Posted on 08/17/2011 7:15:40 PM PDT by tobyhill
This was the main headline on Drudge earlier this morning, but has now completely disappeared, even from the “recent Drudge headlines” link. hmmm...
S&P has the right of free speech, so it should be able to say whatever it pleases, without interference from the government. They haven't "threatened" the US with anything other than the truth about the nation's financial condition - which is far worse than even S&P admits to.
If you are concerned about actual threats being made by a foreign entity, I would suggest that this be at the top of your list: China must punish US for Taiwan arm sales with 'financial weapon'
Long story short, if telling the truth constitutes a "threat", the problem lies not with the truth-teller but with the underlying situation (in this case the US' financial condition) that makes it so.
If the leaders of this country were not borrowing and spending addicts, S&P could not hurt us no matter what it did. It's time to stop killing messengers and confront the real problem: we spend too much money.
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