http://theweek.com/speedreads/62396...ng-book-confirming-worst-fears-about-congress An anonymous congressman just published a shocking book confirming your worst fears about Congress Get ready to shatter all your idealistic illusions about how government works. A forthcoming book called The Confessions of Congressman X, purportedly written by a sitting (and rumored to be Democratic) congressman, promises to be an anonymous revelation of everything terrible you've always suspected about America's representatives in Washington. Choice quotes about Congress include: "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." "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." But voters aren't spared his poison pen, either: "The average man on the street actually thinks he influences how I vote. Unless it's a hot-button issue, his thoughts are generally meaningless. I'll politely listen, but I follow the money." "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." The Confessions of Congressman X is published by Mill City Press, a vanity imprint in Minnesota, and will be available on May 24. Bonnie Kristian