The big news today is, of course, the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. It appears that Al Qaeda is taking responsibility, but it is too early, in my estimation, to believe anything that comes from any group. Michelle Malkin has a link-filled post on the subject. Here is the story from Sky News, and from Yahoo, and from The Sun. Pajamas Media also has a roundup. I can't imagine anything that would destabilize Pakistan more than this, which is why I find it hard to believe it was anyone other than Al Qaeda. But, having said that, Pakistan is infamous for killing it's own, so I will withhold judgement. Still, this is very bad news, indeed.

John McCain continues to get positive press today, as Bob Novak says Republican insiders now believe he may very well be the last man standing at the end of the nominating process. Here is the Washington Post's story about his resurgence, and a very positive piece in the New York Times about McCain's relationship with his children. Ironically, the McCain surge could be very helpful for Hillary Clinton. How so? If McCain surges here in New Hampshire, he may attract more independents to come into the GOP primary to vote for him, leaving fewer to go into the Democratic primary to vote for Obama, thus helping Hillary win that primary. It gets curiouser and curiouser, eh?