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12thMan · 08-07-2011, 02:37 PM

I guess if there's any silver lining in this shitty picture, and there really isn't, the other two major rating agencies, Fitch and Moody's, reaffirmed their credit rating for the U.S. It's worth noting that S&P did miss the boat horribly during the financial meltdown of 2008 and constantly miscalculated the severity of the pending bubble. I'm not smarter than the folks at S&P, but I think it's safe to say that investors still believe the United States still have the most transparent, stable, and trustworthy Treasuries in the world, bar none.

I haven't read their downgrade in it's entirety, but it appears to be more of a political analysis than a mathematical and economic one. They referenced both parties by name and the political gridlock as one of their chief concerns going forward. I find that a bit disturbing for a rating agency with so much global clout to inject itself into our national conversation in that manner. They should just stick to what they do and let the voters continue to send people to Washington deal with the politics. Just my 2 cents.

08-07-2011, 02:37 PM	#37
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: US Credit Rating Downgraded To AA+ I guess if there's any silver lining in this shitty picture, and there really isn't, the other two major rating agencies, Fitch and Moody's, reaffirmed their credit rating for the U.S. It's worth noting that S&P did miss the boat horribly during the financial meltdown of 2008 and constantly miscalculated the severity of the pending bubble. I'm not smarter than the folks at S&P, but I think it's safe to say that investors still believe the United States still have the most transparent, stable, and trustworthy Treasuries in the world, bar none. I haven't read their downgrade in it's entirety, but it appears to be more of a political analysis than a mathematical and economic one. They referenced both parties by name and the political gridlock as one of their chief concerns going forward. I find that a bit disturbing for a rating agency with so much global clout to inject itself into our national conversation in that manner. They should just stick to what they do and let the voters continue to send people to Washington deal with the politics. Just my 2 cents.