Shiites/Kurds deal for Power

In what is another good sign for the burgeoning democracy, Iraqi Kurds and Shiites met over the weekend to discuss a deal which would arrange power-sharing in the new government. This is a great sign that the disparate factions that make up Iraq can and will work together to hold together the nation and come to a point of common benefit. The most interesting part is that this deal apparently would lead to a Kurdish president for Iraq (with a Shiite Prime Minister). This would put at the leadership of the fledgling democracy the one ethnic group with an already-thriving democratic govenment. Which would likely mean more stability and a cooler head at the helm then any other choice.