Egypt: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?

Who is Adly Mansour, new president of Egypt?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/04/egypt-adly-mansour-profile/2489303/

CAIRO — A big question circulating in Egypt today: Who is Adly Mansour?

The answer: a little-known constitutional judge appointed years ago by ousted former president Hosni Mubarak who has now been drafted to serve as Egypt's interim president.

Another big question: Will Mansour be a puppet for the military leadership that put him in power?

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The people of Egypt overthrew Hosni Mubarak and many people cheered the Arab Spring. Egypt had supposedly free elections, but the only group that was organized well enough to gain power was the Muslim Brotherhood.

They behaved exactly how I was afraid they would act against moderates and religious minorities. Now, many people are in opposition. Progressives are opposed to them because they are fundies, and conservatives are opposed to them because they are Muslims. Which brings the question: does anyone else feel weird about supporting a military coup against a democratically elected government, even though the voters in our minds made a terrible choice?

Has it come down to "you have the right to elect anyone as long as we like them?"