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Next time vote for someone who definitely, honest-to-god promises to close it if they get in. Of course, you might have done that last time as well...

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Indeed. Obama blaming congress today is, unfortunately, a case of plausible deniability.

I used to disagree with that sentiment, after all Congress did its best to stop the closure of Gitmo by not only blocking funding for the effort but also blocking the use of any pre-existing funds too.

But then I read this: http://www.salon.com/2012/07/23/the_obama_gitmo_myth/

PS - am I alone in confusing Mos Def with MOSFET for about a decade and completely mispronouncing (and misunderstanding) the guy's stage name?

> am I alone in confusing Mos Def with MOSFET for about a decade and completely mispronouncing (and misunderstanding) the guy's stage name?

Most Definitely.

"Yes we could've"

There was, initially, some semblance of progress:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ClosureOfGuantana...

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