Comments on: Back to Gitmo: Senate votes down closure funding, 90-6; judge rules indefinite detention can continue

By: Indefinite Detention: Obama’s Problem with Gitmo Terrorists « Frugal Café Blog Zone

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:09:53 +0000

[...] Bush did not, but… he will not release them if they are acquitted of their terrorist crimes. Indefinite detention. The hypocrisy and duplicity of the Obama administration’s planned course of action of [...]

By: “Paradiso Guantánamo” and Beauty Queens… Much More Than Meets the Eye « Frugal Café Blog Zone

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:07:06 +0000

[...] mouths are and Flip-flop watch: Obama will now fight release of “torture” photos and Back to Gitmo: Senate votes down closure funding, 90-6; judge rules indefinite detention can continu… and No more O-Kumbaya: Gunmen attack US embassy in Yemen and “Rehab:” Gitmo recidivists [...]

By: “Paradiso Guantánamo” and Beauty Queens… Much More Than Meets the Eye « Frugal Café Blog Zone

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:07:02 +0000

By: Why Obama Picked McHugh « Grand Rants

Why Obama Picked McHugh « Grand Rants — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:41:47 +0000

[...] all, the President is sadly lacking in monetary support for its closing, the Senate having voted overwhelmingly not to fund the closing. And even public opinion has swung dramatically from pro-closing to [...]

By: USA Today/Gallup Poll of Americans: Leave Gitmo Open, Keep The Terrorists Out of Here « Quick Daily Hits — Politics and Such

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:21:25 +0000

[...] Moe Lane: President Obama finally has a chance to show his mettle. FoxNews: Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Opposed to Closing Gitmo The Strata-Sphere: America Speaks: Leave GITMO As Is, Keep Terrorists Outside Our Borders Michelle Malkin: Supermax: No, we’re not ready, President Obama Real Clear Politics: Public Against Closing Gitmo, Sides With Cheney Michelle Malkin: Back to Gitmo: Senate votes down closure funding, 90-6; judge rules indefinite detention can continu… [...]

By: Straight_Talk_Luigi

Straight_Talk_Luigi — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:11:03 +0000

Oh, I’m enjoying this! Just look at the steam coming out of the donkey’s ears!

By: 90:6 gegen Guantánamo-Schließung « Obama Erklärt

90:6 gegen Guantánamo-Schließung « Obama Erklärt — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:58:56 +0000

[...] via [...]

By: Plumb Bob Blog » Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

Plumb Bob Blog » Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:01:47 +0000

[...] tip of the blogger hat to Michelle Malkin, who declares “For now, the adults have prevailed.” | var addthis_pub = “philwynk”; [...]

By: The Strident Conservative

The Strident Conservative — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:25:52 +0000

Democrats Find Religion About Gitmo Closing – Really?…

In a 90-6 vote, the US Senate rejected President Obama’s request for funding to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and have committed to do so indefinitely until the “all-knowing one” shows that he “knows” what to do with th…

By: Living in the PSRK

Living in the PSRK — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:13:02 +0000

No, I am NOT drunk. I was just out in the hot, hot sun working in the garden.

Really.

By: Living in the PSRK

Living in the PSRK — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:12:08 +0000

On May 20th, 2009 at 12:26 pm, flmom said:
For once I actually look forward to hearing LGM’s comments on this.

Masochist.

If you were Chap, I’d believe you drunk.

By: Senate votes to keep Gitmo open, 90-6 « Wellsy’s World

Senate votes to keep Gitmo open, 90-6 « Wellsy’s World — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:50:54 +0000

[...] deny funding to close down the detention facility there. This comes on the heels of a federal judge ruling that indefinite detention can continue. Even more damaging is the revelation from the New York Times that the Defense Department is [...]

By: Ragspierre

Ragspierre — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:45:39 +0000

The report is the subject of numerous Freedom of Information Act requests from news media organizations, and Mr. Whitman said that he expected it to be released shortly. The report, a copy of which was made available to The New York Times, says the Pentagon believes that 74 prisoners released from Guantánamo have returned to terrorism, making for a recidivism rate of nearly 14 percent.

From TODAY’s NYT

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/politics/21gitmo.html

Actually, that rate is pretty good, compared to recidivists coming out of American prisons depending on their crime.

Still…

By: DBNinKY

DBNinKY — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:42:52 +0000

Byron York credits Mitch McConnell for the GOP victory on Gitmo.

Many of us here in KY are especially proud of you today, Senator McConnell!

Thank you for your efforts to do what’s right on Gitmo (even with the Herald-Leader biting you at the heels), and keep up the good work!

By: YankMcCain.com

YankMcCain.com — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:37:54 +0000

Good Sense on Gitmo…

I’m a happy man. At long last, a bit of good sense with Gitmo.
In short:

A judge ruled we could detain the war criminals and terrorist animals there indefinitely.
The funding to close it down wasn’t passed.
At the moment, no one is tryin…