Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders

by Tom A. Coburn, John Hart
Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders  
published 2003 by Nelson Current
binding Hardcover
isbn 0785262202   (isbn13: 9780785262206)
pages 272
description Tom A. Coburn, a congressional maverick who kept his promise to serve three terms and then leave Washington, offers a candid look at the inner working...more
date added
02-25-07



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Ellis
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12/31/07

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The title of this book caught my interest. The forward was written by Bob Novak, that caught my interest, and not in a good way. I sensed that this book was going to be a hard one for me to read, but I tried to soldier on to do the hard, but necessary, work of taking information from all sources. Well, I didn't last long. After about 50 pages of Coburn telling me, from the Libertarian point of view, what the framers of the constitution intended (he's like a one-man Supreme Court) I just had ...more
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Michael
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01/15/08

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Read in September, 2003
This is a really insightful look at congressional sausage-making and pork-rolling. Coburn is a leading reformer in Congress and hasn't made many friends in Washington in the process. His warning proved prophetic as congressional Republicans were swept from power a few years later, largely as a result of perceived (and real) corruption and bridges to nowhere. The earmark culture that reached full bloom under the Republicans is a betrayal of conservative principles, and Coburn gives an insider'...more
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