Then Senator Barack Obama was all about restoring Habeus Corpus which Then Presiden GW Bush stepped over like a fallen yard rake.
Now, President Barack Obama finds himself stepping over the same darned rake.
So without re-doing the list of things the President promised, looked us in the eye and promised he believed needed to be done ... let's just add this one to it.
Detainees Will Still Be Held, but Not Tried, Official Says
The Obama administration has decided to continue to imprison without trials nearly 50 detainees at the Guantánamo Bay military prison in Cuba because a high-level task force has concluded that they are too difficult to prosecute but too dangerous to release, an administration official said on Thursday.
Prosecution. ACH! That pesky legal process. How did GW used to say it? Oh yeah, "It's hard WORK!" And god knows we can't do things that are complicated right now. We have a legacy to save!!
I suppose we can give the president credit for the fact that there are only 200 prisoner remaining at Guantanamo Bay, also lovingly referred to as "Gitmo" ... (a cute little nick, i'nt it? ) ... and we're even using the prison for some good. Parts of the prison are being used as a supply hub for the victims of the Haitian Earthquake.
But incase you thought that the President ran out of things to make you tilt your head and go, "wtf" to, here's a new one.
You only THOUGHT Habeus Corpus would be restored with a Democratic President following that hellish 8 years of republican christian conservative ruin. Guess again.