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					Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks  You're blaming the innocent person who called 911 for the fire itself? | 
	
 The Tea Party started the fire.
S&P themselves stated that the US downgrade was because of Republican's holding out on a debt ceiling increase. It was a publicity stunt and they ultimately voted to raise it, but S&P didn't like how the process was handled.