As for Libya...

Here we go again, only five days after Egyptian President Mubarak was forced to step down by protesters calling for his resignation, another Middle Eastern country has demonstrators in the streets of its cities. This time, the setting is Libya, domain of Mubarak supporter, Muammar Gaddafi.

And while protests in Egypt may have garnered nice words about supporting democracy from the west, the situation in Libya is likely to resonate even more deeply in the western media, largely because of Gaddafi himself.

Often seen in bizarre outfits, and bearing the self-styled title of ‘Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution,’ Gaddafi seems made for the role of cartoonish evil dicatator, someone the west can get on board with unilaterally hating. The Libyan protestors are much more likely to find sympathy for their cause simply based on the fact that their leader seems more concerned with theatrics and dramatic flair than with seeing to the affairs of Libya.

That said, Gaddafi also seems even less likely to resign without putting up a fight than Mubarak, who stubbornly clung to power for almost a month while Egypt fell into chaos around him. Right now, Libyans’ futures are about as predictable as their leader’s next wardrobe choice.