An adviser to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said that President Barack Obama’s policies were at fault for jobs cuts in the public sector — even though the GOP hopeful recently blasted the president for wanting to hire more firefighters, police and teachers.

“He’s the president of the United States, the most powerful man in the world,” Bay Buchanan told CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. “He had to take some responsibility for the economy that his policies have created after three and a half years. Take a little responsibility. Show a little leadership.”