Outside the Beltway

Presidential honeymoons aren’t what they used to be, and President Obama’s second term honeymoon isn’t likely to last very long.

The idea of completely pulling out of Afghanistan after 2014 is very compelling.

At this moment, Chris Christie is the most popular Governor in the country.

In a posting for New Atlanticist titled “Status Quo Election,” I note the near total absence of foreign affairs from a presidential campaign that’s mercifully coming to an end.

Trending on Twitter this morning: “R.I.P. Paul Davis. The Navy Seal who killed Osama Bin Laden died in battle today. Retweet to honor him.”

If you thought the War On Terror might be over, think again.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

Osama’s driver, who was convicted of only technical crimes, has had his conviction overturned on a technicality.

One of Mitt Romney’s own supporters didn’t like his foreign policy speech very much.

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

Mitt Romney is a deeply flawed candidate, but that doesn’t mean the President is any better.

The Administration’s decision to stick with the meme that the Benghazi attack was about a movie becomes more puzzling.

Republicans will have some choices to make if President Obama is re-elected.

The Romney campaign’s critique of the President’s foreign policy record is weak, and based on bad history.

6% of Ohio voters think Mitt Romney deserves more credit than the commander-in-chief for killing Osama bin Laden.

Mitt Romney’s speech last night was the best he’s ever given, but it’s impact may have been undercut but several odd production decisions that preceded it.

A new book by one of the Navy SEALs involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden differs significantly from the official version put forward by the government.

The candidates aren’t talking about the war in Afghanistan very much, but that’s mostly because the American people don’t want them to.

Charges that the Obama administration leaked classified information about the Osama bin Laden raid for political gain are bunk.

A group of former special operations and intelligence officers are criticizing President Obama for “Dishonorable Disclosures.”

Mitt Romney is no more of a wimp than George H.W. Bush or John Kerry.

The Waterworld Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

CFR’s Laurie Garrett has a piece in The Atlantic headlined “Good Job, CIA: Your Pakistan Vaccine Plot Helped Bring Polio Back From the Brink of Eradication.”

There are some glaring omissions from a recent list of television’s “most powerful” moments.

Who benefits from the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare ruling?

The margin between Barack Obama and Mitt Romeny is razor-thin, and it’s likely to stay that way for quite some time.

The “Clinton-Biden Switcheroo” Scenario is the pundit’s fantasy that will not die.

He may be running against Barack Obama, but Mitt Romney seems to mention Jimmy Carter a lot.

Phony wars on Stay At Home Moms, dogs, and Osama bin Laden. The Obama campaign is pointing at the shiny object, and the right is falling for it.

The GOP’s response to the Obama campaign’s Osama bin Laden ad has not been helpful.

Richard Grenell’s time as Mitt Romney’s foreign policy spokesman lasted less than a month. The fact that he’s gay appears to be the reason it ended.

Osama bin Laden’s death provides Barack Obama with an important political shield during the upcoming campaign.

Some Navy SEALs are weighing in on the brouhaha.

We seldom blame presidents for bold actions that go wrong. We despise them for appearing weak and indecisive.

The Obama campaign’s cheap politicizing of the SEAL raid that took out bin Laden is unseemly. And unnecessary.

The Atlantic’s Max Fisher reflects on “What America Can Learn From Norway’s Anders Breivik Trial.”