Presidenting for Dummies

"You know, I hear people say, well, civil war this, civil war that. The Iraqi people decided against civil war when they went to the ballot box. "

Let's see, there, George, I have a couple of things for you.

You did know that the "Iraqi people" voted EXACTLY along sectarian lines, reflecting the same ideological, religious and ethnic divisions underlying today's violence?

You do realize that the Iraqi "government" has just about the same amount of power, legitimacy and sovereignty as does the Homecoming Court at Crawford High?

And would you please let the "elections" (the elections you never wanted, by the way) go? I heard you were taking a couple of books on Lincoln to camp to the "Western White House" with you. You might want to read the part where it was the absolutely constitutional, legal and democratic election of Mr. Lincoln that prompted South Carolina to reject federal authority, leading to, you know--CIVIL WAR.