I think it's more along the lines of them pressuring the government to change the law that now holds them accountable for the kinds of things they were doing in

I think it's more along the lines of them pressuring the government to change the law that now holds them accountable for the kinds of things they were doing in 2008. See here: http://www.law.illinois.edu/bljournal/post/2011/03/29/Dodd-Frank-Credit-Rating-Agency-Reform-in-the-Crosshairs.aspx http://www.law.illinois.edu/bljournal/post/2011/03/29/Dodd-F... and here: http://firedoglake.com/2011/08/05/is-standard-and-poors-manipulating-us-debt-rating-to-escape-liability-for-the-mortgage-crisis/ http://firedoglake.com/2011/08/05/is-standard-and-poors-mani...