In defense of the tea party

From NM Politics.net - by Heath Haussamen - Tea partiers have forced America to risk default with their insistence on dramatic spending cuts and opposition to tax increases. But their actions are based on a genuine concern that Washington’s spending has taken us to the brink. Someone told me the other day that he hoped Congress would fail to approve an increase in the debt ceiling because we have to stop spending beyond our means. That sentiment is certainly expressed by many in the tea party. It’s true, as President Barack Obama and others have pointed out, that Congress is simply being asked to OK the paying of bills it already approved the federal government accruing. But many believe Congress shouldn’t have approved that spending to being with, and it’s time to make a stand. Read more