There appear to be legitimate foreign policy reasons why both the former and the current Presidents wanted to close Guantanamo Bay prison. The advantages were probably much the same as lead to the bulldozing of Abu Ghraib prison a couple of years ago.

But neither President, particularly Obama, anticipated the continued irrationality of the U.S. Congress on the issue. Abu Ghraib was no problem. None of those held there would have to come to the U.S. But what were they thinking when they were all agreeing that Guantanamo should be closed? Where were the detainees to go? Obviously, they have to be incarcerated somewhere.

As illogical as the argument is over Gitmo, it doesn't even rise to the top fifty problems facing the President. Maybe they can just quietly close it up and transfer all those they want to keep imprisoned, along with all the nuclear waste we have lying around, to Yucca Mountain in Nevada.

Nah, that would be too logical...and Harry Reid would bury the idea in some Senate committee.