performing their core legislative duties in more than five months on the job. what in the world is going son in iraq is crippled by a complete and total political impasse. the united states and the iraqis, of course, hoped that the march elections would show the world that iraqi democracy works. it has done just the opposite. after accusations of fraud, counteraccusations, recounts more recounts, the final certified election results were thus -- 91 seats in the parliament for the secular al iraqii party led by allawi on the show. 89 seats for the shiite state of law coalition led by nuri al malaki. neither of the two dominant parties was anywhere near the necessary 163-seat majority. so they need to make alliances, which are common in most democratic counties age louie's