Oh, Webb is saying that he’s merely against the timetable, but that’s just political-speak for ‘I need to start laying down the groundwork for my retreat on this issue.’ By this time next year he’ll be telling everybody how he’s fully satisfied that Obama’s ‘reform’ of Gitmo addresses the issues brought up during the campaign, etc, etc, etc. Amazing how quickly some of these guys catch Washington Establishment Disease, huh?
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., says he now disagrees with President Barack Obama’s timetable to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in January 2010.
But Webb supports Obama’s idea of reviving military commissions to try some terror suspects now detained there.
Webb, appearing on ABC’s “This Week” program, acknowledged that in January he said the president had established a reasonable timeline for closing the detention center.
He said he has changed his mind on the timetable.
More accurately, the polls changed his mind. It’s nice to see that Senator Webb has learned how to act like a proper member of his current caucus…
Moe Lane
PS: Ooh, video. NIMBY, Jim?
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
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I Hate Him So Much
Swamp_Yankee (Diary) Monday, May 18th at 1:26PM EST (link)I actually have more respect for dyed in the wool liberals. I cant stand phonies like him. His campaigning in combat boots; calling himself a redneck; acting like some populist; pulling his veteran card on Bush. He lays in bed with Ameica haters and traitors and poses like so good old boy moderate. I hope Cantor (or maybe Allen?) crushes him in 2012
Anyone heard from Pelosi-O ?
Common_Cents (Diary) Monday, May 18th at 2:53PM EST (link)I think she might need to borrow Webb’s boots, its starting to get too deep for her SanFran pumps.
Obama=Golfer in Chief, Leading from,
behind, the Back Nine.Leaders don’t create movements. Movements create leaders. Get involved. Your future depends on it.
Govt “invests” YOUR tax money for POLITICAL return rather than economic return.
Webb is full of crapola
bk (Diary) Monday, May 18th at 3:22PM EST (link)Even ignoring flip-flopping on the issue, he seemed perfectly content when candidate Obama set an arbitrary timetable for complete withdrawal from Iraq. Why ask generals what they think if you’ve gone to the trouble of grabbing some number out of the air that focus groups seem to like? If you can set an arbitrary timetable for pulling out 150K or so troops, setting one for moving ~240 detainees should be a piece of cake right? Gee, it couldn’t be that he’s got constituents ringing his phone off the hook since hearing that some of these scum would be dumped in VA is it?
exactly what I was gonna come in and say
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, May 18th at 4:34PM EST (link)In fact I was going to use those exact words, did you read my mind?
lol
The more these clowns flop around like a fish out of water, the harder it is for Voters to ignore it.
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Looks like the WaPo is not necessarily getting what they paid for
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Monday, May 18th at 3:42PM EST (link)Since the Webb Senate seat was bought and paid for by the Washington Post, you’d think he’d show a little more gratitude.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
Webb is another one of the people who sent me from purple to red.
AKSteveB (Diary) Monday, May 18th at 4:16PM EST (link)If even he doesn’t have any gumption on these issues, there is no hope for any Dems in the near and intermediate future.
Hell is other people – Sartre
Must be sitting near Jhn Kerry
smitty Monday, May 18th at 4:55PM EST (link)He was before it before he was against it.
Yellow Dog Democrat
abbynormal Monday, May 18th at 7:35PM EST (link)Needs to lick Obama’s boots so his prison reform programs get the green light. Or, maybe he’s hoping for an Obama/Webb ticket in 2012. Either way, God help Virginia.
Vote McDonnell for Governor.
Mr. Webb, you need to drink more KOOLAID to re-strengthen your waning liberal paranoia.
Rod_Patrick (Diary) Monday, May 18th at 7:50PM EST (link)I just can’t forget Sen. Webb’s elitism in favor of his precious “he-who-must-not-be-harmed soldier” son.
He’s the worst flip-flopper of all time. Not Specter.