US Government Shutdown

Jim Rogers says the US Government shutdown is a sham and charade to jerk us around. Whether you agree with him or not, this whole thing can't be something good. Is this a sign that USA is actually declining? Uncle Sam doesn't seem to care about his behavior, which affects not only America but the whole world, why? Just because he has a US Money printing machine? What if we don't want to play the game with US money anymore?!