What A Difference 3 Days Make

After three days on the job, President Obama has directed Guantanamo to be closed (albeit within a year), torture to be no more and is aiming for a responsible pull-out of U.S. troops in Iraq within sixteen months. In my mind those numbers add up to a reinvigoration of our Constitution and the reinstatement of our moral authority across the nations of this world.

Let Republicans say, "Amen!" Let Democrats say, "Amen!" Let Independents say, "Amen!"

The Boston Globe, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, p.A1 "Obama changes US course on treatment of detainees" by Joseph Williams and Bryan Bender
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2009/01/23/obama_changes_us_course_on_treatment_of_detainees/

Telegram & Gazette, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, p.A3 "Sources: Obama set to close Guantanamo" by Lara Jakes and David Espo, from the Associated Press
http://www.telegram.com/article/20090122/NEWS/901220584/1052/RSS01&source=rss


The Boston Globe, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, p.A1 "Down to Business" by Joseph Williams and Bryan Bender
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/01/22/down_to_business/