[johniegrad]

The Egyptian foreign ministry appears to be rejecting President Obama’s call for an immediate transition from the government of President Hosni Mubarak — and says that such calls are inciting violence. “What foreign parties are saying about ‘a period of transition beginning immediately’ in Egypt is rejected,” said foreign ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki, adding that such calls “inflame the internal situation in Egypt.”

When a president has no moral compass other than his own popularity, he can only try to do what makes himself look good. If he guesses wrong, watch out. Obama is responsible for many deaths here.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Could it be that George H. W. Bush has actually talked some sense into the Mubarak government — don’t let yourselves get Jimmy Cartered away, most of America (and Israel too) actually has your back against aggressive Islamists.

[Uncle Ike]

The significance of this story would seem to be that Mubarak still controls his Foreign Ministry, and events of the day show that he still controls, and has the support of, his Interior Ministry and Internal Security apparatus, and some level of support from his Military....

Perhaps the reports of Mubarak having one-foot-in-the-grave might be a bit, ummmmm, premature??