After the Death of Osama bin Laden, Now What?

It took two presidents, billions of taxpayer's dollars, and nearly ten years after a national tragedy, but citizens the world over can now sleep a little easier knowing this for a fact. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind terrorist who claimed responsibility for organizing the September 11 attacks on the United States and several other acts of mass violence, was shot and killed by U.S. forces in the early morning hours of May 2, 2011.

Rock On... President Obama's State of the Union Address

Not even three months ago, President Barack Obama's political prestige was in dire straits. People began salivating over the November 2010 elections as an omen for 2012, though I find it suprising no one drowned in their own drool. But then, the unthinkable happened: he didn't cower. Instead, he and the lameduck 111th Congres signed several new pieces of legislation, which included a passing of continued tax cuts and unemployment benefits, the repealment of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", and the New START treaty to reduce the number of nuclear arms in both the U.S. and Russia (among others). What had transpired leading up to last night's State of the Union address is nothing short of remarkable. After all, no president has been under more scrutiny than Obama. No president has been mocked during his tenure greater than Obama. No president has been subjected to more bigoted vitriol than Obama. To have him come back the way he did is an inherent quality of a true leader. And last night, President Obama capitalized on the momentum by delivering a rousing, bipartisan speech that should make any American feel proud to have him as our leader. As such, here are a "Pick Six" of premises I felt were noteworthy from last night's address.