You showed us what happens when a Commander in Chief is focused.
You were able to accomplish something your predecessor was unable to do, although he built his entire legacy around it.
And you did it without shredding the Constitution....
Without accusing your opponents of being terrorist-supporters because they disagreed with you....
You did this. Well done.
I listened on the radio in disbelief coming into work this morning.
I took me back to the time on the radio I first heard about 9/11. I was angry, but when we learned who was behind it, I was certain it would be soon that we would take our revenge against such a monster.
I waited and waited.
I remember people calling into radio shows and saying "THANK GOD Bush is president and not Al Gore!" I actually didn't mind, this was before I was political.
When Bush said that he wanted Osama Dead or Alive, I cheered. I thought, he's in trouble now!
But it never came.
Instead, I got treated to Cheney using 9/11 as a tool to get everything their ideology wanted. I saw the focus shift to Saddam Hussein. I saw any criticism of the drumbeat to the war in Iraq, or even criticism of the president himself, being equated to supporting Al Qaeda.
Then we were told it didn't matter if we ever got Bin Laden.
Now we have a president, accused by the right of "palling around" with terrorists, doing something that Bush, Cheney, or any neo-con was unable to do. Bring Osama Bin Laden to sweet justice.
Don't expect the right to acknowledge Obama for this at all. ON Fox News' website right now, there are tons of pictures of president Bush and his response to president Obama's victory. (At least Bush had class enough to congratulate Obama... which is more than I can say for his supporters.)
I couldn't resist but to listen to right-wing radio this morning (of which there is plenty in Central FL). Bud Hedinger, a teabag nutjob, was furious that Obama did not thank and, in his words, "give credit" to president Bush for this victory. Riiggght....
Others calling in doubted that Bin Laden was really dead and accused Obama of faking it. I guess they want to see his birth certificate. Still others thought Obama should get no credit whatsoever, because he personally didn't go into Pakistan and kill him with his bare hands.
None of this bothers me in the least. As an American, I have been waiting for 10 years for this asshole to be brought to justice. And now he is.
Thank you, Obama. THANK YOU!!