The author takes us on a four-decade behind-the-scenes tour of our government, where cynicism and idealism rub shoulders; and the best policymaker is one part idealist, one part salesperson and one part psychologist. The author holds firm that public service is a noble professionone that young people should be encouraged to enter. In peeling back the DC curtain, the author's ultimate hope is that he will give aspiring public servants the real-world know-how to make positive change.