Let's not forget that ridiculous manufactured political scandal about Valerie Plume. It engulfed the news media and hammered the Bush administration 24/7.
Today's MSM needs to be tarred and feathered.
"..........Surely it is in the president’s best interests to release a copy of his order, which the military would have sent to hundreds in the chain of command. And if the president did not direct the NSC “to do whatever we need to do,” then who was in charge? When the American ambassador is attacked and remains out of American hands for over seven hours as a battle rages — and our military sends no aid — either the crisis-response system inside the White House is incompetent, or top officials are covering up."
Benghazi: Obama Emerges from the Fog of War [Where is president's order to "secure our personnel?"]