ribit,
re: "ya really think the T party folks are gonna join the hippies and the jihadies?"
Could be - in much the same way that the Communist movement in Germany was instrumental in bolstering the Nazis - even though Communists and Nazis were mortal enemies. Without the Commies, the Nazis wouldn't have been so successful.

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