Obama's 'Whac-A-Mole' approach abhorrent

US President Barack Obama likes to talk about the "to do" list he has for the US Congress. He is calling on them "to take action to create jobs and help the middle class". The five-point list, covers tax incentives, mortgages and clean energy in order to sustain economic growth. He has talked about the list on every possible occasion while campaigning for his re-election during the last few weeks, and it is featured prominently on the White House website.

However, there is one list Obama has studiously shied away from in the past 10 days. That is his infamous "to kill" list, when as commander-in-chief he oversees the regular Tuesday counterterrorism meetings of security officials in the White House selecting targets for drone attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia.

Obama's unusual silence about the list is possibly because the Senate is proposing to hold hearings on the leaking of "classified information".