President not honoring his oath of office

President Obama has been threatening to shut down the government instead of honoring his oath of office to faithfully execute the office of the presidency. His method of governing is bullying, finger pointing and campaigning instead of leadership, negotiating and resolving issues.

On President Obama's watch:

l Unemployment has stayed above 7 percent for five years with no end in sight as discouraged people stop looking.

l One in seven Americans are on food stamps and poverty is rising.

l The national debt is up 60 percent and $6 trillion in five years. Obama has said increasing the debt is “unpatriotic.”

l The price of gasoline has doubled and the Environmental Protection Agency is working to kill the coal industry, driving your electric bills through the roof and killing more jobs.

l Social Security and Medicare financial standing are threatened.

l Obama dithered in protecting our Libyan Consulate and lied about how our ambassador died at Benghazi.

l The Obama Internal Revenue Service is extorting and targeting non-profit groups based on their political views.

l Obamacare already is a key reason that job growth is pitiful and less than population growth.

l Obama's National Security Agency is looking into Americans' phone and Internet activity without probable cause.

l Obama has violated the Constitution in not faithfully implementing federal laws.

The economy is on life support. Obama has divided the nation against itself and his administration is the least transparent administration in history. Obama is a failed president.

Gary Ellis

Cedar Rapids