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Due to the brutally frank and damning nature of his Washington tell-all, Congressman X insisted on anonymity as a precondition for the publication of his 'confessions.' In his own words: "I don't have the desire to soil my legacy, nor do I want to embarrass my family or the congressional colleagues I've worked with through the years."

Many will be appalled by his arrogant attitude, particularly his lack of remorse for deluding and mocking the "apathetic and gullible public" he was elected to serve. His colleagues fare no better. Citing specific examples, he paints an alarming picture of a dysfunctional institution dominated by a coterie of deceitful career politicians who revel in the power they possess and the special-interest money that's
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“Like most of my colleagues, I promise my constituents a lot of stuff I can never deliver. But what the hell? If it makes them happy hearing it, and they're stupid enough to believe it, shame on them.”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X

“We've become a superficial nation obsessed with fluff. Americans may be hard-pressed to name their two senators or find Afghanistan on a map, but they know everything about the loopy Kardashians and Brad and what's-her-name. I worry about our country's future when critical issues take a backseat to the inane utterings of illiterate athletes and celebrity twits.”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X

“Even our government agencies have become Pinocchios. Misinformation is taken for granted. Prejudicial statistics, selectively chosen data, slanted surveys, purposeful omission of key facts, rigged numbers, outright lies. You just don’t know who or what to believe anymore. I”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X: A disturbing and shockingly frank tell-all of vanity, greed and deceit

“We've become a superficial nation obsessed with fluff. Americans may be hard-pressed to name their two senators or find Afghanistan on a map, but they know everything about the loopy Kardashians and Brad and what's-her-name. I worry about our country's future when critical issues take a backseat to the inane utterings of illiterate athletes and celebrity twits.”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X

“Like most of my colleagues, I promise my constituents a lot of stuff I can never deliver. But what the hell? If it makes them happy hearing it, and they're stupid enough to believe it, shame on them.”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X

“Forget public service. We all come here with good intentions, but as time passes, it becomes all about self-service and selfish survival.”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X

“Insincerity from the heart. It's just another component of politics as usual.”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X

“If raising money is critical to getting reelected, so is spending taxpayers' money to reward those who help get us reelected.”
Congressman X, The Confessions of Congressman X




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