In a presidential debate in 2007, Mitt Romney was clear about getting bin Laden.

Of course we get Osama bin Laden... we'll move everything to get him. But - I don't want to buy into the Democratic pitch that this is all about one person... It's more than Osama bin Laden, but he is going to pay, and he will die.

The president's campaign is a series of games designed to keep voters focused on things other than what matters.