[Flycatcher]

The Tea Party members implored the Senate and House Republicans not to pass this debt ceiling deal.

The Senate and House Republicans passed it anyway.

S&P promptly downgraded the U.S. from AAA to AA+.

You forgot the most important part of this timeline: OBAMA SIGNED IT!

When a president signs a bill, it's his!

[Enterprise]

I plead guilty. I forgot the biggest jackass in all of this. Barack Hussein Obama.