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red states rule
08-04-2009, 06:36 AM
Looks like Obama is going to throw another "friend" under the bus



White House Counsel Greg Craig’s Job in Jeopardy
By Jason Leopold
The Public Record
Aug 4th, 2009


Obama administration officials are engaged in talks that may result in White House Counsel Gregory Craig’s resignation, the Wall Street Journal reported early Tuesday.

The Journal reported that Craig has had “a rocky tenure” over some national security issues that have become “political liabilities” for President Obama.

“These include the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the release of Bush administration-era national-security documents, and efforts to find legal ways to indefinitely hold some detainees who can’t be put on trial,” the Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.

In January, Obama signed an executive order to close Guantanamo by early 2010, but a proposal to move some of the detainees to maximum security prisons in the U.S. and try them in federal courts received zero support from Democrats, Republicans and the public.

According to the Journal:

Mr. Craig has come under criticism from inside the administration and in Congress for a perceived failure to manage the political issues that have originated from Mr. Obama’s decision to close Guantanamo, according to officials in the administration and in Congress. This criticism has drawn focus away from president’s priorities, such as health care and energy.

http://pubrecord.org/politics/3179/white-house-counsel-craigs-jeopardy/