This sorry behavior is little more than political grandstanding for Brownback's gubernatorial campaign, which is in turn simply a notch in his experience belt for his run at the White House. In essence, Brownback is holding the country hostage for purely personal political gain.

I apologize for the cut and paste. This is from the 2 Sep Wichita Eagle. It shows our one state senator and the candidate for governor as both holding the government hostage. The Eagle is a conservative rag much like the LJW.

"But three months to the day since Obama nominated McHugh — and with two tough wars going on — it's hard to argue with a recent White House statement "that Congressman McHugh is being held up for partisan purposes." The Washington Post editorialized Sunday that the Kansans "have unjustly delayed" McHugh's confirmation. A commentary in Foreign Policy argued that "holding apparently qualified defense and judicial appointees hostage during a time of war is not really the best way to make your point."

Even the conservative Washington Times, while agreeing with Brownback and Roberts that Gitmo detainees should stay where they are, editorialized that the senators' method "is the wrong way to keep Kansas or the country safe" or "register discontent with President Obama's policy direction."

Brownback and Roberts can and should let McHugh and the others get to work." (http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/story/953967.html)

Unfortunately, Brownback will be elected KS governor; I see no one to oppose him. This is an example of the lengths to which he will go to further his own political gain. Slimy and disgusting. I place him in the same camp as Phil Kline.

Jimo, maybe I misunderstood your reply to this post as I thought you were directing it toward me. So I threw one back. I said: “when the Government decides to release them and they walk out the front door.” You said: How stupid can some people be?

Maybe you were referring to the Government.

"Yeah, right! They are terrorists! "

And you know this...how, exactly?

This is why righties are so exasperating. They don't even understand the principles of the laws that this country, that they pretend to love so much, were founded upon.

He's brown! He's guilty! Kill 'em all!!!

Now...why do so many people in the middle east hate 'Merica? I jus caint figgur it owt. Hmmm.

You're a moron. And so is Brownback.

Jimo says "How stupid can some people be?"

I don't know but keep posting and we will find out!

"They are terrorists!"

Must have missed that trial. Was it on C-span or something?

Look, the Pentagon itself admits that it has little evidence against many of these fellows and believes that few have any connection with al Qaeda. Few were captured on any "battlefield." Indeed, over one-half aren't even accused of fighting against the U.S. or any ally. The Pentagon has even admitted to holding prisoner for years individuals openly admitted to be "innocent."

Terrorists are not Marvel Comic superbeings. Stop fearing their superpowers.

I say just send them to that prison in Arizona where the sheriff (Joe Arpaio) makes them all wear pink underwear, live in tents out in the desert (without air-conditioning, televisions, computers and law libraries), and work their butts off. http://www.cnn.com/US/9907/27/tough.sheriff/

We do NOT need them anywhere even close to Kansas. "Some of them are innocent" Yeah, right! They are terrorists! There is no reason they cannot remain in Club Gitmo - OK, just for you lilly-livered Larryvillains, we can take measures to make sure these terrorists are not horribly tortured by making them wear women's panties over their heads or taking naked pictures of them, but what in the world is the reason Guantanemo has to be closed - other than to make a bleeding heart demoliberal political statement?

"when the Government decides to release them and they walk out the front door."

How stupid can some people be?

Merrill says, "How will they escape maximum security?"

Escaping is not the problem, it's when the Government decides to release them and they walk out the front door. That is when they become the problem. Their first task will be to apply for U.S. citizenship so they can stay in Kansas.

Send 'em all home. They've each been held captive for years without trail. Two reasons why that happened: 1) We know we don't have enough evidence against them to gain a guilty verdict in a real court setting, and; 2) The Bush administration cast aside the legal concept of habeus corpus.

Let 'em go. Send 'em home.

How effective can Brownback be? This is one of the guys that sat back and watched BUSHCO take our economy down the tubes.

Yes the republicans(RINO) could have stopped the fraud IF they would have told GW and Cheney no way boys this is illegal.

Bringing them to Leavenworth would bring of ton of our tax dollars to Kansas. The Leavenworth economy would get a huge boost.

How will they escape maximum security?

Most may not belong in prison.

And the torture would end because of visibility.

Bring 'em to Lawrence! Build a new prison, and put it here on our little island (on West Campus, of course).

Please write Obama with this wonderful suggestion!

Come on Sam! Bring the Gitmo prisoners to Lawrence! Build it in Lawrence on KU's campus!!!!!!

Let's have a letter writing campaign in favor to Obama. Let's get the local "move on dot org" people fired up and get to writing!

I want to hold a candle light vigil to draw attention to this great idea!

Won't anyone on here join me?

This is a thinly veiled attempt to block whatever the Democrats want to do simply because it's the Democrats who are trying to do it.

I guess Democrat Kathleen Sebelius and Democrat Mark Parkinson are also trying to block Democrats because they expressed the same opnion as Brownback on this Gitmo prisoners being sent to Leavenworth.

http://www.ksdp.org/node/5589

http://www.governor.ks.gov/News/Blog/…

What is the problem with Leavenworth, it is equipped to handle these people. It has many very high profile dangerous convicted people in it. Detainees are just people that haven't been convicted or charged with any crime as yet. I believe this is a large part of the world hates us. Do as I say, not as I do.

Me thinks someone is attempting to gather media attention for the run for Governor much like that witch from Wichita did a few years back.

The US has a Secretary of the Army, this is just the next Secretary. The incumbent will serve until his replacement is confirmed. It will be seamless whenever it happens.

If this is so all-fired important, why doesn't the Administration just answer the question? Leavenworth or not?

Just to clarify....

Housing dangerous criminals/suspects in a high-security federal prison - a risk to national security.

Blocking a military appointment in wartime - perfectly safe and reasonable

Oh the irony of clamoring about national security while simultaneously being an obstructionist of important appointed military positions

Thanks Sammy. I see you are just as dense as you were when you visited my high school AP politics class so many years ago. Even if you weren't so far from me on the political spectrum, I think I'd have a hard time voting for any politician who was given a run for his money by a classroom full of high school seniors.

I think Brownback is holding up everything because he is trying to figure out what to do about this.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-323660

"Brownback and fellow Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts have placed holds on several nominees for the justice and defense departments, including President Barack Obama’s choice for Army secretary."

So, Brownback is holding up the appointment of a Secretary of the Army IN A TIME OF WAR for months on end so he can get attention?

So, who is in the prison already, and are they more or less dangerous than the detainees?

This is a thinly veiled attempt to block whatever the Democrats want to do simply because it's the Democrats who are trying to do it.