CLEAN: Democrats call credit rating drop a 'Tea Party downgrade' - RESTRICTIONS

The transcript discusses the Tea Party's role in bringing the U.S. to the brink of default, highlighting the potential dramatic and lasting consequences. It criticizes the Tea Party's unreasonable and doctrinaire approach, suggesting they are out of touch with reality. The discussion also touches on the fear among politicians, including Democrats and reasonable Republicans, of radical right-wing groups due to their influence in primaries. The transcript concludes with a call for factual discourse.

What was the speaker's opinion on the reasonableness of the Tea Party's problems?

What did the speaker imply about the relationship between Democrats and reasonable Republicans?