Musharraf on his way out?

Things have gotten very interesting since the election on Feb. 18th. The good news is that some sane parties won, namely the PPP, PML-N, and ANP. The bad news is that these said parties are trying their best to forget about the judiciary and the lawyers' movement that put them in power in the first place. Of course they're political parties, and they will grasp for power above all else. But what is especially frustrating is that in this case, doing the right thing also means extending their hold on power - and saying a big fat 'fuck you' to Musharraf at the same time.

In March 2007, I had predicted that Musharraf would be gone within a year. Well, we're coming up on March 9, the anniversary of the Chief Justice's sacking, and it might not happen that soon, but Musharraf doesn't have much longer to stay in the Army House that he's been squatting in and thereby refusing to let Kayani occupy it. Word is that he's already trying to make deals for a 'safe exit.' What should happen is that the bastard gets tried for treason and humanitarian crimes. Let's see. The next couple of weeks will be very interesting.

So THAT'S why he lost

This has got to be the best excuse for losing an election. From Leader (Karachi):

CANDIDATE BLAMES 'LOTA' FOR LOSING ELECTION

A candidate in the elections from NA constituency 79, Chaudhry Mohammed Naveed Iqbal from Samundri Tehsil in Faisalabad who lost in the elections, has said that he was defeated because his election symbol was a 'lota.'

He has urged upon the Pakistan Election Commission to remove the election symbol of 'Lota' from the list of election symbols that are given to the political parties and independents in the general elections. This is the first time that a defeated candidate has blamed his election symbol for his defeat. 'Lota' is used in day-to-day conversation in Pakistan to refer to turncoats.