This might be the BEST top ten list DL ever did.
The Top Ten Reasons President Barak Obama Delayed the Use of Deadly Force on the 'Somali Pirates:
10. They are potential campaign donors for 2012.
9. One looked like a former neighbor.
8. All were carrying DNC cards.
7. When BO's staff identified them as "Pirates", Barak Obama thought they were from Pittsburgh.
6. Two of the four were registered with "ACORN".
5. Didn't want to support the use of firearms thus backing the stance of the 'NRA'.
4. Wanted positive confirmation that they were in fact, Not members of the Rainbow Coalition.
3. The Tele-prompter was broken and he had nothing to say.
2. No Photo-op existed.
and the Number # 1 reason
1. They may have been Relatives..