partnerships. brazil's president canceled a state visit over the snooping. jenna? jenna: worth pointing out editorial pages for conserve-leaning, liberal-leaning writers taken issue with this. some president's critics calling him the bystander president. why is that? >> reporter: the republican national committee strung together a group of problems that seemed to he catch mr. obama's unawares, from the irs requiring extra information from conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status to the requests for additional security for the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and the fas and furious gun-walking. oklahoma senator tom coburn said you can add the obamacare website not being ready for prime time. he asks who knew and didn't tell the president. >> who was responsible? what one individual was responsible for putting this together, or saying timeout, we're not ready? and kathleen sebellius says, maybe she's not. well who is that person?