Sense of Respect

There are two things I really liked about the article from the Economist.

1. This sentence: Indeed, after the daring raid that killed Osama bin Laden, America has discovered that its commander-in-chief is one cool cat.

I just find it amusing. So much so that I sent it along to my dad :)

2. The sense of respect you feel the author has. He always refers to the president and first lady as Mr. and Mrs. Obama. He even refers to Osama bin Laden as Mr. Bin Laden.

It's so much different from everything else we have been seeing from the news and media. The country is rejoicing at this mans death saying they feel a sense of revenge and justice and yet this author is taking the measure to show him a sense of respect. I think that by calling him Mr. Bin Laden shows that there are some people in this country (and the world I'm sure) who have an uneasy feeling at being so jubilant over death.

I think the title of Mr. tones down what seems to be an amusing article at first. The author describes our own president a "cool cat" with a "toothsome smile" who poked fun at the "president wannabe". The sense of humor the author approaches with Obama and the sense of respect given to Bin Laden is such a reversal from what we expect to hear and have heard over the past week.