Suck it, world

That's right, all you naysayers. While you all were sleeping and worrying about the recession and wars and a Congress that can't get anything done and the climate and Jon & Kate, the U.S. reclaimed her spot on the ranks, despite 8 previous years of squandering other nations' trust and looking hysterically moronic 90% of the time.

Behold! A chart to prove it:

Ahnolt-GfK Roper Nation Brands IndexSM Overall Brand Ranking (Top 10 of 50 Nations)
	2009	2008
1.	United States	Germany
2.	France	France
3.	Germany	United Kingdom
4.	United Kingdom	Canada
5.	Japan	Japan
6.	Italy	Italy
7.	Canada	United States
8.	Switzerland	Switzerland
9.	Australia	Australia
10.	Spain, Sweden (tie)	Sweden

Source: 2009 and 2008 Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands IndexSM

So next time you look at the unemployment rate in the country (9.5, last time I checked...ouchies), know that the "America" nation-brand, whatever the hell that means, is back on top again. Damn skippie.