GOP Obstructionism Undermining US Globally

I would like to think that this news would bother most Republicans, but seeing as their top priorities are to see President Obama fail at everything while trying to prove that government doesn't work, I doubt it. Here is Secretary of State Clinton on the impact of political gridlock on the U.S. on the global stage:

Domestic political disputes are hurting America's image abroad, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lamented this morning during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs. The hearing addressed the State Department's fiscal year 2011 budget.

Clinton's remarks were in reference to a number of President Obama's diplomatic appointments that were held up by senators for political reasons over the past year.

"We're now more than a year into a new administration and whether you agree or disagree with a particular policy, a president deserves to have the people that he nominates serving him," Clinton said.

"It became harder and harder to explain to countries, particularly countries of significance, why we had nobody in position for them to interact with," she added. Link

Read more about how Republican obstructionism is causing other countries to question whether we are in fact the model democracy.