Standard and Poor's downgrades US to AA+

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Originally Posted by Danzig

the reps have named the six members of the super committee....

which will now become a super waste of time, effort, with no reason to meet.

That's why the automatic triggers were fought over so hard. Everyone knows they will end up the default. Watch for the GOP to try and protect defense with out-the-norm spending, so they don't take that much of a hit via the trigger.