My wife and I have been loyal Democrats for more than 40 years. We are ashamed of the present president and his administration. He does not stand for or represent anything that we were raised to believe in. God is and was part of the original Constitution and no one can change or deny that it was.

There are numerous reasons we will not be voting for President Obama. Twenty-three million unemployed/under-employed people, family incomes have dropped an average of $4,000, no balanced budget in over three years, cuts in military strength by forcing active duty members to separate early, causing a rise in unemployment and weakening our ready status, and cuts in the military budget. This could result in a serious force reduction in the staffing of plants worldwide that depend on military contracts and more people unemployed.

Seniors are not receiving pay raises in their Social Security to cover the cost of living increases. Twenty six White House staff members received pay raises ranging from 17 percent to 86 percent in 2010-11. Our Medicare will lose over $700 billion to help pay for ObamaCare.

Obama is supposed to be the commander in chief of all armed forces, yet he fails to attend half of his daily security briefings. He does not support Israel in their time of need.

The president has no idea what foreign policy is as he is too busy being friends with the Muslim community. We need a new leader of our country, and we will be voting for Mitt Romney in the November election.

Bob and Donna Burroughs

Marion