I can speak from first-hand knowledge when I say that many of the anecdotes described in this book - particularly the description of how the concession speech came together - are largely inaccurate.

He is almost universally disliked on the Hill, by Members and staff. When he was in the House he even worse (kinda like Kasich).

Cold?? She writes handwritten fucking thank you cards. You do realize that Bernie Sanders has been voted one of the worst Members of Congress to work for for about 10 years running? The guy is a dick.

Yup! Came here to post it. It’s fictionalized but very well-researched and following Rinaldi’s sources is really interesting.

I totally agree with you.

She was in 2009. Eight years ago is “most recently”? I think that proves my point...

Has a woman ever hosted this? Feels like a good year for it. Comedy, like politics, has a woman problem.

OK but as a former congressional staffer, these numbers are totally flawed because the male staffers and female staffers have different jobs. There’s nothing to suggest she’s not paying equal pay for equal work. Of course the male legislative director makes more than a female legislative assistant. Now, putting more…

Yup. And, US Soccer spends way more promoting the men’s team, which means that they then generate more $!

They want poor people to bootstrap by getting jobs...but...like...all job applications are online?

They are all posted on https://www.federalregister.gov/! You can even sign up for email alerts for agencies or topics you are interested in.

They are all posted on https://www.federalregister.gov/! You can even sign up for email alerts for agencies or topics you are interested in.

She wasn’t American, she was French.

53% of white women overall. But dig a little deeper, and the number is actually more nuanced. That number was put into the “majority” category by white women without a college education. The majority of white women with higher education (which I think most Jezzie readers have) voted for Hillary. This is a race issue,…

Little known information - PP does not actually provide most abortions in the US, independent clinics do. They are represented by the Abortion Care Network which can be found here: https://www.abortioncarenetwork.org/

Puzder’s nomination for Labor Secretary was withdrawn.

1. It’s called the Energy and Commerce committee, not the Energy committee. It’s home to the Health subcommittee and is one of the two main committees that has jurisdiction over the ACA: https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/health-115th-congress