Just how fast can Obama learn how simplistic and wrong his assertive positions during the campaign were??? Our problem is that his learning curve has negative consequences for America if it is not fast enough...
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/gitmo-speech-exposes-obama-shallow-rhetoric-45839477.html >>> Indeed, looking over statements from Obama’s presidential campaign, what’s >>> striking is the shallowness of his position on Guantanamo. But he said what >>> he needed to say, first to win the Democratic nomination and then to win >>> the White House. Now, things have changed. Obama has issued an executive order that Guantanamo will be shut down no later than Jan 22, 2010. He has tried to charm and persuade our allies to accept some prisoners—and has gotten virtually nowhere. He still hasn’t settled on which procedures will be used to dispose of the cases involving the most hardened al Qaeda detainees. And now, the Senate has voted—by a 90-to-6 margin—to deny Obama the $80 million he sought to pay for closing down Guantanamo. The easy campaign rhetoric no longer works. The Senate vote was a sign in a big, flashing letters: It’s time for a concrete plan. So on Thursday, Obama traveled to the National Archives to deliver a much- hyped speech on his intentions. And after a lot of speechifying— there’s still no concrete plan. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
