I thought it was time to return to the news...

Lately I've been blogging about myself. I'm sure everyone's pretty much sick and tired of hearing about me and my not-so-exciting escapades, so I'd like to make sure I insert this important piece of information into my blog.

Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assasinated yesterday at a rally in the country. Bhutto was widely hailed as the voice of democracy for Pakistan, and she returned to the country in October after about 8 years of self-imposed exile. An assasination attempt on the day of her return failed, and she was placed under house arrest for her own safety for awhile. Yesterday the assasination attempt was successful.

Bhutto was the first female leader of a Muslim country, and the first female leader to have a baby while in office. Her father was hanged many years ago for his politics, and she saw her political career as her destiny. Both her stints as Prime Minister were cut short by allegations of corruption.

Bhutto was at a rally in preparation for the upcoming Pakistani elections in January. She was the best shot for a power sharing arrangement with Musharraf and for democracy in the country. So here's the question - what happens now?

Pakistan has had nuclear capabilities for many years now, developed in response to India's own nuclear development. The United States has long allowed this to happen, with Pakistan and Musharraf most recently an ally in the "War on Terrah." Now with the best chance for democracy in Pakistan lying six feet underground, what will happen? Will Musharraf continue to wield complete control? Will he unleash the nuclear weapons? A volatile situation has been made much worse with possible consequences for the entire world. And in most media, this was not even the top news story.

And here's another question. How can the United States not have had a female leader yet, when there have been at least 55 in the world in modern years in countries from Argentina to Yugoslavia? Seriously. The US should stop taking itself so seriously and begin to consider that maybe we aren't as advanced as other nations.

And while we're on the subject of politics, let's all start getting informed about the presidential election. The primaries are mostly all coming up in January and February. Now I would prefer you vote for a certain side, but whatever side you are on, just go out there and vote.