Kevin Spacey revels in his anti-hero president in 'House of Cards'

"Forget about likeable, upstanding characters doing what is right."

Yeah, those are soooo boring...

"the ruthless, morally corrupt politician he portrays"

Based on John Boehner? ha ha

at serrano ..... no because kevin spacey's character is more interesting. boner is just nasty. (as cleveland would say)

Precisely the type of amoral programming that makes the office of the president ever less respectful and viewed with cynicism.

Spacey, 55, who has won Oscars for “American Beauty” and “The Usual Suspects,” credited the groundbreaking 1980s police drama “Hill Street Blues,” as well as HBO’s “The Sopranos,” with its anxiety-ridden, overweight mob boss and other shows for changing television and introducing anti-hero characters.

Seriously? Hill Street Blues? I have a much better example for introducing the anti-hero for you, Kevin. "J.R. Ewing" from "Dallas" which premiered in 1978. In fact, you could make a strong argument that "House of Cards" borrows heavily from Dallas.

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and that is what makes the USA great.

Precisely the type of amoral programming that makes the office of the president ever less respectful and viewed with cynicism.

Point of order: An "office" of any sort is incapable of being "respectful". Respect is a concept that applies to human beings alone. Job positions simply can't do it. Respect is not demanded, but earned. Respect is earned by a human's actions (or inactions, when appropriate) and can be the result of performing the duties of their job or have nothing whatsoever to do with the duties of their job.

An office? It can't do any of that. An office is merely a title, incapable of conscious thought.