Are you going to watch Fox Noise now that Kucinich has been hired?

[hay rick]

31. I watch Fox News with the sound off at the gym.

It's always on one of the overhead tvs in front of the bikes and I can't change the channels. Mostly, I read my Kindle when I'm on the bike, but I do look up occasionally and I can see who is on Fox and read the caption they usually have that describes the subject of discussion.

Today's subject was a bill to repeal the debt ceiling. Fox's take was that a repeal of the debt ceiling could lead to a downgrade. My take is that Republican debt ceiling incontinence could lead to a downgrade...

What Fitch is saying: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/fitch-debt-ceiling_n_2478413.html

LONDON -- The United States could lose its top credit rating for the second time from a leading agency if there's a delay in raising the country's debt ceiling, Fitch Ratings warned Tuesday.

Congress has to increase the country's debt limit, which effectively rules how much debt the U.S. can have, by the end of February or face a potential default, Fitch says.

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Though short-term fixes are more likely than not, Riley said the U.S. political environment is not as good as it should be for a country holding the gold-chip AAA rating. The past few years, Riley said, have been marked by "self-inflicted crises" between deadlines.

Overall, Fitch reckons the debt ceiling is "an ineffective and potentially dangerous mechanism for enforcing fiscal discipline."

I report, you decide. If I see Dennis on Fox News, it will be with the sound off. No Fox Noise for me.