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9780312561741

Fire-Breathing Liberal How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress

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    9780312561741

  • ISBN10:

    0312561741

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-07-07
  • Publisher: Griffin

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Summary

There's a reason the Nation, America's leading progressive magazine, named Robert Wexler the country's "Most Valuable Congressman." It's the same reason right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh refers to him as "disgusting." It's because for the last twelve years Wexler has been Congress's most out-spoken liberal-taking on George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Alberto Gonzalez, General David Petraeus, and, when necessary, even his own party.

Author Biography

Robert Wexler is a six-term Democratic congressman representing Florida's 19th district. A member of the House Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services committees, he was named "Most Valuable Congressman" by The Nation in 2007 and one of "The 50 Most Effective Legislators in Congress" by Congressional Quarterly. He and his wife, Laurie, have three children.
 
David Fisher is an author and journalist who has co-written fifteen New York Times bestsellers. He most recently co-authored William Shatner’s memoir, Up Till Now.

Table of Contents

Introduction: It's Time to Be Mad as Hellp. xi
Capitol Warfare: When Do Liberals Have Their Surge?p. 1
Will Work for Votes: A Campaign Educationp. 19
Mr. Wexler Goes to Washingtonp. 45
Oval Office Politicsp. 57
How the Gingrich Stole Congressp. 65
House Rules: How a Bill (Rarely) Becomes a Lawp. 75
Rhetorical Wars and the Tragedy of Terri Schiavop. 93
The Colbert Report: It's a Fun Thing to Dop. 101
Voting in Congress: The Hill Has "Ayes"p. 107
Have Passport, Will Travel: Foreign Policy in Actionp. 127
Taking Care of Your Peoplep. 151
Anthrax and Hurricanes: When Disaster Hits Homep. 161
He Betrayed His Wife, Not the Country: The Impeachment of Bill Clintonp. 171
Let My People Vote: The Stolen Election of 2000p. 195
The Paper Chase: Making Your Vote Countp. 215
Congress as Lapdog: The GOP's Oversight of Oversightp. 225
He Betrayed His Country, Not His Wife: Why Cheney (and Probably Bush) Should Be Impeachedp. 235
Acknowledgmentsp. 249
Indexp. 253
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