Obama plans to close the Guantanamo Bay torture prison by the end of the month.

[ute4ever]

For doing this so quickly, Obama gets a free pass on his first campaign backtrack in my book.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/...tmo/index.html

[exUte]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

For doing this so quickly, Obama gets a free pass on his first campaign backtrack in my book.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/...tmo/index.html

You didn't read the entire thing. He says ""I think it's going to take some time and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus as we speak, to help design exactly what we need to do," Obama said."

So he will announce they are closing it but won't for quite some time. He could have simply said, yes, I will close it within 100 days..........the question that was specifically asked.

He's going to be the most blatant liar/backtracker/etc. president we have had. BTW..........one of my former scouts is going back to Iraq as a Blackhawk pilot. Wait, I thought we were getting out ASAP.

Oh and no earmarks. Yet he asked for $800M in earmark himself over the past 2 years.

I was hoping for a new, changed politician. Instead we get worse than anyone thought.

[BarbaraGordon]

politics 101: never name a timeline.

[ute4ever]

This morning President Obama stayed all trials for 120 days.

Baby steps.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

This morning President Obama stayed all trials for 120 days.

Baby steps.

I hope they move them to a prison near your house.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Tex

I hope they move them to a prison near your house.

Are they Lamanites? Maybe families in Draper can adopt them.

[ute4ever]

Originally Posted by Tex

I hope they move them to a prison near your house.

So do I, because although the prison system is far from perfect, stateside facilities do not have track records even remotely related to the horror that has been documented in Gitmo.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

So do I, because although the prison system is far from perfect, stateside facilities do not have track records even remotely related to the horror that has been documented in Gitmo.

I'm pretty sure ‘Slim Shady’ and Dr. Dre tracks are available in the US.

[Clark Addison]

Originally Posted by exUte

I was hoping for a new, changed politician.

Bullshit. You have hoped for nothing other than for Obama to fail. I have no problem with you opposing Obama, almost all my friends do, but at least be honest about it.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Clark Addison

Bullshit. You have hoped for nothing other than for Obama to fail. I have no problem with you opposing Obama, almost all my friends do, but at least be honest about it.

Come, come now, Clark. Enough negative karma from you.

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