http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2759975/posts?page=2#2
“As Democrats tonight, and some Republicans, lash out and blame the Tea Party for causing the United States to lose its credit rating, it is worth pointing out that only the Tea Party offered up a plan to avoid what happened.-”
The point in the quote, however, is solid. "Cut, Cap & Balance" offered $4T in cuts which is what the ratings agencies asked for. It passed the House under Boehner with a bipartisan vote.
The White House mocked it as "duck, dodge and dismantle" and Reid, Mr. Dead-on-Arrival, wouldn't even allow a debate in the Senate.
Once again the Democrats refuse to accept responsibility for anything. Bad economy? Bush's fault. Failed stimulus? Earthquakes & oil prices. Downgrade? Tea Party's fault.
We should be screaming at the top of our lungs because Obama wanted a CLEAN debt ceiling increase with no offsets period. He wasn't concerned for a nanosecond about the credit rating. Neither was Geithner.