You should take an acknowledgement from the New York Times that the election had a positive effect (just like Bush said it would) and declare victory. Carping about the editorial bent of the Times will only result in ulcers.
I will carp all I friggin' want to, until I've got gefilte fish coming out my ears. IMO this was an attempt to downplay the triumph of the elections. And I am SICK of the media over-reporting the negatives in Iraq and downplaying the positives.