S&P downgrade on Townhall

Messing with the Bull Sat Feb 9

Peter Schiff

In retaliation for the unpardonable sin of questioning the U.S. Treasury's credit worthiness, the Obama Administration is sending a loud and clear message to Wall Street: mess with the bull and get the horns. ... more
Spanish government says had not expected S&P downgrade Thu Oct 11

Reuters News
Real Talk: "No Doubt" U.S. Credit Rating Will Be Downgraded Again, Says Sen. Coburn Thu May 24

Erika Johnsen
Japan Seeks to Double Sales Tax; S&P Downgrade Likely Mon Jan 16

Mike Shedlock

There are no winning plays for Japan, given a debt load set to hit 230 percent of gross domestic product. The US would be advised to pay attention. ... more
Stocks hit by S&P downgrade speculation Fri Jan 13

AP News
Good Riddance 2011 Sun Jan 1

Bill O'Reilly

Bad year, 2011, even though some bad guys and charlatans got a karma blast. Osama bin Laden got it up close and personal from a Navy SEAL, while his cohort al-Awlaki got drilled from the sky. Gadhafi went down, and al-Assad is tottering. ... more
Guy Benson on Fox News Discussing Obama's Scorecard Thu Dec 29

America

"This is the record the president will try to defend... he can't." ... more
Obama administration quietly bracing for debt supercommittee failure Wed Nov 16

Townhall.com Staff
Obama administration quietly bracing for debt supercommittee failure Wed Nov 16

Townhall.com Staff
Fitch, S&P downgrade New Zealand's credit rating Fri Sep 30

AP News
S&P downgrade casts shadow over Italian government Tue Sep 20

AP News
DOJ Probe of S&P - Payback for Downgrade? Thu Aug 18

Jay Sekulow

Something just doesn't seem right. It appears the Department of Justice has launched a probe of the nation's largest credit ratings firm, Standard & Poor's. As I told Martha MacCallum on Fox News, the timing of this development certainly raises a few questions. ... more
Tea Partiers Sound An Urgent Alarm Mon Aug 15

Jeff Jacoby

But hating the Tea Party for being so insistent and single-minded in its focus on cutting spending is like hating a fire hall siren for calling attention to a potentially devastating blaze. And blaming the S&P downgrade on Tea Party-backed House Republicans makes about as much sense as blaming a raging fire on the 911 dispatcher. ... more
Wake Up and Smell the Tea Wed Aug 10

Jonah Goldberg

What offended the fiscal pundits of S&P was the "brinksmanship" in Washington that failed to deliver a $4 trillion budget cut. That's why we had the "tea party downgrade." What's odd is that if the tea party didn't exist, there would have been no deficit reduction -- and little demand for it. ... more
This is NOT a Good August Story Tue Aug 9

Rich Galen

Where are we in terms of a really juicy August story in 2011? Credit rating agencies, 10-year bond returns, credit default swaps, and ECB interventions. ... more
Broken System or Broken Policies? Tue Aug 9

Mona Charen

Much of the interpretation of the Standard and Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt focused on the "dysfunction" of the U.S. political process. And certainly the S and P (which, let's not forget, contributed to the 2008 financial crisis by failing to downgrade bad mortgage debt) invited such analysis by citing "the prolonged controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling and the related fiscal policy debate . . ." ... more
Spending Is Just Our Second-Biggest Problem Tue Aug 9

David Limbaugh

One thing is for sure: It's not in Barack Obama to accept personal responsibility for the consequences of his actions and policies. He still won't own this economy and the exploding spending spiral, reminding us at every turn that our problems are a result of what he "inherited". ... more
Debt Ceiling Up, S&P Rating Down Tue Aug 9

Phyllis Schlafly

The problem isn't the debt ceiling, but out-of-control spending. The bipartisan compromise increased the government's borrowing limit by nearly a trillion dollars but cut less than $2 trillion in spending over the next 10 years, which hardly makes a dent in the problem. ... more
Ron Paul: Inflation Coming Tue Aug 9

Texas

Presidential hopeful Ron Paul blames out-of-control spending for the downgrade and predicts coming inflation. ... more
Traders on the NYSE floor react to S&P downgrade Mon Aug 8

AP News
Senate panel gathering facts on S&P downgrade Mon Aug 8

AP News
Boehner, Republicans Demand Geithner Quit Mon Aug 8

Townhall.com Staff
DNC chairwoman blames Tea Party 'tyrants' for US credit rating downgrade Mon Aug 8

Townhall.com Staff
S&P Now Downgrades Fannie and Freddie Mon Aug 8

USA

S&P downgrades Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac just three days after downgrading the US credit rating. ... more
Obama Says US is a AAA Country Mon Aug 8

Washington DC

Ignoring S&P downgrade, President Obama says that investors know that US is a AAA country...on the same day that the stock market crashes 500 points. ... more