IT'S HARD TO ARGUE WITH THIS

The Chinese make a some good point about America's dysfunctional government:

Debt Ceiling: China Calls for World to Be 'De-Americanised'
Chinese government mouthpiece says 'Pax Americana' has failed on all fronts

By Jijo Jacob
October 13, 2013 9:17 AM BST
IBT

China's official news agency has called for the creation of a "de-Americanised world", saying the destinies of people should not be left in the hands of a hypocritical nation with a dysfunctional government.

"As US politicians of both political parties are still shuffling back and forth between the White House and the Capitol Hill without striking a viable deal to bring normality to the body politic they brag about, it is perhaps a good time for the befuddled world to start considering building a de-Americanised world," the editorial said.

It asks why the self-declared protector of the world is sowing mayhem in the financial markets by failing to resolve political differences over key economic policy.

"... the cyclical stagnation in Washington for a viable bipartisan solution over a federal budget and an approval for raising debt ceiling has again left many nations' tremendous dollar assets in jeopardy and the international community highly agonised," the agency said.