Wall St Journal had a big article on exactly Dianavan's point--especially with setbacks to Bush's plans elsewhere, his regime is now definitely soft-pedalling the much ballyhooed push for democracy-- in places like Egypt. Suddenly Mubarak's less-than-enthusiastic embrace of a true multiparty system is just fine with Mr Bush and co.

And the people actually pushing for democracy in Egypt see this and recognize it for what it is-----the Bush regime's hypocrisy on this point.