We seem to have arrived at a point where an elected Congress cannot pass a budget.
Time grows short for the American experiment.
It's far, far worse than that, Jim: we've reached the point where truly existential problems for the Republic cannot and purposely will not be honestly and publicly debated in Congress, by the president, nor by the opinion leaders on either side of the issue.
Politically speaking, we've become a nation where power-seekers provide entertainment for a voyeuristic electorate.