Biden on debt talks with Tea Partiers: They acted like 'terrorists'

After weeks of wrangling with the Republicans over the debt ceiling, Vice President Joe Biden accused members of the Tea Party of having "acted like terrorists," Politico.com reported.

The comments came in a closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting after Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) reportedly said that "We have negotiated with terrorists. This small group of terrorists have made it impossible to spend any money."

The Vice President's remarks came hours after President Obama announced he had reached a deal with Congressional leaders to raise the debt ceiling – a normally routine vote that Tea Party Republicans tued into a line in the sand over the country's debt.

The deal, which calls for between $2.1 and $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next 10 years without any increases in revenue is considered a losing deal for Democrats – and even many Republicans – many of whom will likely be holding their noses when they vote for the bill on Monday.

Biden wasn't the only politician expressing his frustration with the Tea Party over the debt ceiling negotiations, which put the country's credit rating in danger and could have cost trillions in increased interest payments.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) called the Tea partiers "arsonists," saying that "the Tea Partiers and the GOP have made their slash and bu lunacy clear, and while I do not love this compromise, my vote is a hose to stop the buing."

On Sunday, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-S.C.) referred to the deal as a "Satan Sandwich" – a term which instantly sparked a small cult following and even its own Twitter account.