"It has become increasingly clear that Moody’s rating methodology and agenda are far from objective and independent. Your current rating does not accurately reflect the city’s credit or our ability to pay debt service when due."
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-11/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-pushes-moodys-rescind-junk-rating-ahead-12-billion-new-is

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.