I'm afraid that this letter will never reach the desk of President Obama. I wrote this a few minutes ago and sent it via email to the White House.
I tried to convince myself that President Obama might be right. I even watched the latest White House White Board presentation. I was not impressed.
Dear President Obama,
I am deeply disappointed in the compromise position you have taken with the Republican Party.
Before I became actively involved in politics, working for your campaign, I used to believe a decent compromise left both sides less than pleased. If I heard liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans complaining about the unfairness of the bill, it must have been legislation that was well balanced.
That isn't the case this time. Republicans are not only crowing about their victory, they're claiming that you have come over to their side; that somehow this compromise means that you understand that trickle down economics is the right way to manage the country.
I have been disappointed by your administration before. I had hoped for much more out of Health Care Reform and actively campaigned for a Public Option. As a military wife of 20 years, I had expectations of a draw down in Afghanistan. I understand that those expectation may be unfair, but I had hoped, nonetheless, that under your Presidency, I might see my husband safe from further deployment to the Middle East. I have been disappointed in the path of immigration reform and of the repeal of DADT. I am saddened that Guantanamo is still open. There are many, many other small promises I hope that you still might keep, such as forming a Military Family Advisory Board so that military families have a place to take their problems outside of the chain-of-command.
But this latest compromise with the Republicans breaks my political heart. I have been raised by a military man and I married one. Maybe as a military wife and daughter, I expect too much from political leaders. Military leaders need to know when to fight. I have only seen you compromise. Maybe the fighting is taking place behind closed doors. Maybe you don't want us to see that dirty side of politics. But this voter, this Obama supporter, this mother, needs to see some of the fighting going on.
Please reconsider your position. Republicans are walking all over Democrats because they have done it in the past. They think it is an easy thing to do. They think Democrats will always give in.
I am willing to give up my tax cut, my middle class tax cut, for the betterment of America. I am willing to sacrifice even more for my childrens' country. Take my tax dollars, but, by God, take the millionaire' tax dollars as well.
Respectfully,