Opinion: Uncivil elections. Like a powerful ship plowing through heavy waves, the Bush Administration is trying to stay the course in Iraq, despite the buffeting it is taking on the way to the much-heralded January election. But it is already clear that election is no safe harbor, just another waypoint on a perilous journey whose dangers are constantly changing, and perhaps growing. In fact the vote may itself be explosive, with concerns growing that civil war may be spawned by the election. (Barre Times / Montpelier Argus)