A truly historic day

President Bush's concerning the election in Afganistan: "A marvelous thing is happening in Afghanistan. Freedom is powerful. Think about a society in which young girls couldn't go to school and their mothers were whipped in the public square. And today, they're holding a presidential election. The first person to vote in the presidential election, three years after the Taliban ruled that country with such barbarism, was a 19-year-old woman, an Afghan refugee, who fled her homeland during the civil war. Here's what she said: "I cannot explain my feelings, just how happy I am. I would never have thought I would be able to vote in this election." She's voting in this election because the United States of America believes that freedom is the Almighty God's gift to each man and woman in this world. And today is an appropriate day for Americans to remember and thank the men and women of our Armed Forces who liberated Afghanistan. The people of Australia voted today, as well. And I want to congratulate my good friend, Prime Minister John Howard, who won a great victory." ...a remarkable achievement of the Afgan people in partnership and with the aid of the U.S. And as an added benefit, it really puts sKerry's panties in a bunch.