Summary: 1ST HOUR-In an interview this evening with a local NBC affiliate in Orlando, President Obama claimed that America has "gotten a little soft." "I mean, there are a lot of things we can do," Obama said. "The way I think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and, you know, we didn't have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. We need to get back on track" Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, commentators, and everyone in between have reacted this week to President Obama's "stop complaining" speech to the CBC, in which he told members, "stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We've got work to do." 2ND HOUR-Ron Paul criticizes Obama for U.S. role in killing of Awlaki"No, I don't think that's a good way to deal with our problems,” Paul said in a videotape of the questioning by reporters. Awlaki “was never tried or charged for any crimes. No one knows if he killed anybody. We know he might have been associated with the ‘underwear bomber.’ But if the American people accept this blindly and casually that we now have an accepted practice of the president assassinating people who he thinks are bad guys. I think it's sad.”Is Ron Paul correct? Should US citizens who are known terrorist be handled any different that foreign enemies?
