Opinion: May 2 buzz: Cynicism over Osama bin Laden’s death; frustration over government regulations

Learning to be an entrepreneur ‘starts with a lemonade stand,’ say the organizers of Lemonade Day. But they don’t want to talk about the regulations that make it impossible for my kid to become a lemonade stand entrepreneur. They tell me it is ‘silly’ and ‘beside the point’ to focus on the regulations. I am told that Lemonade Day is about kids learning to ‘give back to their communities,’ ‘do better in school’ and ‘open bank accounts.’ It is not about something so self-serving as making a profit by selling a good product. That is the old American way, but the new way is living with rules that banish the lemonade stand to one government-approved day a year.

Sunday night’s announcement should remind the nation that the presidency is not just an office to be contested and that American values are not merely empty words to be used as political rhetoric. Obama ordered the seizure of America’s most vile enemy, who resisted and was shot down. The world is better and safer for his death.

President Obama gave the order and the job was done. Obama is a true Commander in Chief. Fact is, Democratic Presidents have been the greatest war-time Presidents in America over the last 100 years. GOP Presidents talk the talk but Democratic Presidents walk the walk. Obama will resolve the U.S. conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, just as he is doing now, over the next 4-6 years. The American people will re-elect him to make sure the job is done.

I don’t feel safer with bin Laden dead. --Kwayne Let’s give credit where credit is due: After all, it was Obama that sat up late compiling evidence of bin Laden’s whereabouts, it was Obama that conceived the tactical plans for the attack, and it was Obama that was on the first chopper to land at the fire fight site... What? Obama didn’t do any of this? So what did he do to deserve the credit? He sure did. He used ‘I’ 19 times and mentioned the troops 3 times. Yes, he definitely told us who was responsible for this. I, I, I, I, I, I ‘I directed Leon Panetta... to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority...’ ‘I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden.’ ‘I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan.’ ‘I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.’ ‘I’ve made clear...’ ‘I’ve repeatedly made clear...’ ‘I called President Zardari, and my team has also spoken...’ ‘These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to...’ --Rallymonkey Remember: Lincoln did not free the slaves. It was thousands of soldiers in blue uniforms, face down in the mud that freed the slaves. God bless the average American soldier, just doing their job. --edwardskizer With the costs of all this safety, my wallet isn’t safe, my bank account isn’t safe, and my financial future isn’t safe. Today’s babies will be paying in 40 years for all this security. I fear high taxes without end to pay for all this safety. -- George2