On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder revealed to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that some of the detainees "are going to be released," others will "be tried," and "some will be detained on a fairly extended basis," without disclosing where or how any of that will happen. That got the attention of Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., one of Guantanamo's harshest critics. She admonished Holder that she "would be very concerned" if she and other lawmakers were not consulted before detainees were brought to the U.S.

Mikulski may not have to worry about it. While Holder was testifying, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that aims to stop the world's most dangerous terrorists from being imported into the United States from Gitmo -- or anywhere else. Dubbed the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act, the bill would prevent the transfer or release of terrorists into the United States unless governors and state legislatures were to preapprove such relocation into their respective jurisdictions.

In announcing the legislation, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said: "There are still terrorists around the world who are committed to killing Americans and destroying our way of life. A number of those terrorists are now being held at a prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. … If the administration proceeds … they won't be there. In fact, they may be here, in the United States." He then said, "We invite our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join us, because our constituents don't want these terrorists in their neighborhoods."

It remains to be seen how many Democrats will line up behind such a measure. To encourage the faint of heart, the House Republican Conference released a powerful online video reminding those on the left who the Gitmo detainees really are. After Sean Hannity aired it Thursday evening on Fox News Channel, the network's phone lines lit up, and inboxes were brimming. The video can be viewed at http://www.gop.gov/detainees/video/safer. Meanwhile, the O-Team needs to remember an acronym Mr. Obama first came to know in his previous employ as a community organizer: NIMBY.