Congressional Democrats Defy Obama on Gitmo

Obama may be anxious to bring terrorists into this country, but even members of his own party aren’t jumping to make that happen.

President Barack Obama shouldn’t have assumed his Democratic allies in Congress were willing to pay for the shutdown of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They weren’t, at least not without a plan.

Two top Obama allies called the approach a mistake. The president’s Republican critics called the rebuke a reason to keep open the detention facility for suspected terrorists. And Obama’s top military adviser called for more details.

What emerged for the White House was a clear choice: If Obama wants to close Guantanamo, he’d better come up with a step-by-step plan. Otherwise, the 240 suspected terrorists stay at the U.S. Navy-run base.

Once against, the leftist campaign promises of Obama meet the realities of the real world and find they just don’t mix.Congr