We’ve seen some amazing things in Iraq over the past two years, much of it live on television, like I’m doing tonight.

We watched the bombs burst around Baghdad in March of 2003, followed by American tanks driving through a sandstorm.

We watched a dazed Saddam Hussein make an impromptu speech shortly after a failed “assassination strike.”

We watched Iraqi’s information minister claim there were no Americans in Iraq.

We watched Iraqis taking a sledgehammer to a statue of Saddam Hussein, followed by a parade in the streets.

We watched video of the rat hole where American soldiers had just found Saddam Hussein, and images of the former dictator with a tongue suppressor in his mouth.

On the Internet, many of us saw video of Al Qaida terrorists sawing off an innocent man’s head.

We watched Iraqi leaders draft a new constitution, and saw the American leader sign over power to Iraq’s interim government.

Now we’re watching Saddam’s thugs and Bin Laden’s thugs do their best to disrupt Iraq’s first free and fair election. But the election continues, and liberty advances, no thanks to the likes of Ted Kennedy.

Tonight I share Roger Simon’s thoughts on the events as they unfold — CNN has better footage, but FOX’s anchor on the ground seems to be “the face” of this story.

I also share Simon’s optimism and joy. And that of the Iraqi people.