Wait a minute. Wasn’t Mohamed Morsy’s election as president of Egypt supposed to signal a new day in that Arab nation?

Apparently not. The crowds poured into the streets just as they did two-plus years ago and now Morsy is out, just as Hosni Mubarak was ousted after his 30-year rule as president.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/03/egypt-live-blog/

Remember the Arab Spring? It was meant to bring a new era of freedom and liberty to a region ruled by ham-fisted dictators. It’s been, shall we say, a mixed blessing.

Libya is more or less free. Same with Tunisia. Syria is in the middle of a bloody civil war. Egypt, the largest Arab country of them all, now is being riven by more tumult, uncertainty and possible bloodshed as it makes the transition once again to another government.

Morsy was thought to be able to share power with his foes. He didn’t. This member of the Muslim Brotherhood consolidate his own grip on power and that apparently infuriated the reformers.

Here we go once again. The world is holding its breath.

I’m hoping Egyptians get it right this time.