Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Martin speaking to reporters in Washington today:
Jenny Beth Martin, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots (the grassrootsier wing of the movement) agreed that default -- and the requisite end in government payments for the programs that go with it -- could hurt the thousands of tea party voters she represents. But she said her members are willing to take the hit.
"If it injures the people that we represent, but it's benefiting the whole country, that's what we need to be concerned about," she said.
It doesn't get any more clear than that.
As John Boehner said, they want to cause "chaos," and 'Bagger Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin says they're okay with hurting their own constituents.
Adding... Why is it always okay if poor people are hurt, but not the rich?