George Bush Talks Big, and He Delivers
February 3, 2005

No, the insurgency isn't over. No, U.S. troops can't come home yet. No, one election does not a democracy make. No, paradise has not dawned in Mesopotamia. Every caveat offered by the cautious is true. Yet even days later, all I can say is … wow!
For those of us who supported President Bush's decision to liberate Iraq — and who, unlike some fair-weather friends, never wavered in our conviction that it was the right thing to do — there hasn't been a lot of good news to celebrate since the capture of Saddam Hussein. And that was more than a year ago.

So you will forgive me if I savor Monday's headlines: "Iraqi Turnout Trumps Violence"; "Security Effort Holds Insurgents Mostly at Bay"; "President Hails Election as a Success and a Signal." Even more eloquent were the ubiquitous pictures of Iraqis giving terrorists the finger — literally — as they exhibited ink-stained index fingers showing they had voted.

This guy is going to be looking for a new job soon.