no, I had it right. Obama is a populist. He derives his power from his popularity. These types of people will do whatever it takes to appease the people, even if it means making bad decisions.
The best presidents were horribly unpopular during their presidency. Lincoln never got elected by a majority of the popular vote. The media tried to turn the public against Reagan. Jackson was so hated by some that the first third party in US history was called the Anti-Jacksonian Party.
Wait, guys, shouldn't conservatories be for closing Gitmo Bay?
Set free some terrorists so you can free some innocents,
Yes. That is the point of America. Not to imprison and torture innocents so we can get more bad guys. We let a few criminals go so that we can protect the innocents. Without these ideals, we are no better then Japan.
Those terrorists are probably guilty of war crimes. They were fighting without uniforms and they placed military installations inside civilian facilities, just to name a few.
If the ends are just, are the means not still evil? The problem with GB is that innocent people can be detained there indefenitly for no reason and with no trial. By going so far to defend America, we are no longer defending America, but rather a totalitarian superpower. Conservatives should defend freedom, not torture.
