O'Rourke, P. J. Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government, (Paperback)

from RandyStafford

My reactions to reading this book in 1991. O'Rourke communicates a great deal of information about U.S. government. You find out exactly what the truly hard-working congressmen do all day. They work hard at giving short, frivilous speeches; at devoting time to serious and complicated issues -- fo...

from datrappert

O'Rourke tells it like it is (except that it has gotten even worse since he wrote this book). This would be funnier if it weren't so depressing.

from carterchristian1

Funny, perceptive and as KarlNarveson has written in his review below "Frightening, really how little has changed.

from datrappert

O'Rourke tells it like it is (except that it has gotten even worse since he wrote this book). This would be funnier if it weren't so depressing.

from KarlNarveson

Worth a glance. Frightening, really, how little has changed in the 20 years since publication. But then, not much has changed since the days of Mencken or of Mark Twain, of whose styles O'Rourke is a creditable emulator.