One year later: Is this man trustworthy?

[mogrovejo]

Sec. 3. Closure of Detention Facilities at Guantánamo. The detention facilities at Guantánamo for individuals covered by this order shall be closed as soon as practicable, and no later than 1 year from the date of this order. ...
BARACK OBAMA


THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 22, 2009.

[ChumpDumper]

as soon as practicable

Stupid thread.

[Marcus Bryant]

Stimulating thread.

[Nbadan]

You seriously want to argue that Obama hasn't closed Gitmo fast enough?

[Winehole23]

Running down the personal character of politicians is kind of like a canned hunt. There's no valor, and very little honor, in hitting the target.

[boutons_deux]

Trustworthy isn't the term.

Magic Negro is a ball-less chicken , letting the Repugs scream him down, saying the US prisons are too insecure to hold these UNTRIED/UNCONVICTED, God-like-powerful people.

[jack sommerset]

Uh, no, he is not trustworthy. Duh.

[mogrovejo]

You seriously want to argue that Obama hasn't closed Gitmo fast enough?

No, although I can if you really want to.

Running down the personal character of politicians is kind of like a canned hunt. There's no valor, and very little honor, in hitting the target.

This isn't about personal character, but political trust.

When in the next SOTU, Obama delivers whatever Axelrod wrote and promises that he'll do this or achieve that, who's going to give him the benefit of doubt?

[George Gervin's Afro]

Uh, no, he is not trustworthy. Duh.

but you'll vote for other untrustworthy people.. nice convictions jack..

[ElNono]

What politician is trustworthy?

[spursncowboys]

What politician is trustworthy?

So are corrupt politicians the exception to the rule or the standard?

[elbamba]

A year in office allows a president to realize that it is easy to say some things, but walking the walk is quite something else. I am not mad for Obama for not closing Gitmo, its stupid really considering that we have 10 other bases that are the exact same. Maybe its because we are on the same Island of Che or maybe it is simply the symbolic nature of Gitmo, but I don't see what the real fuss is over it.

[spursncowboys]

A year in office allows a president to realize that it is easy to say some things, but walking the walk is quite something else. I am not mad for Obama for not closing Gitmo, its stupid really considering that we have 10 other bases that are the exact same. Maybe its because we are on the same Island of Che or maybe it is simply the symbolic nature of Gitmo, but I don't see what the real fuss is over it.

+1.
Maybe he can let go of all his campaign promises and just start from scratch or necesity. It's a good thing we have Gitmo open since that is where all the aid for haiti is going through.

[jack sommerset]

but you'll vote for other untrustworthy people.. nice convictions jack..

Hopefully it won't come to that but yes, stupid. Biggest liar in history of US Presidents, I doubt the next one will even come close. You keep forgetting that little nugget.

[ElNono]

So are corrupt politicians the exception to the rule or the standard?

Breaking promises is not necessarily being corrupt. That said, being corrupt is certainly the standard, not the exception IMO. And this has very little to do with parties.