Arab Spring in full bloom as Washington's bum-boy takes power in Yemen

Out with the old, in with the new.

Yemen has finally rid itself of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Washington annointed autocrat who ruled Yemen with an iron fist for thirty plus years.

In his place they now have Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the Washington annointed replacement for Saleh.

A glorious triumph for the forces of democracy, to be sure.

Saleh's family remains in control of the armed forces, so this change of government isn't really that much of a change.

But it does make for some optimistic headlines.