What does John McCain mean in this quote about Mubarak?

[Doug Smith]

(From Twitter) SenJohnMcCain: Regrettably the time has come 4 Pres. Mubarak 2 step down and relinquish power

Is he saying it is a bad thing (Implied by him choosing the word 'Regrettably) that a tyrant seems to be on his way out?
Whig Party - Biden was wrong too, but if I wanted to talk about Biden's idiotic comment I would've included it in the question

[Stephen]

his party supported the corrupt man for years. don't worry tomorrow he will flip flop

[Obama the Puppet]

Notice that Obama is riding the fence not making any comments about the Muslim Brotherhood terrorists taking over

[constitution rules]

I don't know, someone should ask him.

[Whig Party]

Biden also said this guy wasn't a dictator. Obama cut funds to promote democracy in Egypt when the protests began. I read this on the Huffington Post. This is another dictator our politicians support for military reasons.

[Holy Cow!]

It's also time for John McCain to go away forever.

[magick]

Gotta give him the benefit of the doubt here . He may mean that Moobarak had his chance over and over to change his ways ..

[AE Newman]

Cronies always stand up for their old boy network peers, but in this case, McCain is regretting that he will have to face the reality of his 30 years of support for Mubarak, and then have to ultimately learn to deal with the younger generation.

Essentially, McCain wants to live forever and regrets getting old. It makes him feel wistful, and hints at his own impending exit from the Senate.

[suthrnlytsâ„¢]

Because the chance of them remaining as one of our allies in the future, is probably zero. Everyone knows that Mubarak is a tyrant and I'm betting that his words had everything to do with the effects this will have on our future ties with that country, and not the tyrant that has been in charge.

I've met many Egyptians in this country myself (nice folks). They attend helicopter flight training here and are trained by our military. I'm guessing that will end now.

Btw:
We provide Egypt with upwards of $2 billion a year in foreign aid under the provisos of the Camp David Accords orchestrated by Carter (A DEMOCRAT). The Egyptian military, in particular, receives $1.3 billion of this money.

[Chloe]

McCain has been in the Senate since Mubarak came into power. They are probably chums. That may be why he prefaced his statement with the word "regrettably."