Moderates winning Iran elections

Too bad they don't have "Democracy" in Iran.  Then maybe the people of that country could actually vote according to their preferences, and perhaps repudiate the hard-line extremism of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Oh, wait...

TEHRAN, Iran - Opponents of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took an early lead in key races in
Iran's local elections, according to partial results announced Monday, with moderate conservatives winning control of councils across Iran.  If the final results hold — especially in the bellwether capital, Tehran — it will be an embarrassment to Ahmadinejad

Yup, we need to attack Iran with all our military might, because they have no political democracy, and are incapable of rational actions all on their own.

In reality, don't you think the parallels with recent U.S. politics are sweet?  The country elected an extremist jerk whose belicose rhetoric appealed to many in the face of Bush's threats and actions in the region.  But after putting up with his foolishness for just a year, now a backlash seems to be taking place in the local elections.

We'll see where events go from here, but this is an encouraging sign.  Maybe we can even take a little credit, as People Power is showing up in Iran!