Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside The U.S. House Of Representatives (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
'I cannot believe that I had this conversation with somebody who was elected to Congress.'-Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, on hearing a Tea Party freshman Congressman tell her that it was acceptable for the United States to default on its debtThis book is very insightful, if sometimes gossipy, and offers a fresh look at the members of the House of Representatives who debated the debt crisis of 2011. This was a rather interesting behind the scenes look at Congress. It is almost more about the personalities involved than it is about the institution itself, though I suspect it was intended to be more than that. It isn't really a history so much as a point in time. I liked it, but don't really feel like I learned very much from it and I'm not really sure what the author intended to convey in writing this particular book, other than perhaps as a reminder that our government is composed of human beings and that the difference between the legislator and the regular idiot on the street isn't all that great.
What do You think about Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside The U.S. House Of Representatives (2012)?
This is an unbiased and equally inspiring and unspeakably depressing account of how the House works.
—XxButtercup3000xX
freshmen wave of inexperienced politicians to US House
—krasimira76
