Actually, no, I wasn't referring to that at all, I was referring to this quote from the story I linked (in the post to which you responded):

Yes, Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas on how to proceed: Democrats (supposedly) want tax hikes AND spending cuts (which is why they STARTED from a negotiation position that put $1.5 trillion in spending cuts on the table) while Republicans want spending cuts only. What's more, Republicans want those cuts bad enough to turn a previously routine debt ceiling extension into a doomsday scenario, in part because much of the Tea Party thinks a US default would be no big deal and 59 of its 60 member House caucus pledged not to raise the debt ceiling under ANY circumstances (a pledge, incidentally, about half of them broke in the end).

So, yeah, the two parties have very different mutually exclusive ideas on how to solve the debt problem: Democrats want (or say they do) the kind of dual approach S&P does, and Republicans want spending cuts only, to the extent they're willing to engage in the brinksmanship S&P condemns. As for "partisan bullshit", I think (hope) one thing we can both agree on is that S&P didn't say, "Obama should resign. "

Meh, and again I say, meh. America's got the money; the government just doesn't have access to much of it, and keeps spending like it does anyway. One way or the other both of those things will change soon; I'm just hoping this (or something) provides the wake up call to end the spoiled childish delusion that tax hikes are always bad and un-American. The public's equally fed up with Republicans serving a monied aristocracy at the expense of the nation AND Democrats doing the same thing while claiming to offer an alternative they never even try to deliver. The Presidents approval rating is 42% but he's banking on re-election because it's a two party system and Congress has an approval rating of 14%; the public won't idly watch that forever as their living standard deteriorates at an alarming pace. There ARE plenty of extremists on both sides, so I hope the political leadership regains its sanity soon to prevent those extremists seizing control through popular consent. But don't make the mistake of assuming I'm just saying, "Democrats r00l and Republicans dr00l" because they're just two sides of the same corporate coin. I'm desperately hoping for a peaceful alternative, either reform from within or a viable effective third party, because otherwise I expect rioting in the streets that will put everyones life at risk, which I very much don't want.