Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown
AP Photo/Jim Mone) Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown A bicyclist rides on the road leading out of the closed Fort Snelling historic site Friday, July 1, 2011 in Minneapolis after negotiations over the state budget between Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton broke down and the government shutdown at midnight.
I don't believe this is a sign of a deepening crisis; the United States is facing an increasing heat of partisan politics, it does have a budget deficit, it does have a huge debt, but those are the problems that have long been there, and they are being resolved in a way, so I don't believe that potential change of one of the administration officials, is either a sign or a stimulus to the crisis deepening or becoming worse.