First off, only in Michigan would you have 350 jobs being lost because a prison is closing. I mean, in this day and age of prisons busting at the seams, why would a prison be closing? But the people of Michigan will be saved by the Obama administration....our Hero, Barack Hussein Obama will "save" 350 jobs in the state by keeping the prison open as it will likely now house islamic terrorists from Guantanamo! How much more can the people of Michigan be expected to take? Their automotive industry has crumbled, the economy is one of the worst in the country, unemployment is in the range of 14%, their Governor is more suited to herding chickens and now, the people of the state get to sleep extra soundly at night knowing that dozens of terrorists are a wall between them. Here's the story from CNN:
Feds to tour Michigan prison where Gitmo detainees could go
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal officials will travel to Standish, Michigan, on Thursday to tour a state prison that could be used to house terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. government officials said Wednesday.
Among those who will check out the facility, the officials said, will be representatives from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons.
One administration official stressed no decision has been made about where to relocate Guantanamo detainees. Multiple options are under consideration. That official added Thursday's visit is simply to gather information about the prison.
The prison in Standish is a maximum security facility slated for closure. Some local officials would like to see Guantanamo prisoners brought there as a way to keep the prison open and preserve jobs in an area with more than 20 percent unemployment.
Jerry Nelson, mayor pro tem of Standish, told CNN earlier this month that the area would lose 350 jobs if the prison closes.
"I think most people are for this," Nelson said. "Anything to keep the prison open."
Another location often mentioned for housing Guantanamo prisoners is a military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Republican Sen. Sam Brownback and other officials vehemently oppose placing prisoners there.
"This local community has spoken loud and clear repeatedly," Brownback said in a news conference in Kansas this month. "They don't want the detainees here."
Administration officials have said they are looking at installations that could hold courtrooms for federal criminal trials as well as military commissions.
President Obama announced plans early in his presidency to close the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay by January. The center has 229 detainees.
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