House Finds its Backbone
Not a done deal yet and only the House has voted on it but the bright shining light of hope has opened up and perhaps just perhaps the Library Gestapo won't be lurking over your shoulder when you try to check out that small stack of books. The story here shows the House doing the right thing by a vote of 238-187 and that with the threat of a veto over their heads. Not that a threat of a veto carries much weight as the President is a lame duck now and the power he wielded is lessening by the day. Yet another sign that the politicians smell blood in the water. Witness the increasing chorus about the Gulag in Cuba. Politicians, notable for their lack of moral compasses in the first place are nevertheless making noise about how Guantanamo is bringing shame and discredit to the United States. It's the same Guantanamo when they opened it up and nobody made a peep. But, better late than never to those American ideals of justice.