[downtowndude]

Good job, Washington. All of you did this.

You wouldn't listen to the people you represent (well, except for you weak few who allowed yourselves to be held hostage by a brain damaged minority), hopefully whatever happens now makes you realize you aren't there to play games.

There are a lot more people in this country overall than there are Flea Baggers. Those Fleas aren't doing much to help in Wisconsin, are they, but this is who you want to cater to? There are going to be a lot more people pissed at the fringe after this, so if you wanna commit political suicide, please be my guest, Mr.s Boehner and Cantor.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...ng-term-rating

Standard & Poor's announced that it had lowered the United States' long-term credit rating to double-A plus. The ratings agency cited political risks and a rising debt burden for their decision.

"The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration recently agreed to falls short of what, in our view, would be necessary to stabilize the government's medium-term debt dynamics," the agency said in a press release.

This is the first time in history that United States has had its credit rating lowered.

"More broadly, the downgrade reflects our view that the effectiveness, stability, and predictability of American policymaking and political institutions have weakened at a time of ongoing fiscal and economic challenges to a degree more than we envisioned when we assigned a negative outlook to the rating on April 18, 2011," the statement continues.

The agency also said it "pessimistic" that the debt deal reached between Democrats and Republicans would lead to a "broader fiscal consolidation plan." And that if the reduction in spending agreed to in the deal doesn't come to fruition, they would cut the rating further in the next two years.

[Sarah Armstrong]

In a nutshell, S&P to the U.S. policymakers: You guys SUCK.

[gennickO]

They had to take a non-partisan approach to their announcement? I would've loved if they said increase revenue morons!

[kathy]

They had to take a non-partisan approach to their announcement? I would've loved if they said increase revenue morons!

I agree with you. When you have the great majority of Congress signing a pledge not to raise taxes or revenue EVER, that seems to negate any chance of closing the debt gap.

[OlegSan]

Considering how many Constitutional amendments certain members of Congress want (and how some of them say they should come about with a popular vote), how about we vote to cut politicians' salaries in half?

[Assauraarguck]

in a nutshell, s&p to the u.s. Policymakers: You guys suck.

lol!