have you considered getting that stalwart removed?

From Merriam Webster:

bellicose: favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

stalwart: marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit

These are just two of the ten-dollar words our new President used in his Monday night press conference. Yes, we pretty much know what they mean, but still, I did need to run to the dictionary to make sure I would not use them incorrectly in future conversation: "These darn bellicose veins are so unsightly." 

What I love so much about Mr. Obama's lingo is not that it shows him to be well educated, thoughtful, intelligent, or that he simply has great command of the language. Those qualities ought to be expected in the leader of the free world--our standards should always be this high. What means so much to me is that the vocabulary is not dumbed down for the people. If we need to take a little trip to the reference aisle now and again, so be it. The message I hear is that we can all rise to the occasion.