Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
The truth of the matter is, it should have never been opened. And now of course it's another mess that the Democratic administration has got to clean up along with the economy and everything else.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville critiques the opening of Guantanamo Bay and the challenges it presents to the incoming Democratic administration.

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