The assassination of Benazir Bhutto was certainly a sad event in the news today. Regardless of one’s political persuasion, one would certainly hate to see anyone’s life ended in this way. And to all you conspiracy theorists out there: just STOP! Pakistan is rife with political/cultural/religious factions bent on destroying each other and further enforcing sharia law. I don’t think they need help from any foreign government to remove what the militants would see as their obstacles.

This event also should serve as a reminder that no matter how fractured and malfunctioning our political system and election process is, it is still a much healthier system than you will find across the world.