Middle East: Mitt Romney was the only big-name White House hopeful to comment on President Obama’s speech yesterday. He didn’t like it: “President Obama has thrown Israel under the bus. He has disrespected Israel and undermined its ability to negotiate peace.”

Left unsaid in Obama’s speech, was any indication of how he intended to comply, like he promised he would, with the War Powers Act. Most conservatives believe that the War Powers Act is, at best, redundant to the Constitution, but six Republican senators sent a letter to Obama this week asking him to explain how he intends to keep his promise. The Cable reports that the White House is considering declaring that U.S. military involvement in Libya has paused, only for it to resume in a few days, thereby resetting the 60-day clock.