I'm also very skeptical that it's actually a congressman; if the person is this bitter about Washington why did they just spend so much effort getting elected 3 months ago?
Beyond that, members DON'T vote with party leadership 99% of the time. If you count enough procedural votes it might feel that way, but that's just silly.
This emphasis on "talent" in Congress also seems like it's not from a Congressmen.
I suppose this could be a particularly unambitious backbencher from a safe seat (which would also explain why they don't care about committees).
The author doesn't sound bitter to me. The author sounds frustrated.
Imagine a similar article about a programming language. The point is to give people a deeper understanding of the problem domain so that they can help contribute useful solutions, rather than proposing completely pointless or counterproductive ones.
Beyond that, members DON'T vote with party leadership 99% of the time. If you count enough procedural votes it might feel that way, but that's just silly.
This emphasis on "talent" in Congress also seems like it's not from a Congressmen.
I suppose this could be a particularly unambitious backbencher from a safe seat (which would also explain why they don't care about committees).