Summary Of This Town By Mark Leibovich

The book that I chose for my book review is titled This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus Plenty of Valet Parking! - In America’s Gilded Capital by Mark Leibovich. Mark Leibovich, a correspondent for the New York Times, and former Washington Post gives American’s an inside look at the political agendas of individuals who run our nation during the presidential election from the years 2008-2012. His novel provides readers with the shockingly honest and upsetting reality of how and who our government is run by. Leibovich’s title derives from the many numerous names that relay to the “elite” member of D.C’s political system. As he notes, he is also guilty of falling into the life of the elusive “club”, yet attempts to provide a journalistic

Political scientists that study about political institutions in America focus their understanding incentives and the motivations following specific actions or decisions. The rules of how people in political game can impact or regulate behavior. Intellectuals in congress can not fully interpret how elected officials study without complete information of these rules that are governed by our nations capital. It is extremely important to fully understand these basic rules of congress. You’re probably thinking what about all the unwritten rules of game that are beyond the system. Well Leibovich attempts to describe all of the informal rules of the game that incentivize political behavior in Washington, DC. None of these rules are actually written in Deschlers Precedents but they do have a huge impact on decision making just as much or maybe even more than any of the formal official rules. There is a recurring theme during the whole entire book that has to do with the complex connection among loyalty and paranoia in Washington. The whole system of politics is based upon loyalty which happens to be obtainable and brief in DC. Loyalty can describe all the movements and work of numerous politicos. But people are always suspicious about power players because they never stay completely loyal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid described that this “informal rule” is why he is continuously on the Senate floor. He indicated, “I always feel like I’m missing something if I’m not there” (80). Separately from explanations of “The Club” and the legitimate media, “This Town” is all about relationships. Weirdly it just so happens that there is literallynothing more essential in Washington. The chapter named “How It Works” describes to us the importance of relationships in Washington since its about the Kurt Bardella, the