Thanks for the Dow nosedive, tea party

The people of the whole world held their collective breath while the tea party took our financial future hostage by manufacturing a crisis.

In resolving the hysteria, Speaker Boehner said that he got 98 percent of what he wanted.

Look at the Dow Jones. The tea party also got 98 percent of this year’s gains on my 401(K).

Edna Reynolds

Elgin