For the Blue Dog Democrats

for Blue Dog Democrats
I’m posting this today for one very important reason. I ask you to vote against any increase in the debt ceiling, and especially to vote no on any sort of deal that has been hammered out behind closed doors; one that would raise taxes or that lacks real and immediate spending cuts.

I do not want to see cuts in spending growth, which are the only type of cuts Congress ever makes, meaning for example, that instead of increasing spending by $100 per day, you increase it by $80 per day. We must see real cuts, and no tax increases if we are ever going to see enough economic growth for unemployed Americans to find jobs again.

You are a member of the Blue Dog caucus and that means that you have committed yourself to fiscal responsibility. You cannot possibly allow America to keep spending money we don’t have. It used to be that overspending would trap our children and grandchildren in a web of debt, but we have gotten to the point where overspending impacts Americans today. Overspending means fewer jobs, period.

It is up to you to persuade your fellow Democrats to stop the out-of-control spending. You can be a hero to the American people if you stand up for us now. We can’t afford rhetoric that pits American against American, so please don’t allow a campaign of class warfare to be waged on the backs of the unemployed. Thank you.