"Connecticut has done all the right things to shore up our finances," Mr. Barnes said, "and Moody's has responded with a downgrade intended to satisfy their internal corporate need to deflect attention from their historic lack of credibility".
And the news media, which is already at historic lows of credibility, looks even worse.
But France and Italy argue that Greece must be kept in the currency union, fearing Grexit would be a historic mistake that would damage the credibility of the entire European Union.
"Congress made quite clear that it believed the terms of the transition were critical to the credibility and success of this historic policy change, and to ensure continued military effectiveness.
No report they do on other historic incidents is going to have any credibility if this goes un-investigated.
"Designation of an historic district gives people a sense of belonging, a credibility," Ms. Simon said.
They worked closely with the Historic District Commission to designate the site as a historic district, with hopes of giving their plans more credibility with the zoning board.
"The government has a huge credibility problem, having signed a treaty of historic importance, and yet [having] been pursuing a path of [energy policy] travel that is 180 degrees opposed to what is needed," he said.
The effectiveness of historic relationships such as these, built on both individual and institutional credibility cannot be underestimated.
The Republicans realized that if the historic civil rights law was strictly a Democratic measure, it would have little credibility and would foster endless dissension in the land.
