Deafening Silence

As Springbored has noted, the silence coming out of the other nations of the Mideast regarding the Iranian election has been notable for its utter lack of volume. There isn't a single Muslim nation, to my recollection, which has said anything other than to congratulate Ahmadinejad, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

We know where our erstwhile allies, the guys who democracy-loving George Bush put into power, feel about elections: They are in favor of them, but only if they can also rig the outcome. The Iranian regime, our so-called friends and the GOP all agree with the old saying of Boss Tweed: "As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?"