US government shutdown: Barack Obama is presiding over the end of America's superpower status – Telegraph Blogs:
"For a country that is supposed to be the most powerful in the world, the fact that Americans have today woken up to find large swathes of their nation closed for business is humiliating ... Thanks to President Barack Obama obduracy over his flagship healthcare policy, Democrats and Republicans have failed to reach agreement in Congress on the federal budget, forcing the US Government to close down for the first time in 17 years, with around 700,000 federal workers being placed on indefinite leave."
Very strongly recommended reading:
Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? by Patrick Buchanan
