Parliament of Whores
by:
P.J. O'Rourke (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679741312 (0679741313)
Publish date: January 28th 1992
Publisher: Vintage
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Comedy,
History,
Culture,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Political Science
I remember seeing this book in my local library, and thinking that the title was quite apt, borrowed it and read it. At this time in my life I was pretty cynical about government but in that generally uneducated type of way where we look at the politicians, think 'they really don't care about us' an...
This is the most devastating critique of government since H.L. Mencken, although O'Rourke is short on constructive solutions to most of the problems he exposes. O'Rourke spent considerable time following around an unnamed congressman. O'Rourke, quite correctly, argues we get a bargain for our mo...
I think this is the book that enabled me to let go of my abiding affection for O'Rourke. Yeah, it's been a long time since his Lampoon days, and he now comes across to me as something of a Grumpy Old Man. If your schtick is "no one but me thinks rationally about these things" it's going to get tir...
P J O'Rourke, a self proclaimed Republican, is pretty good at criticizing and exposing US politics and the involvement of filthy rich and stupid people.Having a lot of over weight, loud, opinionated Republicans in the room, is like a room full of cocks (the animals not the body party). They are loud...
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