US facing an increasing heat of partisan politics
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.
``We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party.