PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. FOREWORD ix
4. PREFACE xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
6. 1 A POLITICAL JUNKIE 1
7. 2 SOMETHING SPECIAL— DICK NEUBERGER 13
8. 3 MAGGIE AND THE TIGER 33
9. 4 FROSTY 48
10. 5 PROX 60
11. 6 WINNING BIG 73
12. 7 REVENGE IN KENTUCKY 88
13. 8 HAWAIIAN ODYSSEYS 97
14. 9 A STATE THAT TIME FORGOT 107
15. 10 OUTSIDE ON THE INSIDE 121
16. 11 THE CAMPAIGN AND AFTERMATH 141
17. 12 A LOBBYIST IS A LOBBYIST IS A LOBBYIST 156
18. 13 NO VESTAL VIRGIN IN THE WHOREHOUSE 167
19. 14 THE SPOTTED OWL AND OTHER VARMINTS 181
20. 15 MIKE’S “FISH BOWL” 194
21. 16 PIRATES OF PORK 200
22. 17 STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! 215
23. 18 BATTLE OF THE “BLACK HATS” 225
24. 19 THE WICKED WINE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS 236
25. 20 REFLECTIONS 246
26. A WORD ABOUT SOURCES 251
27. INDEX 255
28. Figure 269