Obama shrugs off chief executive responsibility

Obama shrugs off chief executive responsibility

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Although he readily uses and talks about his "pen and phone" power as chief executive,White House observers say President Obama just as readily shrugs off the most important duty of a CEO: taking responsibility for what happens under his leadership. The president, who has issued a series of controversial unilateral actions over the last two years, has spent much of that same time blaming cabinet secretaries for problems with the Obamacare website, IRS targeting of conservative groups, and now the failure to enforce the Federal Records Act with regard to Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of a private email account throughout her four years as secretary of State. Now presidential scholars and transparency advocates are taking Obama to task over the White House's deferral of responsibility. "When the going gets rough, it's always somebody else's problem," said Richard Benedetto, a former White House correspondent for U.S.A. Today who covered four presidents and now teaches journalism at American University.

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Somewhat refreshing to see some truth in print.

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Obama shrugs off chief executive responsibility