re: Thinking of starting House of Cards.

I have a "relative" by marriage in Congress, a 20+ yr veteran, and he's commented at family gatherings that a lot of what is protrayed is accurate. Not so much as to this or that politician being THAT dumb, but it's a " cuthroat & everyone for himself" type of mentality according to him. He said that nothing gets done unless some sort of deal is cut, i.e. both/all individuals get something out of it, either politically or materialistically.