More good news: Five Gitmo detainees will finally be released after 7 years and not a single charge. But Andrew Sullivan is concerned that Obama is looking at John Brennan for the CIA. Even better, Bush gets spanked in the ruling:
"U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon, in the first ruling to carry out the Supreme Court’s June decision on detainees’ rights, ordered the federal government to release five Guantanamo Bay detainees "forthwith." The judge found, however, that the government had justified the continued imprisonment of a sixth detainee, Belkacem ben Sayah.
The judge, in an unusual added comment, suggested to senior government leaders that they forgo an appeal of his ruling on freeing the five prisoners, suggesting that "seven years is enough" in captivity. "And yet more confusion over a Clinton appointment. Is she waiting for a formal offer or is Obama waiting for an indication from her she'll take the position. Seems to me like we've got the Clinton dramz already and she's not even in the damn cabinet yet. I say, move on.
Sarah Palin continues to charm us.
From Wonkette: Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey at an abbatoir today to celebrate Thanksgiving, a full week beforehand. After pardoning the turkey, Palin partook in her favorite post-election hobby — answering questions from the media — while a turkey butcher worked in the background SLAUGHTERING A TURKEY IN A DEATH GRINDER, while smiling, a la Fargo. It is hilarious. Equally hilarious are the MSNBC captions in this clip, such as, “Gov. Palin Not Realizing Incongruity Of Her Words Versus Her Backdrop.” Liberals. [YouTube]
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Good news on the Gitmo front. Hopefully, Barack can quickly remove that blight on our country.
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