Pulling a Japan

So, S&P just cut the Italian sausage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14981718

No big deal, just fate coming down the road. Hey, the EU is going to suck wind for years to come and all the moves there and in the U.S. are simply determining how long our problems will take to work out. Unfortunately they/we are pulling a Japan, so this could take a very, very long time. We need to take some pain now and stop kicking cans but politicians cannot take pain now as they need to get elected.