A new book by two Beltway veterans laments a sidetracked Congress. The Washington Post‘s review succinctly summarizes the authors’ approach:
The authors are members of what, sadly, may be a disappearing breed in Washington: independent-minded, knowledgeable experts whose concern for process is stronger than their desires for particular outcomes. They are means guys in an age dominated by ends. And they most emphatically do not believe that any particular end justifies craven or extra-legal means.