A group of more than 140 prominent conservatives signed an open letter to House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday urging them not to “deal” with Democrats in “fiscal cliff” negotiations, and warning them of the consequences if they do.
“If Republicans cave in now, when it really counts, next time you will be weaker, because your conservative base will be outraged,” the letter reads in part. “Many who worked hard to elect you in the past will never lift a finger for you again.”
The letter is signed by Red State editor Erick Erickson; Citizens United president David N. Bossie; influential conservative donor Foster Friess; American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas; Personhood USA president Keith Mason; Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clearance Thomas; and many others.
There are two outcomes that the signers warned GOP lawmakers against. The first is a scenario in which “just enough Republicans” cross the aisle to “pass what Obama, Pelosi and Reid want passed,” and the second is one in which Republican leadership would “negotiate a ‘deal’ with Democrats and take most Republican Representatives and Senators with them.”
The letter doesn’t outline what scenario would be acceptable in reaching a deal to avert the “fiscal cliff,” but it sends a clear warning if either of the above outcomes were to materialize.
Read More at The Hill . By Jonathan Easley.
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Hope they stand strong, and when I try to speak my mind on Huffington Post I am called every name in the book, and this one libbers told me that I was lower and less eduated and he lost more daily in his bowel movements than I knew. He kept asking about my education and I told him that book learning didn’t necessarily show common sense, and then one woman said I was paid blogger and not to pay any attention because I wasn’t educated but believed all the propaganda that the Fox network put out. And this is the type of intelligents that the libbers have. I am glad that the conservatives are listening to the ppl and not the admitted muslim obama aka soetoro aka durham. How sad our country as become.
Why do you waste your time talking to morons.
If the GOP cave to the ‘enemy in our White House’ they will pay a severe price. I think Obama is trying to take over the House. If we are not careful the Dems may win the U.S. House in 2014 and Obama will get to do anything he darn well pleases.
The libs will blame the conservatives either way, cave in or not. So standing firm is the only logical path.