S&P Downgrades USA Credit

• S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+.   
• Moody's & Fitch rating agencies affirm AAA ratings, at least in the short term.
• S&P blames downgrade on 'degree of uncertainty' in politics. 
• John Kerry proclaims this the 'Tea Party downgrade'.  
  
• S&P vs Mitch McConnell and the use of the debt limit as a political tool.
• George Will says that S&P has no credibility. Time Magazine concurs.
• Warren Buffett calls the S&P downgrade mistaken. Others concur. 
• Stocks seem destined to tumble after downgrade. 
• Could this downgrade push the U.S. back into recession?
• 5 ways the downgrade affects you.