I’m not one to condone violence–it’s never appropriate.  But I have to say, I understand where Cairo is coming from.  Their passion for ousting Mubarak is met only by my passion to oust Sarah Palin.  Let’s compare the two and I’ll explain why Mubarak is actually a better politician/leader than Sarah Palin.

What kind of background do most people want from their leaders?  Mubarak has a college education and was an Egyptian Air Force Officer and actually taught at the Air Force Academy.  Did I mention that his background includes being Commander of the Air Force Academy and Chief of Staff for the Egyptian Air Force?  He was also Minister of Defense for awhile, before getting in on the whole President scene.  Palin, in comparison, was the Mayor of Wasilla.  She was also Governor of Alaska for about a second, until she had to resign because of a series of ethics complaints.  To conclude: Mubarak–extensive background in the military; Palin–extensive background in low-cut sweaters and running a city of about 10,000 people.

Wealth.  It’s important to some people.  Mubarak is worth about $40-70 billion.  Palin wrote a book that sold about two million copies and she works for Fox.  For Palin to have as much money as him, she would have to sell her book for about $20,000-$35,000 per book.  Math is fun.  And for those of you who don’t think money is important in politics, open your eyes.  When have you EVER seen a politician who doesn’t have a fat bankroll?

Political significance.  Mubarak has, over the years, had several important meetings with foreign leaders.  He hasn’t done anything nice, mind you, but at least he knows what’s going on.  He’s been the President of Egypt for nearly 30 years–you get to know people is all I’m saying.  Palin, on the other hand, has been parodied on SNL several times by the lovely Tina Fey.  And she can see Russia from her backyard.

Assassination attempts.  You know you’re hot when people are trying to kill you.  Mubarak’s stats grow daily like the counter at the bottom of gmail where it tells you how much space you have.  He is way popular.  And by popular, I mean everyone is trying to kill him.  Palin, however, is super popular in the way that everyone wants to copy her glasses.

Iraq.  Mubarak has spoken out against the 2003 war in Iraq.  Palin has zero foreign policy background, can’t communicate a coherent thought about Iraq, and probably can’t find Iraq on a map.

Corruption.  Ok there’s not really a difference here.  They’re both totally corrupt.  But the difference is that while people are making a very violent scene in order to get rid of Mubarak (hitting Anderson Cooper for christ’s sake!), no one is doing much to get rid of Palin.

Instead we gave her a reality show.