 William Powers is a clueless senator whose career is run by his manipulative wife Margaret, his chief of staff/mistress Jordan and his political aide Bradley. Along for the ride are the senator s shrill daughter Caitlyn and her suicidal husband Theodore, who happens to be in love with the Powers  bumbling maid Charlotte. Last but not least is the senator s illegitimate daughter, Sophie Lipkin, who takes a job at her father s office.