US Loses AAA Credit Rating After S&P Downgrade

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Originally Posted by yubba

How do like that for a Birthday present, Mister President. What's that I smell, well it's not the remnets of beer and pickled eggs nite at the Roxie, more like tar and feathers.

Well... if I remember correctly Standard & Poor's have criticized both sides in Congress.

Inability to make compromises to seriously cut deficit (including stubborn opposition to revenue increases and stubborn opposition to wellfare/healthcare/military/etc. spending) won't make friends in credit rating agencies.