In his letter of March 7, Stan Tetenman drew a number of conclusions about conservatives. Those conclusions lacked factual basis.

He quoted three sentences from Grover Norquist, one of many conservative activists, but failed to mention from what, or where or when they were made. Are those three sentences taken out of context?

One purpose of Tetenman’s letter seems to be to criticize congressional Republicans for not compromising with the Democrats, who wish to raise taxes. Republicans have submitted many bills designed to improve the financial status of the nation and U.S. Senate President Harry Reid would not allow them to be discussed.

The Democrats say, “Let’s compromise, just do it our way.”

Tetenman ends his letter with “Republican rhetoric is about stopping Barack Obama, not improving the country.” Republicans believe that stopping Obama would improve the country — a large first step.

Obama has a miserable record, beginning with nominating Cabinet officers who illegally dodged taxes, and hiring “czars” with unconstitutional authority. His solution to problems is to throw money at them, so the nation is now $16 trillion in debt.

When the Democrats took over Congress in 2006, the debt was $8 trillion; gasoline was $1.78 per gallon. Obamacare was passed without Republicans who objected to mandating provisions. There were bailouts of Wall Street, banks, large companies. All of that is a serious burden on taxpayers.

Blaming George W. Bush is wearing thin. Congress alone controls the money and the president can only suggest what to do with it.

Joseph Cimino, Poland Spring