Oh, in celebration of Alissa Rosenbaum's 100th birthday (which was yesterday), I will make a quasi-political post:

Yay, Iraqis! We can't get that kind of voter turnout here, and no one is threatening to blow our butts off. As you work on your constitution, keep one thing in mind: despite some gritching (would letting a Christian group meet on campus after school hours really violate this idea?), separation of Church and State is a damn fine idea. If you don't believe me, ask your neighbors, the Iranians. Or even the Saudis. Or the Afghanis.