re: "My label of the Tea Party/tea baggers has changed because of the economic war they created over the debt ceiling."
Now, now. Don't you think someone eventually was going to have to tighten the purse strings? You *DO* know that the country can't just spend all it wants without limits, right? That there's hell to pay once the debt becomes large? And it IS large, clo.
As the former president said when he was only a Senator... and when GWB was in office...
"America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership . Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit."
- Sen. Barry Obummer.

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months