WORST IDEA 9/21/10: Pretending Afghanistan is a democracy

Apparently Afghanistan just had an election and we're supposed to now believe that the country is a democracy -- you know, just like us. Of course, we're supposed to ignore that many people can't vote because it's too dangerous to go to the polls and there's no real oversight of the election process. And, let's not forget, that no matter who wins, nothing actually changes and the country remains a horrible wasteland run by religious zealots who are only marginally better than the super-duper religious zealots they are replacing.

Many Afghans denied right to vote, watchdog says - CNN.com