The S&P Settlement Is Odious--And Business as Usual

``S&P got off cheap and the fact that none of the people in charge of the company at the time are going to jail tells you it's business as usual between Washington and Wall Street. It's just a speeding ticket, people. Move along. The company was quick to point out that it wasn't guilty of what it admitted to: "The settlement contains no findings of violations of law by the Company, S&P Financial Services or S&P Ratings," the company's press release asserts.''