Of all the statements I’ve seen so far on Osama’s death from Republicans, I think the best was from Pete King, R-N.Y. He acknowledged the political risks that President Obama took in authorizing this mission — it could have easily turned into a Jimmy Carter-style mess and ruined him. A repeat of the failed Iranian rescue mission would have guaranteed a 2012 loss.

So Obama deserves a lot of credit for Many commentators are seeking to make some kind of political statement about Osama bin Laden’s death. Over at Daily Kos, this video of President Bush from 2002 is making the rounds as evidence that he didn’t take the mission of capturing or killing bin Laden seriously: