Examiner Editorial: Stop lecturing Egypt and focus on America's problems, Mr. President

In a phone call to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, President Obama lectured the Muslim Brotherhood’s most visible national leader on Democracy 101. The White House released a statement Tuesday summarizing the call, noting Obama told Morsi “that the United States is committed to the democratic process in Egypt and does not support any single party or group.” Obama encouraged Morsi to “take steps to show that he is responsive to [the Egyptian people’s] concerns.” This is a far cry from 2011, when Obama urged then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down. After Mubarak agreed, Obama said during a press conference that the transition to a new government “must begin now.”