Barack Obama: “The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al Qaeda.”

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

I was a little tall for it.

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power