By GottaLaff
No matter what the Dems do, guess who will try to block them:
Senate Democratic leaders said Thursday they are developing a compromise that would allow the White House to bring Guantanamo Bay prison detainees into the U.S.Ah, there it is. Can I say "I told you so" now?
Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said senior party members are trying to find a way to bend to demands from the Obama administration, which objects to language in the Senate version of the war supplemental.
The Senate bill would keep detainees off U.S. soil until legislation permitting them to come to the U.S. is approved. The House version of the bill would allow detainees to be shipped to the U.S. while they await trial once Obama has presented a formal plan on how to close Guantanamo.
Neither chamber included funds requested by the administration to close the controversial prison camp. [...]
Durbin acknowledged, however, that the talks on a compromise are difficult given the 90-6 Senate vote in favor of language preventing detainees from entering the U.S. [...]
On Thursday, Reid pledged to support the conference report on the war supplemental. [...]
Durbin wouldn't describe the ideas being considered, but other party leaders also said a compromise is in the works. Speaking on condition of anonymity, other Democrats said possible ideas include removing the language entirely and revisiting the issue later.
Republicans said they will continue to hold firm against closing the prison.
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