Mubarak was and is a stabilizing factor in the Middle East.
But in order to keep himself in power he should make some needed democratic reforms.
But he should never ever knuckle under to anything or anybody connected to the Muslim Brotherhood.
I think Mubarak has the basic support of the military who respect him and his new VP.
No it’s not O’s fault. But he could come out and say that the USA believes in freedom, free elections, women’s rights to an education and a job and to own property. He could say the we don’t believe that the penalty for converting from Muslim to another faith (apostasy) should be punishable by death. He couild say the America won’t support a government that believes that gays should be executed, or that accused adulterers should be stoned to death. He could say that we won’t support a government that wants to conquer the world by means of violent jihad.
He could say all these things.
But he chooses not to.