ARTICLE: Bhutto's Son Chosen As Eventual Party Chief, By Griff Witte, Washington Post, December 31, 2007; Page A01

A sure sign of how ultimately irrelevant Benazir was: her husband automatically becomes party head and her 19-year-old son is slated as eventual party leader. This is pure symbology, showing there is a dynastic family function that's more important than the actual leaders themselves, which are completely interchangeable, regardless of actual talent. This is why the Boomers are making us look so sad with son W. and wife Hillary as apparently the best both parties can manage. Yes, they both get elected themselves, but you get the point.