point to ponder

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almost uniformly, when presented with news of the s&p downgrade of u.s. debt, conservatives have said, "wow, about time. get ready for more. we need to cut spending." liberals have said, "s&p has no credibility, and it's reagan and bush's fault and the obstructionist republicans who created gridlock in washington." does this not tell us the differences between left and right, and (pardon caps) WHO WAS AND IS SERIOUS ABOUT THE DEFICIT?