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Another Emily Litella Moment
Power Line — The New York Times reports that the Obama administration is considering reviving military tribunals to try the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. An anonymous administration official sums up: "The more they look at it," said one official, "the more commissions don't look as bad as they did on Jan. 20." As Jules Crittenden notes, you can infer the administration's embarrassment from the timing of the Friday afternoon leak. I hope someone is keeping track of Obama's many sub silentio ratifications of once-criticized ...

It's yesterday once more
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] From the deadpan headline writers at The New York Times : US May Revive Military Courts at Guantanamo Any day now, the new conventional wisdom will emerge: Obama has turned around Bush's failed war on terror because he's had the courage to do the tough things that, while not always attractive, are ruthlessly effective. ...

Obama: Maybe Those Military Tribunals Aren't so Bad After All
Wizbang — ... . Jules Crittenden says "Ha ha" I can't really blame him for his "I told you so," Cheerio spewing retort because, well, he told him so. Of course, when Obama finally addresses his backpedaling, he'll argue that his suspending the military tribunals to begin with was the cautious thing to do, that he needed the time to examine the situation to make sure he took the course that balanced the rule of law and kept Americans safe at the same time. So, what happened to all ...

Hope and Change: Suddenly Military Commissions for Gitmo Detainees Doesn’t Look So Bad
Stop The ACLU — ... Any day now, the new conventional wisdom will emerge: Obama has turned around Bush’s failed war on terror because he’s had the courage to do the tough things that, while not always attractive, are ruthlessly effective. Jules Crittenden: Because in a moralism born of utter naivete, Obama may not yet have figured out that in the heat of battle, in mortal combat, ugly things sometimes happen. Of course he can just ask House Speaker Pelosi. She actually knows something about that. ...

The Sunday Best.....
Theo Spark — ... Litmus Test for SCOTUS: "empathy" from Three Beers Later Nothing like having the "people on your side" from Scotty The Perfect Storm from Stormbringer IDF Women from Double Tapper Euro Elections - Which Party should I vote for? from Daily Referendum How To Feel Great from Jeremy An Old Lesson, Re-Learned from Neptunus Lex Trust and money from Maggie's Farm Ha ha Jules Crittenden is amused Why We Need More SF Troops. from Rogue Gunner ...

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
Pirate's Cove — ... Cao has the video Gates of Vienna has a Manifesto Against Sharia Is it AGW raising the Great Lakes water level? Um, no. Gateway Pundit has the answer An Obamagasm? Seriously? Gross! GM’s Place explains Jammie Wearing Fool explains how the peaceful May Day protests by liberals in Berlin went Oh, good, Scotland is going dhimmi. Jihad Watch has the details And last, but not least, Jules Crittenden spits Cheerios all over the floor while reading the latest about ...