Letter to the Editor; Our nation's waning influence abroad

To the Editor:

Each day that passes sees Obama’s second term becoming more tattered. His worldwide clout is rapidly diminishing and that hurts the trade prospects and defense of the United States.

The thirty-eight markets on the Pacific Rim and the European Union aren’t about to give trade concessions when they know that congress could rewrite a prospective deal.

The constitution empowers the president to propose and negotiate agreements with foreign countries but congress can vote them down. All of these potential trading partners can easily see the unrest that we unfortunately have in the United States.

When you add to the business equation the fact that shopping for the Christmas season will be down because people are faced with insurance expenses that are going up.

The latest charges of the ACA information being inaccurate concerning your doctor, hospital and what will be covered are causing the percentage of people who trust Obama to drop like a stone.

When we add in the facts that Iran basically is not listening to The White House, and China is making larger investments in their military, we have big problems.

I don’t know about you but I don’t like Russia’s Putin being looked at as The Big Man!

Gerald W. Ray

Spokane