Fine, then we're stuck with the opaque internal movements within our two parties, and not much gets done? What a plan, huh.
Oh yeah, that's just what we need...a statistical analysis. Loki can knock himself out, and come back to explain things, one way or another.Not particularly, not in my experience. Loki might be familiar with sources doing an actual statistical analysis, breaking down degrees of compromise by legislative area, that could answer it one way or the other.
In the meantime, "most people" know Washington and our politics are broken and dysfunctional. If you don't believe me, look at the Occupy movement.