Politics: Does the whole system suck?

"This is not about one party or another. This is about how the whole system sucks," Robin Williams told reporters when talking about his new movie, Man of the Year.
According to reporters, Williams, "criticized the influence of special interest groups, the millions of dollars needed to campaign for office and the negative advertisements candidates use to hurt their rivals." (more)

Just check out the latest news. John Hopkins University researchers put out a study about Iraq deaths, intentionally meant to influence voting. One analyst stated, "This is not analysis, this is politics."

I always thought objectivity was required for scholarly work?

On the other side, David Zucker, a long time Democrat-turned-Republican has created a campaign ad that is even too negative for Republican strategists, the negative campaign experts.

What's going on?

Isn't consensus the point of multiple parties, multiple voices? Isn't the essence of America that consensus enables the best solutions that best match everyone's opinions, rather than just one opinion?

Yet, politicians are focused on party domination, not the type of consensus required to achieve much needed legislation. Too many politicians intentionally avoid consensus so they can blame the other side for legislative inaction, and on-and-on we go. Today it's Democrats, tomorrow it's Republicans, etc.

I agree, Mr. Williams, politics in America do suck.