Bush was mistaken to try terrorists in civilian court
Basically, he's saying that Obama shouldn't press for the trying of any of the remaining Gitmo prisoners in civilian courts because even though Bush did it, it was a mistake to do so. Oddly enough, he didn't criticize Bush when Bush did it.
McConnell, by the way, is yet another Republican who dodged the draft in Vietnam due to political connections and lies (he supposedly needed to be cleared from active duty to attend NYU, even though he already had a law degree, and there is no record of him ever applying to NYU), is all for warrantless wiretapping (he introduced the Protect America Act which removed the requirement for warrants to FISA), and has spread FUD about the closing of Gitmo, saying it would lead to the release of murderers on the streets of the U.S.
Basically, he's saying that Obama shouldn't press for the trying of any of the remaining Gitmo prisoners in civilian courts because even though Bush did it, it was a mistake to do so. Oddly enough, he didn't criticize Bush when Bush did it.
McConnell, by the way, is yet another Republican who dodged the draft in Vietnam due to political connections and lies (he supposedly needed to be cleared from active duty to attend NYU, even though he already had a law degree, and there is no record of him ever applying to NYU), is all for warrantless wiretapping (he introduced the Protect America Act which removed the requirement for warrants to FISA), and has spread FUD about the closing of Gitmo, saying it would lead to the release of murderers on the streets of the U.S.