James Taranto points out that the AP has stooped to reporting bad news before it even happens.

It's too early to say whether last weekend's vote has dealt a blow to the insurgency. But in Baghdad, where nearly a quarter of the Iraqi population lives, the absence of any catastrophic attacks in recent days has given people a cautious sense of security.

All that could change with a single deadly car bomb in the heart of the city or sustained mortar fire on the Green Zone.

Taranto notes it is within the realm of possibility that it will change for the better as well.