Monday, February 28, 2005

Presto Chango! "Democracy" in Egypt!

Watch Mubarak pull a rabbit out of a hat! Egypt's Prez announced on 2/26 that he was ordering the constitution to be changed to allow other candidates to run for office. Sounds great right? Sounds like "democracy is on the march", huh? Nope. The real deal is this: In order for a candidate to be eligible to run for office, they must be in a recognized party (ok, that's not so bad) but they must ALSO win parliamentary endorsement...parliament is controlled by Mubarak and his party...so guess what? You can run, but not unless you have Mubarak's approval and endorsement, and if it looks like you might just kick Mubarak's ass out of his comfy seat of power, then I'm sure your political career will last about as long as an Ashley Simpson song on Saturday Night Live. I wonder if Mubarak can saw a lady in half, too? Naw, I bet that damn long balck jubba she's forced to wear gets in the way.
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