Flight 253 aftermath: Obama dodges reporters by releasing an audio message

  For the second time in two days, Barack Obama addressed the American people about the thwarted terror attack on Flight 253. After remaining silent for three days while his administration tried to find the best way to spin the attacks, Barack Obama managed to take seven minutes out of his vacation to mention the Christmas day attack.

  Today he took a few more minutes out of his busy vacation schedule to address the American people again…sort of. He released a pre-recorded audio message in which he called the “systematic failings” unacceptable and promised to hold those who are responsible for the failings accountable. While I am glad to hear that someone will be held accountable, I find it odd that the president didn’t address the nation live in front of reporters.

  This is the act of a man who does not want to be held accountable himself. Barack Obama should have faced the reporters and answered questions about the attack. If he truly believed in accountability that is what he would have done. But Barack Obama did what he did best, he gave a prepared speech without fear of reproach.

  We have seen what happens to Barack Obama when he does not have the teleprompter in front of him and he was not willing to take that chance on this issue. Americans want their president to be a leader in time of crisis and if Barack Obama was  a leader, he would have stood up in front of reporters and answered their questions. But he didn’t do that– he is not a leader.

  He wants to hold someone else accountable but he is afraid to be held accountable himself.