Obama's 70-minute State of the Union speech was packed with the high flying oratory for which he and his TelePrompTer are so justly famous. Soaring phrases to spin supposed accomplishments, energize a disappointed base, and galvanize the citizenry into a mood of future hope for "changes" that aren't really wanted and never will happen anyway.The how and why of all that I leave to other analyses, but striking among the president's remarks were the things he did not say -- or even touch on more than in a passing nod. Things that represent prominent problems on the international stage, and include some of the most important threats to the safety and future of our country, one of our closest allies, and an entire region, if not the whole Western World.In more than an hour's worth of carefully chosen words, among the ones Obama chose not to utter, not even a single time, were terrorist, Israel, the Middle East, al-Qaeda, jihad, Islamism, Palestinians, Gaza, mullah, Iran, or any...(Read Full Post)