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When I was in the car yesterday, I was listening to Brian Whitman, a self described “liberal” and a “Democrat who voted for John Kerry” (his words).

What he had to say, I thing should resonate among many. To paraphrase (from memory), he said something along the lines of:

“Yesterday’s Iraqi elections should be seen as a victory for the Iraqi people. It should be seen as a victory for freedom and liberty. They should be celebrated for what they signify…

Those on the left shouldn’t worry if the elections “validated President Bush’s policies” or improve his domestic stature…nor should they whine or carp about that…rather they should just be happy for the Iraqi people.”

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like many of the big names on the left have followed such advice. As Watcher points out in “Carnival of the PESTs“