Message to the Iraqis:

Iraqis begin voting in U.S.

Iraqi expatriate Benjamin Nissan, a beautician who said he likes to dress like Elvis Presley, casts his ballot today in Skokie, Ill., as voting begins in Iraq's first independent elections in more than 50 years. -- Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press

If I could sum up in one picture what this election is about, it wouldn't be the one above, but I don't think there were too many Iraqis going to the polls dressed as Elvis under Saddam's regime.

Godspeed to you Iraq. Prove wrong all of those in the world that would rather see you fail just so they can say, "I told you so." Here is an appropriate speech for the occasion, delievered by character Lou Brown in the movie Major League (edited slightly by me):

I'm not much for inspirational addresses. I just wanta point out that every newspaper in the (world) has picked us to finish last. The local press thinks we'd save everybody a lot of time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I like to waste (news) writers' time so I'm for hangin' around and seein' if we can give all these guys a nice, big shitburger to eat.