They knew the downgrade was coming and that is why the MSM/libs proclaimed the debt deal as a TEA Party victory even though the TEA Party oppsed it more than any other group. It was all a set up for this.
You know, that occurred to me, when I heard Axelrod. The Freepers were right, I was skeptical of my FR brethren, but yet again, they prove themselves right. Kinda creepy how that whole thing went down, very creepy.