via Obama’s Governing Begins: First Day On The Job.
The shift in administrations _ former President George W. Bush was back home in Texas _ was underscored in far-off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where a judge granted Obama’s request to suspend the war crimes trial of a young Canadian. The judge, Army Col. Patrick Parrish, issued a one-sentence order for the 120-day continuance without so much as a hearing, possibly the beginning of the end for the former administration’s system of trials for alleged terrorists.
Obama signs nomination orders
First, BHO issues an executive order, “request”, to suspend the implementation of the remaining Bush regulations pending a review. Then he issues another request to delay the hasty, last minute Bush presidency, Military Commissions war trials in Gitmo.
He signed three nomination documents, a proclamation declaring a day of national renewal and reconciliation, as well as his cabinet and sub cabinet nominations. They are necessary before the full Senate can confirm them.
All nominations were presented to the Senate Tuesday afternoon after the inauguration. Wednesday morning he issued the request to Gitmo.
Not a bad start for the morning of day 1. He even found time for a prayer breakfast. It makes me think that maybe these “requests’ were drawn up before the inauguration. I love prior planning.
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