Mubarak close to being gone.....

or is he?  Tahrir Square is buzzing with excitement as the rumor (leaked possibly by CIA Director Panetta...stupid stupid stupid!) that President Mubarak is to announce tonight that he will step down.  The next steps are uncertain, and the future is nervously optimistic.  State run TV is running prequels to programming showing the activity in Tahrir Square with the words "Egypt is changing".  The ongoing commentary is compelling, but as I said yesterday, also frustrating, and that continues today with constant references to where Mr. Obama is, and whether or not he will make any statements about this situation.  It continues to be CNN's concensus that the result of this demonstration will be orchestrated by the mighty U.S. and not the Egyptians who have spilled their blood on the streets of Cairo!! What gall!!  But then....just as I'm about to change the channel (yes I do have other channels!) John King.....no ...JOHN KING SAVES THE DAY!  He stops the parlez dead in it's tracks and says....not once but twice....loosely translated...." We must remember that this revolution is the result of the courage and determination of the Egyptian people not the US....this is NOT a US lead uprising".....Oh how I love him!!!! I wish they could take those words and play them as a prequel to all the Cairo coverage.  Maybe the Egyptians wouldn't view westerners quite so negatively if they felt they were getting the respect the duly deserve.
May God Bless You Mr. John King. You are wise and mighty.