OPINION:
President Obama has a plethora of czars and advisers, and appears almost daily on television reminding the nation that he is commander in chief. Yet he expects all Americans to think that he had no knowledge of the warrantless spying by his National Security Agency, that he was totally unaware of the IRS targeting conservative groups and that he was in control when four Americans were murdered in Benghazi. Really?
Mr. Obama showed his total disregard for the rule of law when he unilaterally changed provisions within Obamacare, bypassed the Senate to make several recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and illegally used executive privilege to cover Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.’s contempt of Congress for the “Fast and Furious” gunrunning scandal. The president violated the Constitution of the United States when he authorized drone strikes on American citizens. It was on Mr. Obama’s watch that the Secret Service detail was caught multiple times with prostitutes. It was on his watch the General Services Administration was videotaped holding lavish parties at taxpayer expense, that members of the Transportation Safety Administration were caught stealing and the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to provide care to our wounded warriors.
During the past few years, Americans have witnessed the crossing of the “red line,” the beheading of three patriots, a bombing at the Boston Marathon, dozens of averted terrorist attempts in New York City and the refusal of the White House to enforce immigration laws. Is this how our president defends and protects our nation? Is this leadership?
EDWIN P. HEIDEMAN
Pleasantville, N.Y.
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