I could hardly disagree more, number 6.

Families very often run major corporations and governments too, don't forget that. Ever heard of the Waltons? Or the Rothshchilds? Or the Rockefellers? Or the Bronfmans? It goes on and on. Big money. Old money. Sometimes new money. The most enduring and shaping institution in society IS the family, and every country is essentially run by its most powerful families and their extended circle of relatives, friends, and employees...and all those families compete with each other for the most influential roles.

The Bhuttos have indeed been a powerful political dynasty in Pakistan for a long time (as with the Ghandis in India), and I expect we have not heard the last of them. Families are tremendously important in that country, even more so than they are here, and such dynasties do not go away quietly into that good night. They may lose in some power play, and their chosen leaders may die. If so, they bide their time and reappear at some later juncture when the time seems right for them. Benazir Bhutto is now a martyr in Pakistan. That's a powerful thing, and I'm sure her family will continue to play an important role there.