A number of commentators think it is. Here are some links:
- Ezra Klein: 14 reasons why this is the worst Congress ever.
- Fox Business: Worst Congress Ever.
- National Journal: Worst Congress Ever? Then We're the Worst Electorate Ever.
- The American Spectator: Worst Congress Ever?
- Foreign Policy: Worst.Congress.Ever.
This is just a handful of the many similar stories out there. Its almost enough to make you wonder if the media has adopted this as a talking point and there might be a contrary take to make, but perhaps not.
Here are two recently published books that argue that increasingly extreme politics driven by ideologically polarized parties have overcome the ability of governing institutions to function.
2008: The Broken Branch
2012: It's even worse than it looks.
