Here is some good political news for the US:

Within the space of a few weeks, economic worries have displaced the Iraq war as the top political issue in the United States, upending the carefully laid plans of presidential candidates and causing Congress and the White House to consider emergency measures intended to prevent – or moderate – a looming recession.

In one sense the rise of pocketbook issues reflects a glimmer of good news. Reduced violence in Baghdad has made Iraq seem a less pressing concern to many US voters.

But the apparent military success of increased US troop levels is only part of the story. Worrisome economic indicators, from spiking oil prices to the sinking stock market, are causing many American workers to fear for their prospects – reinforcing the political truism that in everything but boom times the economy trumps all. [Christian Science Monitor]

I say this is good news simply because I’m tired of listening to politicians using their same worn out arguments about the Iraq War instead of focusing on what is really important such as domestic issues like the economy.  If this year’s presidential election is focused on the economy, health care, education, crime, etc. we all as Americans will be a whole lot better off than arguing about Iraq all the time. 

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