Is Our Government Broken?

James Madison, "Father" of the Constitution

In this article from CNN, William J. Bennett argues that while things aren't pretty right now, our government is doing exactly what it's supposed to.  He says that though it is frustrating to watch stalemates, filibusters, and gridlock, slow and stable change, which prevents radical reactions and disastrous decisions, is precisely what our founding fathers had in mind when the constitution was written.  What do you think?