Coming out of President Obama's speech yesterday on the "Arab Spring" in the middle East and North Africa, I find it annoying that the only thing the media and loyal opposition seem to want to comment on is the perennial mess between Israel and The Palestinians. In my lifetime....this problem has been a joke with neither side able to keep an agreement in good faith. It by far...has less promise of success than the other Arab states that are experiencing unrest.

I thought the speech comprehensive and thorough, as he laid out part of his world view.

Some key phrases included "American values squarely align with this movement" and "real reform will not just come from the ballot box" and "the US was founded on the principals that the people should govern themselves"

Although we feel we have historical license to instruct the middle east on these principals, citizen participation and aptitude to act on them remains elusive here at home.