Raising the Debt Ceiling

Tea partiers, What the fuck is wrong with you? You're about to cause the US treasury to default on its loans. Isn't that exactly the kind of shit a fiscal conservative would want to prevent?

How is it the Tea Party's fault when they(along with half of the democrats) voted against the bill in the house? 

What I'd do if I were in power:

>Tell US Citizens that your government fucked up, and will not be able to keep our promises.
>Tell Foreign Debtholders that we intend to honor our debts.
>Allow people to opt for untaxable federal land of their choice instead of SS checks
>Change Medicare to subsidize costs, not pay fully.
>Get out of the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, lower troop count in Japan and SoKo
>Tax Reform, either through fixing the Tax Code or instituting the Fair Tax.