election #2
Aug...085
Sep...052
Oct...038 (to date)
Total: 175

Just pointing that out since the media hasn't bothered to figure it out or report it.

http://icasualties.org/oif/

[HarleyLady27]

Lets pray that they pass the Constitution and then things might start to settle down...after a while, they can always go back and take that out and insert this, and change things here and there, we did that with our Constitution, and it wasn't easy the first 50 years of our Nation's Birth either...

God Bless the Iraqi's !!!

[mainepatsfan]

The Dems and the MSM will have a tough morning tomorrow. The terrorists really let them down today.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The only way the MSM would be interested in this major news is if exit polls showed Kerry in the lead.

The disaster they've been cheering for to occur for the last few months never happened. To people with a brain, it makes them look bad. Good.