By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Are Republicans and Tea Party supporters heading for a potential showdown? Unless things start to change, an unpleasant implosion within the U.S. conservative movement appears to be imminent.
The air was thick with bombastic predictions throughout the months-long battle over raising the debt ceiling. A deal appeared impossible, and pundits were predicting the divided Republicans and Tea Party insurgents who had ignited the budget-cutting revolution would be the political losers.
