How can one identify a "house of cards" situation?

Feb 28, 2015 ... It is by no means obvious that it would have to cut the programs–it could very well choose to find the funding elsewhere, and there have ... Frank uses each of these tools for nefarious purposes, but that doesn't mean that the tools themselves are evil. ... Everything about House of Cards is give and ... Mar 4, 2014 ... Frank even tells us how disrespectful it is; almost as it he is some honorable man. Maybe in Frank's mind he is and that scene is meant to ... Mar 12, 2014 ... Interesting. Plot-wise, I knew the dog had to have significant meaning, but character-wise what was the purpose? Was I about to see how the ... Apr 11, 2014 ... There is a Venn diagram in an important science text somewhere where “food” is one circle and “television” is in another, ... Feb 24, 2013 ... “We hire the right people and give the freedom and budget to do good work.” That means that when Seth Rogen and Kristen Wiig are announced as ... Feb 14, 2014 ... (By this calculation, the “House of Cards” Senate is made up of 45 Democrats and 55 Republicans). ... mean passing the bill, is a reference ... Feb 6, 2013 ... If the depiction of Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) and Janine Skorsky (Constance Zimmer) is meant to be a trenchant critique of Washington journalism, ... Feb 2, 2013 ... ... do whatever the President asks. (Right. As film history tells us, a Spacey smirk means a plan is in place.) But first, Underwood has some ... May 30, 2017 ... Why is Doug drinking again—is it just that he failed one mission, and that the Underwoods might fail too? What exactly does low turnout mean—why ...