Some of the Republican leaders even 'feared the divisiveness could lead to mutiny' within the party. įrom an interview with Representative Renee Ellmers, Draper discussed how the new 'freshman' class of House Republicans from the 2010 midterm election caused a significant amount of conflict between themselves and party leaders, such as House Speaker John Boehner. The first was for Kyl to focus on Geithner, the second was to oppose any economic policies put forth by Obama, the third was to utilize attack ads against 'vulnerable Democrats' on radio and television, and the fourth and final decision was to form a majority in the House in 2010 and the Senate and presidency in 2012. In the same vein, Gingrich pointed out that ' Charlie Rangel had a similar tax problem.' Draper quotes in his book the four points that were decided upon in the meeting. Multiple suggestions were put forward on how to direct their focus, with Kyl suggesting the group go after ' Timothy Geithner for failing to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes while at the International Monetary Fund'. Newt Gingrich and Frank Luntz, both 'non-lawmakers,' were also in attendance.

Those attending the meeting included Eric Cantor, Jeb Hensarling, Pete Hoekstra, Dan Lungren, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, and Pete Sessions as the House Representatives and Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, and Jon Kyl from the Senate. establishment', to discuss methods to 'win back political power' and to 'put the brakes on Obama's legislative platform'. The prologue to the book details how, on the night of Obama's inauguration, a group of around 15 Republican Representatives and Senators met in the Caucus Room, a 'high-end D.C.

The title of the book, Do Not Ask What Good We Do, is taken from a sentence in a letter from Fisher Ames to Thomas Dwight, dated May 30, 1796: 'Do notĪsk what good we do : that is not a fair question, in these days of faction.' Content Republicans A majority of those he spoke with and listened to were Republicans, especially among the 87 new legislators. In order to research the activities and politics within the House of Representatives, Draper 'embedded with new and senior House members' that had been elected in the 2010 election. The book was republished under the title When the Tea Party Came to Town. It details the activities of Republicans and Democrats in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate during the first term of Barack Obama's presidency. House of Representatives is a 2012 book by the author Robert Draper and published by Free Press. Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S.

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