Moody's propped up with good credit ratings all those companies that were going under and Americans forked up billions to bail them out. I go along with you on politicians if you expand your opinion to include all politicians.

What the world sees right now is a whole pack of politicians more interested in the manipulation of the electorate---with spin---than the management of its affairs. This isn't governance, doing their jobs. The whole country is disgusted.

This is sandbox politics writ large---or Russian roulette. The IMF chief said as much on Meet the Press yesterday.