Rating for the first time ever, there had been a scramble to understand and interpret it. now the news came after the rather tepid jobs report that showed a slight down tick in the unemployment rate. gosh, even that was stained by revelations that it was largely because so many people have simply quit looking for a job. maybe that's not the entire story. i mean, in a week of bleak economic news, president obama celebrated his 50th birthday with a $35,800 a plate dinner in chicago. then he blew out the candles on the cake in the walls of the white house with a star-studded bash featuring stevie...