LOL. S&P is an audit firm, you dope. Their job is supposed to fact-check what you cooked up with your accountant and not the other way around...and then give you a rating.
Anyway, back to the OP's post. Why is it okay for the American companies to rate the entire world but it's not to rate it's own? If this ain't no double-standard, I wonder what is. No fucking wonder everyone hates us.
Just like the SEC reviewed the Madoff case when it was handed to them multiple times on a silver platter with the proofs already completed - i.e., Harry Markopolos.
their fact-checking skills are worse than your trading skills. They made a 2 trillion dollar mistake and admitted it. so you are the dope.