status quo returns.

Man, you gotta keep on them every damn minute, it seems.

In addition, we've lost Mubarak who wasn't all that great but who we knew wasn't going to go against us.

Bad for Egyptians and bad for us.

I lost track.

Yeah, I can see why people complain about that

So would Obama's opponents.

and neutered the courts.
You seem to have no problem with that.

Remember, Egypt had courts, and still have the same Courts that existed at the time of the Revolution. These Courts ruled that the elected Parliament was illegal, primarily because those people allied with the Military did not win.

Remember, the Constitution of Egypt, is a dead letter, it no longer exists and everyone agrees on that. The elected Parliament was ruled by the Courts to be illegal, even while it was agreed that it be elected to write a new Constitution.

The law governing the parliamentary elections was ruled unconstitutional by a lower court because it breached the principle of equality when it allowed party members to contest a third of seats set aside for independents. The remaining two thirds were contested by party slates.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57453035/egypt-court-rules-entire-parliament-illegally-elected-orders-body-to-dissolve-after-unconstitutional-vote/

Thus, no one is in charge and no one knows the limit of the Power of the COurts, the PResident or Parliament. President Mohamed Morsi Isa El-Ayyat (To give his full name) is in a fight with the Egyptian Military over who will actually rule Egypt, thus his grab for power is more an attempt to preempt the Military then anyone else. The "Riots" that have occurred since he took those powers, seems to be aimed at his SUPPORTERS, the Moslem Brotherhood, then by any movement of the Moslem Brotherhood to gain more power. Could this be a grab for power? Yes, but the question is who do you want to have these power, the elected President or the unelected Military hierarchy? In reality that is the choice, who do you want to have these powers, till such time as a New Constitution is written and it can be made CLEAR what is the power of the PResident AND what are the limits of his power.

These are supposed to be temporary measures to ensure that a new constitution gets written. Stay tuned.

These are revolutionary times. Pay attention in case you are soon in the same position in your country.

the Woody Allen film "Going Bananas", where he is involved in a revolution in South America to oust a totalitarian dictator. Once the new guy gets into place, he issues a decree requiring everyone to change their underwear every half hour, and requiring everyone to wear their underwear on the outside of their pants... "so we can check."
People love power. You put any one person in power and, unless there are STRONG mechanisms in place to prevent a power grab, they are going to become dictators. Anyone that wants to become a leader should not be allowed to take the job.

Look for the headscarves along the right border. I wonder if they willingly went or were dragged by male family members.

Dictators can always find an excuse to make a power grab, at least the people aren't just letting him get away with it. I hope they can keep the protests up until they get someone who cares about them.