The baggers are fundamentally opposed to paying our way, and are dashing off on the debts they ran up during their earlier incarnation as bush republicans.
The connection between their power center and Boehner's ass is becoming more than evident.
This downgrade owes a major debt of gratitude to the treason-baggers. Even if their intentions were good, threatening default was such a stupid stunt that it will cost all americans more money in interest payments during a time when all bills are exasperating for much of america.
Even their idiot leaders have shut up since they are still working their calculators over remedial basic math which shows that throwing an unprecedented tantrum over the debt limit will cost everyone another chunk of their income (if any).