Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt

Let’s start with S.& P.’s lack of credibility. If there’s a single word that best describes the rating agency’s decision to downgrade America, it’s chutzpah — traditionally defined by the example of the young man who kills his parents, then pleads for mercy because he’s an orphan.

via Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt – NYTimes.com.

Further evidence of the contempt the Tea Party has for the United States.