President Obama’s SOTU address tonight promises to be one of the most watched in history. He has few allies tonight, but there’s an easy way to recapture a significant portion of the American electorate and take significant pressure off his party:
Announce tonight that he’s signing an executive order that ends the civilain prosecution of the 9-11 conspirators and returns them to a path toward a military tribunal. And announce that he’s signing a second order that classifies the underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, as an enemy combatant and cancel his Miranda status. He will be turned over to military authority and be interogated for intelleigence and eventually tried by a military tribunal.
Talk about having some shock the house value.
He’ll finally get an issue that the GOP will give him cover while taking away a hammer that they have to bash his party with. He’ll gain some considerable political capital back and be able to persue some of his domestic goals. It’s a decision that will cost him nothing politically. Essentially the move allows him to change the subject and gain the bully pulpit again.
No way he does it though.
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This post was written by bobsikes on January 27, 2010
