Conan O’Brien: America’s Credit Rating Might Be Down, But We’re Still AAA In Other Areas

 

Yes S&P recently downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to a paltry AA+. And yes that downgrade has spawned a volatile stock market and increased vitriol on both sides of the political aisle, but all is not lost. As Conan O’Brien pointed out last night, America may not have a AAA credit rating anymore, but we’ve got a lot of other things with AAA ratings.

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