Letter: GOP's stubborn message shows lack of negotiation from many

Published: Monday, Dec. 31 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, leaves a closed-door GOP caucus meeting as Congress meets to negotiate a legislative path to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that could kick in Jan. 1., at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012.

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As a conscientious Republican, I am concerned that our message comes out the wrong way. Our rhetoric comes across like so.

We state that in order to protect 1 percent of the wealthiest Americans from the pain of a tax increase, we are willing to keep even more Americans from experiencing an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts. What a lack of negotiations from many House members.

No wonder we didn't win much this past election.

Ben Hunt

West Haven

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LDS Liberal

Farmington, UT

It appears the only legacy Ronald Reagan has left Republicans 30 years later was to "just say no."

While he orginally meant that slogan toward the use of drugs in America,
they now apply it to virtually everything else!
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3:44 a.m. Dec. 31, 2012
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The Real Maverick

Orem, UT

I always love it when the right attacks the "liberal bias" media. As if Rush, Sean, and Foxnews weren't incredibly biased. You cannot support those blowhards while complaining about the media being non-objective.

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8:31 a.m. Dec. 31, 2012
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ugottabkidn

Sandy, UT

This nation is in the financial situation it's in because you, right winged fanatics, have taken us there. You allowed your 2nd Bush to take us to war under false premises without paying for them. You allowed your right winged Congress to throw More..

10:10 a.m. Dec. 31, 2012
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