Hamas is like the dog who caught the car

Gateway Pundit comments on the resignation of the Palestinian cabinet. The NY Times says the Hamas victory was overwhelming.

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Palestinians likened the preliminary results, announced tonight by the Central Election Committee, to an earthquake or a tsunami, ending more than 40 years of political domination by Fatah, the main political faction built by Yasir Arafat, who died 14 months ago.

The results of Wednesday's election put an armed faction — considered to be a terrorist group by Israel, the United States and the European Union — in charge of the Palestinian political future. They also put a screeching halt to efforts to restart peace talks, and made a mockery of the voter surveys released Wednesday night that indicated that Fatah would have the most seats and could retain control of the legislature and the cabinet.

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Fatah's coruption no doubt contributed to its demise. But, the Palestinians should recall that the Taliban were also originally praised for their lack of coruption. It says something about the culture of the Palestinains that the choice was between corupt thug and murderous thugs.

Jim Robbins talks abut the fropping of the mask of reasonalbness.

I think Hamas' electoral victory is very useful, just like Ahmadinejad's in Iran. Both cases bring unavoidable clarity to the central issues in the region. They make it impossible for (most) apologists to minimize the nature of the threats we face. Ahmadinejad's recent and recurrent bizarre public statements demonstrate the disturbing state of play in Iran. I look forward to similar raving from the Hamas leadership. Plus I am very eager to watch the imposition of Taliban-style Sharia in the areas they control. It might be an education for voters in other Muslim countries, but I doubt it.

I think he and I are on the same page.