The ideal solution would be to starve

Here are brief excerpts of an interview with Mark Meckler, leader of the largest Tea Party group.

Is there any scenario where you think it would be OK to raise the debt ceiling?

No.

What do you think is the ideal solution to this impasse right now?

The ideal solution is to cut spending so that we stop spending beyond our means.

Now the 2011 federal budget is $3.7 trillion, of which about $1.5 trillion has to be borrowed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that Mark Meckler thinks that we should cut federal spending by 40%, this year. Why would anyone take this guy seriously?