The Obama administration has blamed Bush/Cheney for every problem under the sun. They want to constantly point out what a hole they started out in. Complain about what they inherited. Whine about the mess they have to clean up. In fairness, they are right about a lot of it. But, isn't it the height of audacity when they also justify their own mistakes by saying, "Well? Bush did the same thing"!
I think President Obama is nuts to want to close Gitmo. "But Bush wanted to close it, too"!
It's nuts to send detainees from Gitmo to Yemen. "But Bush did it, too"!
It's nuts to try terrorists in federal courts. "But Bush did it, too"!
Sure, Bush did these things, too. But we have to learn from mistakes, not willfully repeat them. President Obama will have to be held accountable for the results of his own decisions. It's not on Bush anymore.
I find it amusing how the audacity of idealism fails in the face of factual reality. President Obama is finding out that governing is far more difficult than he thought. Or, maybe he knew he would become one of them, maybe he already was. Politics ah!
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