Obama signing off on orders to close all secret prisons and detention camps, and to close Guantanamo within the year. (NYT)This image made me teary-eyed. President Obama's speech the other day did not, however. Words can be beautiful things, but words put to action are something magical.
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A poignant and decisive moment in history today Amity. I have never been jealous of a nation's political leader.
That is, until now. Amazing and inspiring-You must feel a huge burden of weight lifting from your psyche with every passing day now. It must be thrilling.
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You're exactly right, Sean! When he beat out McCain, the night felt like New Years Eve. When he was in office, Christmas. A Christmas that keeps on going and going...
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