Naked Emperors

by Faulkner, Scot M.

• ISBN13: 9780742558816
• ISBN10: 0742558819
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Naked Emperors explains in sharp detail how the historic congressional election of 1994 utterly failed to live up to the promise of the Republican Revolution and its Contract for America. The book provides vivid insights into how a culture of corruption festers in Washington, and lays out a blueprint for how normal citizens can make government accountable even in the face of entrenched special interests.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Cast of Characters	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Prologue	p. 1
The Gang of Seven	p. 13
General Wishart's Ordeal	p. 37
The Manifesto for Revolution	p. 59
Life's Lessons	p. 75
Passages and Precedents	p. 89
The A Ring	p. 115
The Secrets of the House	p. 135
The Wild Horse	p. 155
Blueprint for Revolution	p. 183
Counterrevolution	p. 203
End Run	p. 219
Smashing the Cookie Jars	p. 231
Cementing the Sandcastle	p. 247
Full Awareness	p. 261
Every Brick of the Institution	p. 275
Into the Abyss	p. 295
Full Circle	p. 309
List of House Reforms-104th Congress	p. 321
Notes	p. 325
Index	p. 341
About the Author	p. 347
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