Obama’s skills end beyond campaign trail

What was President Barack Obama doing while Benghazi burned? Obviously, he wasn't involved in the attack on an ambassador on what was, by definition of international understanding, American soil. And his concern for the matter was nil, considering that he took off on a campaign tour the next morning. And he is a great campaigner, not a great president.

His comment recently was, “I can assure you I knew nothing.” For accuracy's sake, he should have stopped there. The scandals piling up declare he knows how to run a great campaign rally, but he falls far short in running a country.

The IRS debacle is another area where he declares his ignorance. Didn't they tell the man anything?

And how could the Justice Department tell the president that they were going after a reporter who had discovered information through honest investigation. They would check out this James Rosen, his personal emails and phone calls.

It seems our president has been so protected from truth he “knows nothing.” Eric Holder, our attorney general, had his signature on the orders that pursued and investigated the reporter. But he also couldn't recall it.

Obama, do your job - not engage in a perpetual campaign.

Unita D. Schliemann

Cedar Rapids