So, no, the recovery is not so far along now that it can continue without leaders in Washington making the right decisions and taking the right actions to ensure that we can continue to grow.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"The fact that they are making this public provides justification for the actions they took, " said Cilluffo, now director of a homeland security studies program at George Washington University.

NPR: 4 Americans Killed Since 2009 In US Drone Strikes

Making young criminals confront the consequences of their actions seems to work better than prison in making them go straight in future.

ECONOMIST: Restorative justice