(This has been diaried already over here but I don't think this received enough attention.)
(X-posted at The Albany Project)
With idiot conservatives questioning the point of making a stirring, beautiful speech to win over the hearts and minds in the Muslim world, it looks like those efforts to nudge public opinion are already bearing fruit:
NY Times: U.S.-Backed Alliance Appears to Win in Lebanon
An American-backed alliance appeared to retain control of the Lebanese Parliament on Sunday in a hotly contested election that had been billed as a showdown between Tehran and Washington for influence in the Middle East.
more on the flip