Fire-Breathing Liberal How I Learned to

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.

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.

Introduction: It's Time to Be Mad as Hell	p. xi
Capitol Warfare: When Do Liberals Have Their Surge?	p. 1
Will Work for Votes: A Campaign Education	p. 19
Mr. Wexler Goes to Washington	p. 45
Oval Office Politics	p. 57
How the Gingrich Stole Congress	p. 65
House Rules: How a Bill (Rarely) Becomes a Law	p. 75
Rhetorical Wars and the Tragedy of Terri Schiavo	p. 93
The Colbert Report: It's a Fun Thing to Do	p. 101
Voting in Congress: The Hill Has "Ayes"	p. 107
Have Passport, Will Travel: Foreign Policy in Action	p. 127
Taking Care of Your People	p. 151
Anthrax and Hurricanes: When Disaster Hits Home	p. 161
He Betrayed His Wife, Not the Country: The Impeachment of Bill Clinton	p. 171
Let My People Vote: The Stolen Election of 2000	p. 195
The Paper Chase: Making Your Vote Count	p. 215
Congress as Lapdog: The GOP's Oversight of Oversight	p. 225
He Betrayed His Country, Not His Wife: Why Cheney (and Probably Bush) Should Be Impeached	p. 235
Acknowledgments	p. 249
Index	p. 253
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Fire-Breathing Liberal How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the Contact Sport of Congress

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