Obama's Kinder, Gentler Military Commissions

Meet the new boss, yada, yada.... Read this:

Obama officials have been dispatched to insist to journalists (anonymously, of course) that Obama's embrace of "new and improved" military commissions is neither inconsistent with the criticisms that were voiced about Bush's military commission system nor with Obama's prior statements on this issue. It is plainly not the case that these "modifications" address the core criticisms directed to what Bush did, nor is it the case that Obama's campaign position on this issue can be reconciled with what he is now doing.

Yes, well Obama's mistake is not in retaining these policies, it was in criticizing them in the campaign in the first place. Which just goes to show how easy it is to pass moral judgment, and how difficult it is to actually govern. This will create a major schism between Mr Obama and many of his backers, to which I say ha ha ha. As for Mr Obama, welcome to reality. You have much more coming your way.