On Brink of Disaster? Budget Bicker Blows Up US 'Exceptional' Democratic Image

President Obama has refused to discuss the budget with Republicans until Congress reopens the government and raises the debt ceiling. That's after eight days of a federal halt and just over a week to go until the US runs out of cash and defaults on its debts. And as RT's Marina Portnaya reports, America's partisan politics are pushing the nation and the global economy to the brink of disaster.