Another day, another shoveling job

Relocation of snow completed.  We received about 4" of fluff overnight, but as I am in the throes of the New York Ick (Xmas gift from Sister), I sacrificed some fossil fuel to run the snowblower.  This does not eliminate shoveling, as I then have to clean off the escape pods and work in close around them, do the walks and steps, etc, etc, etc.

Various people have been pointing out that Ms. Bhutto might not have been quite the shining star we would want running our country.  This is true.  But when running your country, or your political party, gives you a 50/50 chance of assassination, as it does in much of that part of the world, setting aside a few million dollars in a Swiss bank to see your kids through college looks like a rational approach.  I believe she stole no more than was customary for her position.

Further on "democracy"

Lots of discussion on what Ms. Bhutto's death means for "democracy" in Pakistan.  I doubt if the majority of people in Pakistan want democracy.  World-wide, most people want their side to run things, period, and democracy is at best a means to that end.  This is true even in the US -- we've seen too many leaders in both parties who want "my way or the highway." 

Love it or leave it.  50.0001% majority is a mandate from the people for my agenda.

The Nazis and the Bolshies were perfectly willing to use democracy to gain power.  Anyone who wanted democracy after that, got taken out and shot.