Failed Experiment?

The framers of our Constitution often viewed the US democracy as an experiment.  This experiment came under the severest test during the Civil War and once again during the Great Depression.

As I listen to our politicians blame each other, the President, external factors, and spin issues to deflect attention away from themselves to ensure re-election, I often wonder whether this grand experiment is rapidly approaching its failure point. 

Serious financial issues such as Social Security, Medicare, and our mounting debts continue to be the proverbial can being kicked down the road. 

I believe that if the incoming Congress does nothing to curtail spending in the next session, then the can will have been kicked further down the road only to roll off a very steep cliff in the not so distant future.