They're Nuts!

In this interview conservative economist Bruce Bartlett
explains, in a comendably lucid and understandable manner, what's at stake in the upcoming fight over raising the U.S. debt ceiling. If you want to be informed about this subject - including the history of government borrowing and the issuing of treasuries - you'll get a very good education from Mr. Bartlett.

His money quote regarding the so called "Tea Partyers'" threat to refuse to raise the debt ceiling is absolutely perfect:

"The problem is that the Tea Partyers are nuts. That is my point. They are irrational, they are ignorant, they don't know anything about financial markets and they think that they are standing up for God and the balanced budget."

I swoon! A prominent conservative who has the courage to point out the obvious! I'm in love!

By the way, is it inappropriate to point out that "they are irrational, they are ignorant, they don't know anything about subject X and they think they are standing up for God" is a generally accurate description of a lot of Christians in our country?

I hope not, because I feel that way an awful lot.

Just being honest. And hey, if that statement makes you angry, you should ask, "who hath made Isreal to sin?"

Not me.

Joe H.