January 28, 2011 - 3:33 pm
Will he endorse the status quo? Pull for ElBaradei? Fox just reported that the president spoke with Mubarak by phone for about 30 minutes today.
Update: Obama called on Egypt to turn the internet back on, and on the protesters to be peaceful. He echoed almost to a word, Mubarak’s call for social, political and economic reform. That echo hints that we’re not behind the scenes pressuring Mubarak to leave.
Update: Obama called on governments everywhere to “respond to their citizens.” You first, champ.






Present!!
And lets keep in mind that ElBaradei is manifestly Not Our Friend. Hes a committed U.N. Leftist who hates Israel and thinks the US should give up its nukes.