Meanwhile...
His policies escaped serious scrutiny in the initial days after the attack that killed four Americans in Libya last week, in part because of the furor over a statement by Mitt Romney accusing the president of sympathizing with the attackers. White House officials said they recognized that if not for Mr. Romney’s statement, they would have been the ones on the defensive.
Gee, ya think? That's precisely what the "furor" was intended to do. Romney was intensely questioned on his statement during his news conference. Obama wasn't questioned at all.