[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Cynical me considers that Obama has not yet managed to get a bump out of anything he has done to stop his drop in the polls.

[Cindy]

Ahh...I’d forget cynicism right now.

[AliVeritas]

Cynical you would be right.

[Moe Tzadik]

Distraction?

1. This happened minutes after UBL's last communiqué became publicly available.

2. It's Ramadan.

3. Ramadan ends ~19th, A.K.A. Rosh Hashanah and officials said the "threat very real and emphasized the urgency of the threat."

4. Congress was briefed.

This isn't a garden-variety jihadi affair.