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Ready to buy gold yet? As Washington edges the government to the brink of a credit default, the price of gold has never been higher. On Capitol Hill, many lawmaker-investors have seen it as a good investment for years. A survey of their personal financial disclosure reports from 2009 and 2010 shows dozens of lawmakers investing in gold, gold derivatives and gold mining companies, even if it rarely amounts to a major share of their portfolios . . .