Simply put, many in Congress are afraid of the political machine that is Norquist, understanding that crossing him publicly could be the political kiss of death.
"Tony Sale would expect to see good research and the understanding of the machine as well as a working replica built in either software or hardware, " he said.
By understanding how a fully oiled analytics machine works, you would be able to see where you are in the process and what you need to do to get there.