Confessions of Captain Obvious or something that will rile up the electorate?
by:Colleen Conley
Many Americans who pay attention to politics have believed for some time that Washington, D.C., insiders take care of their own interests first, before carrying out the will of the people they purportedly represent.
That sentiment has grown to epic proportions in this year of the anti-establishment presidential candidates on the right and the left. And now, one anonymous author claiming to be a sitting member of Congress is apparently confirming what cynics have suspected all along.
Titled “The Confessions of Congressman X,” the short book that soon goes on sale is said to provide “a devastating look at the dark side of Congress as written by one of its own,” according to its jacket. It’s due for release May 24 by a company that provides self-publishing services, Mill City Press.
The book cover gives a taste of what’s inside and is likely to rile many voters who head to the polls in November:
“Most of my colleagues are dishonest career politicians who revel in the power and special-interest money that’s lavished upon them.”
“My main job is to keep my job, to get reelected. It takes precedence over everything.”
“Voters are incredibly ignorant and know little about our form of government and how it works.”
“It’s far easier than you think to manipulate a nation of naive, self-absorbed sheep who crave instant gratification.”
“Fundraising is so time consuming I seldom read any bills I vote on. Like many of my colleagues, I don’t know how the legislation will be implemented, or what it’ll cost.”
“We spend money we don’t have and blithely mortgage the future with a wink and a nod. Screw the next generation. It’s about getting credit now, lookin’ good for the upcoming election.”
According to a website set up to promote the book, the 84-page work was penned by an unnamed Democrat congressman. Comments on the liberal news blog Political Wire about the supposed”tell-all” largely reflect a shrugging sarcasm about the contents made public so far.
“I’m reading the highlights and don’t see revelations that I haven’t already heard, read or seen in the media for the last 20-40 years.”
“84 whole pages? Wow. This will be so…riveting.”
“Didn’t have time to write more..had a fundraiser to attend…”
“Confessions of Captain Obvious”
“From the excerpts, it sounds like a list of things everyone already knows.”
“I can’t put any stock into an 84 page book by “anonymous” which is full of claims and assertions which may or may not be true.
If they are true, why doesn’t the guy quit and reveal himself, or is he still collecting the benefits?”
We’ll find out at the end of the month whether there is anything juicier between the book’s covers that may blow the lid off of the Beltway crowd.
h/t: TheBlaze
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