Conservatives Were Sold Out in Just Four Months

Guest Column By Richard Viguerie

The news media has been reporting that a "deal" made between Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Reid and President Obama last Friday to fund the government was an historic compromise. Have I missed something? I do not see the “deal” Speaker Boehner made as a cause for celebration or a victory for conservatives. And I certainly do not see the compromise from the White House.

Republicans pledged to make $100 billion in cuts to spending. And even while grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers demanded more, GOP leadership settled for far less. The $38.5 billion is not “real money,” as Speaker Boehner claimed, considering the $3.5 trillion in 2010 spending, and especially considering that the federal debt increased $54.1 billion in the week preceding the deal.

Even worse, while the Democrats and their supporters in the media claimed that conservatives were saddling the deal with "riders," the end product of the budget is loaded down with progressive policy.

The deal continues to fund the left-leaning broadcasts of National Public Radio (NPR) with taxpayer money even after the release of explosive videos exposing NPR’s bias.

The deal continues to fund Obama's high speed rail dream despite serious concerns it will not be efficient.

The deal continues to fund the United Nations--a world-government organization hopelessly compromised by corruption, bureaucracy and the representatives of anti-American dictators.

The deal continues to fund the AARP despite the high amount of money they make privately, and their political contributions to Obamacare.

The deal continues to fund loan guarantees for renewable and alternative energy projects that would otherwise not be profitable.

The deal continues to fund America’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, with taxpayer money despite Planned Parenthood’s known support of liberal politicians and exposed abuse towards women seen in undercover videos.

The deal continues to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to perpetuate it’s radical left-wing agenda that harms our economy and takes away our liberties.

And the deal continues to fund Obamacare – the most destructive piece of legislation in American history.

This is no true compromise, nor is it a deal conservatives can support or be proud of. It is certainly not the type of deal conservatives expected when grassroots activists came together to put Republicans into power.

That is why I’m asking all conservatives and Tea Partiers to sign onto a statement to Republican Congressmen opposing this deal at ConservativeHQ.com. We cannot allow Republicans to forget that We the People voted for small-government constitutional conservatism last November, not establishment Republican compromises.

Conservatives and Tea Partiers expect much more from our political leaders and the GOP. And mark my words – we will make sure Republicans receive that message in the primaries.

Richard Viguerie is the chairman of ConservativeHQ.com.