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We’ve been holding our fire on the debt ceiling debate these many weeks, waiting to write until there was something to report to you, dear members. Well, we have waited long enough, and now we must report that while there is nothing yet passed, we can say that Conservatives have so far held fast to their principles. At this point it looks like two bills will come out, one from each chamber that can then be reconciled, both with cuts and neither with higher taxes.

It reminds us of one of our favorite movies, Master and Commander, about an English Ship on the high seas during the reign of Napoleon. The oldest sailor on the ship, as it prepares for battles, shows the other crew members his knuckles which bear the tatoo “HOLD FAST,” a single letter on each finger. It’s a forceful reminder of what it’s like to be in the line of fire, of the panic, doubt and confusion that sets into the human heart under stress.

Hold Fast

We know it has not been easy for any of us as the main stream media continuously trains its fire on anyone who has the audacity to suggest that we are spending ourselves into oblivion. The liberal media wants to blame the whole debt debacle on the Tea Party; they want to use this opportunity to sideline us, to convince our fellow citizens that we are the problem, we are the radicals.

Likewise, the Republicans in Congress have taken their share of flak. They, especially if they have any whiff of the Tea Party about them, are considered nutjobs, racists, fascists, you name it. After a while it becomes ridiculous. The left has long preached that the people of this country have to become politically active, and then when we do they whine and complain.

Frankly, we don’t know how the debt ceiling is going to be raised and what John Boehner and Eric Cantor can manage to get into a bill that needs to pass the Senate and receive the President’s signature. But we can say that we are proud that the conversation is now about how to cut and how much to cut. All but the most incorrigible Liberals, read Nancy Pelosi, now understand that massive cuts are coming. The American people will not live with high taxes, high unemployment and all the welfare state bells and whistles that have decorated our Republic these many years.

As we move to the grand finale of the debt ceiling debate, tell yourself often “Hold Fast,” and we’ll get through this stronger and more politically viable than ever before. The hottest fires make the hardest steel.

Tired of out of control spending? Had enough with budget busting budgets? Seen enough politicians talking out of both sides of their mouth? You are such a trouble maker!

Do you own a home, and continue to make payments? Do you own a business and create jobs? Do you value you family and community? What an extremist!

After 50 years of the government spending like fools, who do we blame for the destruction of our homes, our businesses and our communities? Well, you of course! You are after all a member of the Tea Party! How dare you?

How dare you suggest that the government is too large? How dare you fall under the weight of its taxes? How dare you doubt the future of your business and home and community?

But most importantly how dare you show up at the great spending party and suddenly take the booze out of the house and tell us to turn down the music? What an outrage!

Don’t doubt us folks, you are in the cross-hairs now. Everything that happens from now until the election of 2012 is going to be thrown at the feet of the Tea Party. You took the punch bowl, so you now own all of the problems.

The real danger

If Libya goes down in flames, it’s the Tea Party’s fault. If we have a double dip recession in housing, followed by a double dip in the economy as a whole, it’s the Tea Party’s fault. If no one shows up at the next auction to buy our country’s debt, it’s the Tea Party’s fault. If the unemployment numbers go up or even stay the same, it’s the Tea Party’s fault. If the government shuts down, yep it’s your fault!

We don’t want to beat you over the head with it, but brace yourselves, because the finger pointing is just getting started. Most of us are not used to this. We tend to think that if other people have a problem with us, we are somehow at fault, or we should at least consider their point of view. We tend to self-doubt, while our accusers are self-assured in their ignorance. This gives the finger pointers a lot of power. But don’t forget that we are the people whom this country relies on, day in and day out. We built this country’s greatness and we have as much right to work on moving it in our direction as anyone else.

So again, brace yourselves folks, the onslaught is just beginning. The opposition will do or say anything to undermine us, denigrate and divide us. But remember, they target us because they fear us. We have the numbers, ideas and history on our side. The future can be ours if we reach out and grasp it.