I'm also glad that the President had enough sense, once in office, to continue GW Bush's terrorist strategies and utilize the redefined defense and national security intelligence protocols developed during his administration.

Another of the President's decisions I'm thankful for, like you D, is his decision to renege on his pledge to close Guantanamo as he promised those who voted for him, and keep this facility open which reportedly resulted in the intel that led to locating bin Laden's whereabouts.

The President did in his initial address last night use the word "I" a lot in reporting the assassination, much like Bill Clinton always did in speaking to the press. It a foible they both share because of their self centered personalities. It would have been more statesman-like if he was a little more humble, as Reagan and Bush would have been, but that's a minor issue in this story.