We're loving your backbone! Most of us don't need a pound of flesh, but we want the Republicans to realize that asking the middle class if they want to be kind of poor or really poor is no choice at all. So we're all hurting right now...except the country club Republicans. If the US defaults and the stock market blows up, that will hit them squarely on the ninth hole.
Give them the medical device tax for 2 years...in exchange for no shut down or debt limit fights for 2 years. It's clear that this Congress can't get anything done, so lets wait for the next. Let them name post offices for the next 15 months. You'll have a lot of people on your side next year if you hold firm. You'll win back the House and have both for 2 years. Now...think about what you can get done in two years with both houses of Congress.
We can wait for them to have to defend their actions to the 5 percent. We have your back.
Signed,
America