Do you mean the Lyin' Ryan budget that called for raising the debt ceiling almost $9 trillion over the next 10 years? That Lyin' Ryan budget????No, its not just the Tea Party, though they are part of it. It is because of the intractability of the entire political process, of which the Tea Party are a part.
S&P downgraded us because of politics, not because of economics. They aren't saying we can't pay or make sacrifices. They are saying we aren't willing to pay or make sacrifices.
If Congress had simply adopted Ryan's budget we would not be having this conversation. So the issue is Democratic recalcitrance, not the Tea Party.
Neg repped for stupidity.
That's all the answer you're entitled to, sonny.