The part of Tom Frank's argument in The Wrecking Crew [1] that really sticks to the ribs is geographical: how the wrecking of good government is written on the very face of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Here, he makes the argument visually, complete with a nifty Michael Moore moment:
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[1] http://www.amazon.com/Wrecking-Crew-How-Conservatives-Rule/dp/0805079882/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219458912&sr=1-1