The_AT Obama_NP1 Holiday_NP1 Tour_NP1 Happy_JJ holidays_NN2 !_! 
This_DD1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 times_NNT2 of_IO year_NNT1 when_RRQ families_NN2 and_CC friends_NN2 can_VM forget_VVI their_APPGE troubles_NN2 and_CC join_VVI together_RL for_IF a_AT1 Passover_NNT1 seder_NN1 ,_, as_CSA President_NNB Obama_NP1 did_VDD on_II Thursday_NPD1 ,_, or_CC commemorate_VV0 Easter_NNT1 with_IW the_AT traditional_JJ egg_NN1 hunt_NN1 ,_, as_CSA President_NNB Obama_NP1 will_VM do_VDI on_II Monday_NPD1 ._. 
Americans_NN2 with_IW less_RGR religious_JJ inclinations_NN2 can_VM look_VVI forward_RL to_II the_AT upcoming_JJ Earth_NN1 Day_NP1 celebrations_NN2 ,_, when_CS the_AT president_NN1 is_VBZ planning_VVG to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 as_RR21 yet_RR22 unannounced_JJ ,_, but_CCB undoubtedly_RR special_JJ ,_, and_CC Arbor_NP1 Day_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ rumor_NN1 has_VHZ it_PPH1 that_CST he_PPHS1 will_VM not_XX just_RR plant_VVI a_AT1 tree_NN1 ,_, but_CCB personally_RR reforest_JJT a_AT1 large_JJ swath_NN1 of_IO the_AT nation_NN1 of_IO Mali_NP1 ._. 
Skip_VV0 to_II next_MD paragraph_NN1 The_AT president_NN1 is_VBZ back_RP from_II his_APPGE eight-day_JJ overseas_JJ trip_NN1 ,_, where_RRQ ,_, by_II my_APPGE count_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 visited_VVD six_MC countries_NN2 ,_, held_VVD 25_MC meetings_NN2 ,_, eight_MC variations_NN2 on_II the_AT theme_NN1 of_IO press_NN1 conference_NN1 and_CC two_MC town_NN1 halls_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 attended_VVD three_MC summits_NN2 and_CC several_DA2 receptions_NN2 ,_, gave_VVD two_MC speeches_NN2 ,_, laid_VVD a_AT1 wreath_NN1 ,_, walked_VVD across_II a_AT1 bridge_NN1 ,_, took_VVD several_DA2 tours_NN2 of_IO spots_NN2 of_IO local_JJ interest_NN1 and_CC made_VVD a_AT1 quick_JJ stop_NN1 in_II Iraq_NP1 before_II arriving_VVG home_RL in_II time_NNT1 for_IF that_DD1 seder_NN1 ._. 
In_II these_DD2 troubling_JJ times_NNT2 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ comforting_JJ to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 omnipresent_JJ leader_NN1 ,_, although_CS we_PPIS2 are_VBR a_RR21 little_RR22 worried_VVN about_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST in_II the_AT Czech_JJ Republic_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE press_NN1 secretary_NN1 felt_VVD compelled_VVN to_TO wake_VVI Obama_NP1 up_RP to_TO tell_VVI him_PPHO1 that_CST North_NP1 Korea_NP1 had_VHD launched_VVN their_APPGE missile_NN1 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, everybody_PN1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI and_CC the_AT missile_NN1 did_VDD fall_VVI into_II the_AT sea_NN1 shortly_RR after_CS it_PPH1 left_VVD the_AT ground_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 just_RR because_II21 of_II22 that_DD1 old_JJ Hillary_NP1 Clinton_NP1 campaign_NN1 commercial_NN1 ?_? 
Was_VBDZ the_AT administration_NN1 afraid_JJ to_TO admit_VVI that_CST when_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ 3_MC a.m._RA in_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 (_( or_CC 4:30_MC a.m._RA at_II the_AT Prague_NP1 Hilton_NP1 ,_, if_CS you_PPY 're_VBR being_VBG literal_JJ )_) and_CC the_AT phone_NN1 rang_VVD ,_, the_AT president_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX awake_JJ to_TO pick_VVI up_RP the_AT receiver_NN1 ?_? 
This_DD1 seems_VVZ like_II a_AT1 bad_JJ precedent_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 speak_VV0 for_IF us_PPIO2 all_DB when_CS I_PPIS1 say_VV0 they_PPHS2 should_VM at_RR21 least_RR22 reserve_VVI the_AT knock_NN1 on_II the_AT bedroom_NN1 door_NN1 for_IF successful_JJ missile_NN1 launches_NN2 ._. 
The_AT poor_JJ man_NN1 needs_VVZ his_APPGE sleep_NN1 ._. 
So_RR much_DA1 stuff_NN1 keeps_VVZ happening_NN1 ._. 
Pirates_NN2 ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 ._. 
Right_RR now_RT we_PPIS2 're_VBR concerned_JJ with_IW the_AT fate_NN1 of_IO the_AT kidnapped_JJ captain_NN1 of_IO the_AT container_NN1 ship_NN1 the_AT Maersk_NP1 Alabama_NP1 ._. 
Over_II the_AT long_JJ haul_NN1 ,_, you_PPY also_RR have_VH0 to_TO be_VBI disconcerted_VVN by_II the_AT news_NN1 that_CST the_AT crew_NN1 of_IO the_AT Alabama_NP1 thwarted_VVD the_AT pirates_NN2 '_GE attempts_NN2 to_TO steal_VVI the_AT vessel_NN1 itself_PPX1 by_II using_VVG strategies_NN2 that_CST one_MC1 of_IO the_AT officers_NN2 learned_VVN from_II his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS teaches_VVZ a_AT1 course_NN1 on_II how_RRQ to_TO repel_VVI pirate_NN1 attacks_NN2 at_II the_AT Massachusetts_NP1 Maritime_JJ Academy_NN1 ._. 
Who_PNQS knew_VVD that_CST the_AT academy_NN1 curriculum_NN1 includes_VVZ pirate_NN1 control_NN1 ?_? 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 that_CST makes_VVZ you_PPY realize_VVI how_RGQ important_JJ it_PPH1 is_VBZ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 president_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ both_RR a_AT1 multitasker_NN1 and_CC well_RR rested_VVN ._. 
The_AT president_NN1 stays_VVZ on_II the_AT move_NN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ we_PPIS2 're_VBR looking_VVG for_IF reassurance_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 scan_VV0 the_AT news_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 for_IF signs_NN2 and_CC portents_NN2 that_CST tell_VV0 us_PPIO2 what_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI next_MD ._. 
Does_VDZ the_AT stock_NN1 market_NN1 upswing_NN1 mean_VV0 the_AT economy_NN1 is_VBZ getting_VVG better_RRR or_CC just_RR that_CST Wall_NP1 Street_NNL1 is_VBZ still_RR full_JJ of_IO people_NN with_IW the_AT long-range_JJ vision_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 bunch_NN1 of_IO overstimulated_JJ hamsters_NN2 ?_? 
Now_RT a_AT1 little_JJ caution_NN1 when_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II awarding_VVG honors_NN2 is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 bad_JJ thing_NN1 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM thinking_VVG of_IO the_AT haste_NN1 at_II which_DDQ my_APPGE hometown_NN1 of_IO Cincinnati_NP1 christened_VVD a_AT1 major_JJ street_NN1 Pete_NP1 Rose_NP1 Way_NN1 in_II honor_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 baseball_NN1 hero_NN1 whose_DDQGE body_NN1 of_IO work_NN1 was_VBDZ soon_RR going_VVGK to_TO include_VVI being_VBG banned_VVN from_II the_AT Hall_NN1 of_IO Fame_NN1 due_II21 to_II22 gambling_NN1 issues_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB really_RR ,_, getting_VVG elected_VVN to_II the_AT most_RGT powerful_JJ job_NN1 on_II the_AT planet_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 pretty_RG good_JJ lifetime_NNT1 resume_VV0 ,_, no_DDQV31 matter_DDQV32 what_DDQV33 comes_VVZ next_MD ._. 
Particularly_RR when_RRQ ,_, as_CSA Sam_NP1 Stein_NP1 of_IO The_AT Huffington_NP1 Post_NN1 pointed_VVD out_RP ,_, you_PPY are_VBR a_AT1 university_NN1 that_CST already_RR handed_VVN a_AT1 degree_NN1 to_II the_AT vice_JJ minister_NN1 of_IO education_NN1 of_IO the_AT People_NN 's_GE Republic_NN1 of_IO China_NP1 and_CC the_AT founder_NN1 of_IO Forever_RT Living_JJ health_NN1 and_CC beauty_NN1 aids_NN2 ._. 
Maybe_RR Obama_NP1 will_VM celebrate_VVI the_AT Fourth_MD of_IO July_NPM1 by_II setting_VVG off_RP fireworks_NN2 in_II every_AT1 state_NN1 of_IO the_AT union_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT ones_NN2 that_CST make_VV0 him_PPHO1 bring_VVI his_APPGE own_DA sparklers_NN2 ._. 
