October 02, 2005
October surprise...
This looks like good news to me...
By Nancy A. Youssef, Knight Ridder Newspapers
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The two strongest opponents of Iraq's proposed new constitution said this week that they wouldn't campaign against it aggressively, making it likely that voters will approve the constitution in an Oct. 15 referendum.
Passage would be a victory for the Bush administration's Iraq policy, but it's unclear whether the document will produce a stable Iraqi government with broad public support or further alienate the country's Sunni Muslim Arab minority.
Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's representatives said that while he's not thrilled about the constitution, he likely wouldn't encourage his followers to oppose it.
Hazem al-Araji, a senior al-Sadr aide, said that al-Sadr has formed a committee to review the document and that once he hears from them he'll make a final decision.
"But for now, his opinion is neutral," al-Araji said.
The largest Sunni political group, the Iraqi Islamic Party, said that although it has encouraged its supporters to vote down the document, its efforts are focused on the December election for a new National Assembly.
"There are powers that will make sure this bad constitution passes," said Ala'a al-Maki, a party spokesman. "We are focusing more on ensuring the Sunnis participate in the next election."....[Thanks to OJ]
A couple of thoughts. One: The people who say the Bush Administration is tottering on its last legs...you are toast once again. You are SO toast! Ha ha ha.
Two: I confidently predict that leftists and "Democrats" will NOT be happy about yet another triumph for democracy in Iraq. They didn't like the last one, and they will like this even less...
You can see the line they are going to take in the quote above. "...but it's unclear whether the document will produce a stable Iraqi government with broad public support or further alienate the country's Sunni Muslim Arab minority..." In other words, if part of the 20% who are Sunni Arab are not happy, then the government doesn't have "broad public support," and is a failure. Talk about moving the goal posts out into the parking lot...
Every summer since 2001, we've heard that the administration is adrift and ineffective. And every year in September or October it comes back strong. I'm guessing the timing of the Iraq election will tie in nicely with some other Bush moves. Probably the nomination of a strong conservative to the Supreme Court.
The Democrat/media suicide attacks against the nominee and the terrorist suicide attacks against the Iraqi constitution will both be bloody but pointless; both groups will fail because they are trying to beat something with nothing...
Update: Harriet Miers? That don't sound too exciting to me. Oh well.
Posted by John Weidner at October 2, 2005 12:51 PM
Satisfying or convincing the Leftists and "Democrats" is not possible. I am a conservative blogger and I have given the game the ol'college try and failed.
When presented with two comparable examples of common fruit, L&D's will say,"You are comparing apples to oranges. They are obviously not alike in any way."
Present two apples, they say, "One apple is red, the other is green. How dare you compare on the basis of skin color!"
Give them two red apples and we are told, "One is a Red Delicious and the other is a McIntosh. Diversity is wonderful, and cannot be judged right or wrong, good or bad."
Now give them two Red Delicious apples which are all clones of and genetically identical to the first Red Delicious apple, they claim, "It is not the SAME apple. No one has the right to compare."
So we cut one Red Delicious apple in half, thinking we've got the bastards now, and the L&D's say with a straight face, "But that is only half the apple and you are a biased capitalist pig."
One cannot win against arguments as ridiculous as those presented by Leftists and Democrats.
Posted by: Indigo Red at October 2, 2005 03:00 PM
