blame-shifting

News Corp. shares rose during the hearing, as Mr. Murdoch's sometimes slow responses and blame-shifting fueled the perception that he may step aside soon as chief executive, perhaps to be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey.

Murdochs Are Grilled Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

The incentives are for inertia, turf protection and blame-shifting—unless change is imposed from the top.

The Reorganization Man 2012

In any case, it appears that the blame-shifting isn't selling with voters.

Bad Luck Barack Stephen Moore 2011

Do you think there's some blame-shifting going on in your psyche?

The Irish Language- is there a Conservative & Unionist Policy? O'Neill 2009

Lying, demonizing, defamation, character assassination, fact manipulation, gossip designed to ruin another's reputation, and shameless blame-shifting seem to be a blueprint followed by many rushing to the attractive summits of power.

Tihomir Kukolja: Leaders Worth Following Tihomir Kukolja 2011

Watching the blame-shifting over the oil spill this week only reinforces the idea that we have lost the sense of accountability for all actions that occur above your pay grade.

Cuccinelli, baby, Cuccinelli 2010

And don't forget that the answer was "yes" when Congress asked the blame-shifting, spin-happy BP, Transocean, and Halliburton this immortal Wiggles-song question: "Can you point your fingers and do the twist?"

Dave Astor: It's a Wiggly, Wiggly Oil Spill 2010

If adding another ill-informed, blame-shifting blowhard to its roster is the aim of conservative radio, then they're doin 'a heck of a job!

Susan Deily-Swearingen: Mike Brown Is a Heck of a Conspiracy Theorist 2010

Matt Ridley, the former head of Northern Rock, is peddling theories riddled with blame-shifting and excruciating errors

This state-hating free marketeer ignores his own failed experiment 2010

Onthe contrary, he has developed a fine line in blame-shifting and post-rational justification.

This state-hating free marketeer ignores his own failed experiment 2010