I usually visit Hugh Hewitt's blog first because he is like a traffic cop, something I'm sure I have heard him say about himself. He directs the traffic on the blogosphere sending you in the right direction. He said Powerline, Roger L. Simon, Friends of Democracy and Instapundit have great election coverage so that's where I went.
I think if I saw nothing else the slideshow of photos Instapundit links to put together by Adam Keiper would be enough. The last picture in fact says it all, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it becomes one of the defining pictures of election. A woman. A tear. An ink stained finger. The joy of freedom. (Here's a thumbnail size copy I lifted from powerline blog.)
All that talk about violence at the polls, and then there is a semi quiet day in Iraq. However, the naysayers weren't completely wrong; they were just looking at the wrong country. Instapundit links to Norm Geras who found the BBC story about the fight that broke out between demonstrators and Iraqis who had come to vote in Manchester. The demonstrators weren't Iraqis, and they were from Hizb-ut-Tahrir - an Islamic group which is against the elections in Iraq. What more can you say?
From Instapundit, I got to Jeff Jarvis' Buzz Machine blog and from there to Cigars in the Sand, which has some great pictures. Here's my favorite. The caption says, " 
How bad do Iraqis want to vote? This guy had himself wheeled to the polling station, in what looks like a modified shopping cart [CORRECTION: baby carriage].
Cigars in the Sand said to check out Friends of Democracy so I did. If you want to know what's going on in the election process in Iraq, this is the site to visit. I liked this picture of the debates in Samawa.
I wish we had debates like this. I hate the dry soliloqy style format we use because there's not enough accountability. It's hard in three minutes to challenge every lie your opponent made in five. And wouldn't it be great if we had some Ann Coulters and Hugh Hewitts in congress who would actually talk back to the Barbara Boxers and John Kerrys? I have to say I was very proud of Norm Coleman for his opening remarks in Dr. Rice's confirmation hearings. No mister nice guy.
Thanks to Instapundit I also made my first and probably my last visit to the Democratic Underground. My reaction to many of their posts on the Iraqi election can be summed up in one word: disgust. They all hate Bush, but they are divided in their reaction to the election based upon whether or not they can separate their hatred of Bush from the events in Iraq. (Interestingly enough, Bush is called a chimp. I have never gotten why that is such a put down since according to the theory of evolution chimps are our ancestors. If the person using the term in a derogatory manner believes in evolution, they are in essence not only disrespecting their ancestor they are also casting themselves in a less than flattering light. Since I don't want to use the term and don't believe in evolution, I guess I don't have to worry if it makes sense or not. As I said, I don't think I'll be headed back underground anytime soon. After seeing part of one beheading, I don't know how anyone could ever respect someone who sides with the terrorists and calls this election illegitimate.
From Instapundit, I jumped to Roger L. Simon.
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