The political situation in the US continues to worsen and become more extreme in both directions, rather than being more towards the middle as it should be. It is so bad now that the parties can't even work together at all and will actively try to sabotage the other party to the detriment of everyone; cutting one's nose off to spite one's face.
This really needs to stop. The first thing that needs to happen is that districts need to be reshaped back to sensible zones based on geography, and that politicians need to loose the power to reshape their own districts. Gerrymandering needs to stop now. If you want to see what I am talking about, I mean this..
http://pjmedia.com/zombie/2010/11/11...united-states/
Anyhow here is an Extra Credits three part video that I think really do a good job explaining some of the major problems, with out delving into the politics.