"Of Course"

  In the wake of this global terror boogeyman being silenced, of the central figurehead of mass chaos being extinguished, we all have the right, and duty, as Americans, to breathe.

  Exhaling is our next step. Mired as we have been in deeply uncertain times, and as a result massively insecure about our relative safety, all the while idly wondering how to better protect ourselves, with the last administration's ineptitude fresh in our minds, we should take a deep breath in and out. We nearly bankrupted our nation of plenty chasing after him, and now he is gone. Rejoice.

  Osama bin Laden. Deceased. If you don't like celebrating the loss of a life, please do join in the feeling of unity and accomplishment this action affords us as a nation. We have lived in pain, and we have lived in fear because Barack Obama's predecessor decided to shrug off the duty of capturing this man, urging us instead to shop.

  My angle here is to celebrate Obama. He has led us through 2 and a half difficult years, often imploring us to come together against our instincts to dismiss one another. His is a lofty ideal, undoubtedly, but can we now acknowledge the potency, the proficiency of his attention and resolve? This is not "resolve" like we saw on an aircraft carrier showing us a sign which proclaimed "Mission Accomplished," this is a corpse, at sea.

  I am happy bin Laden is dead, unlike some who cringe because the idea of death is so repugnant to them. This man was bad to us. Justice was served, and we do not need moral loopholes to keep our consciences clean. While we marinate in my silly, amateur morality lesson let us now turn our gaze to President Obama, the oft-doubted leader who is earning his stripes.