The MSM And Downgrade Absurdity Posted on August 10, 2011 by Bob Livingston Views: 180 0 Shares Standard & Poor???s gave A ratings to Lehman Brothers and other teetering banks right before they crashed and burned in 2008.The meme of the week, that the Standard & Poor???s downgrade of the United States??? sovereign credit rating was caused by the Tea Party, is absurd.First, S&P and its rating syste