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Naked Emperors: The Failure of the Republican Revolution
Naked The Failure of the Republican Revolution takes its place alongside All the President's Men and the novel Advise and Consent as a timeless classic about how Washington really works. It is a vivid and gripping eyewitness account about how the Republican Party failed in making government ethical and open. In the wake of the historic elections of 1994, there were great expectations that the new Republican majority would end congressional corruption while introducing twenty-first-century business practices to the most antiquated and dysfunctional of institutions.
Except for a small team of change management experts who battled the Democrats, the Republicans, and ultimately themselves, the promise of fundamental change went unrealized. While the corrupt ways of the Democrats ended, new forms of corruption arose.
The book follows the story to present day, including how the rise in corruption impacted the 2006 elections and will affect the 2008 campaign. The final chapters describe how the current wave of scandals arose from a well-entrenched system breeding power and greed inside the Capital Beltway. It concludes with a provocative solution that will inspire readers to challenge current governmental institutions and reinvent American democracy in the twenty-first century. The author weaves this into a suspenseful tale full of plot twists and multidimensional characters.
Except for a small team of change management experts who battled the Democrats, the Republicans, and ultimately themselves, the promise of fundamental change went unrealized. While the corrupt ways of the Democrats ended, new forms of corruption arose.
The book follows the story to present day, including how the rise in corruption impacted the 2006 elections and will affect the 2008 campaign. The final chapters describe how the current wave of scandals arose from a well-entrenched system breeding power and greed inside the Capital Beltway. It concludes with a provocative solution that will inspire readers to challenge current governmental institutions and reinvent American democracy in the twenty-first century. The author weaves this into a suspenseful tale full of plot twists and multidimensional characters.
376 pages, Hardcover
First published December 28, 2007
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April 5, 2008
With respect to the author, the missed opportunities that Republicans allegedly missed in the early years of the Gingrich Revolution are overstated. The fact remains that the 1994 elections were truly historical by removing a sclerotic Democratic majority after 40 years of uninterrupted rule.
Republicans forced President Clinton to move to the right where he signed many bills that infuriated his Democratic base. That the Republicans remained in the majority in the House for 12 years is remarkable. We've seen census information claiming the movement of population to the southwest would favor House Republicans now and in the future. This will probably be true, especially if a Democrat is elected in 2008, with the inevitable blowback that comes during the midterm elections against the party in power. President Bush doesn't know how lucky he was his first six years to have a pliable congress to work with, unlike his dad, Reagan, Ford, and especially Nixon.
Change of power is always a healthy thing. Let's hope that Democrats, nor Republicans, ever maintain a 40 year hold on either house of congress again.
Republicans forced President Clinton to move to the right where he signed many bills that infuriated his Democratic base. That the Republicans remained in the majority in the House for 12 years is remarkable. We've seen census information claiming the movement of population to the southwest would favor House Republicans now and in the future. This will probably be true, especially if a Democrat is elected in 2008, with the inevitable blowback that comes during the midterm elections against the party in power. President Bush doesn't know how lucky he was his first six years to have a pliable congress to work with, unlike his dad, Reagan, Ford, and especially Nixon.
Change of power is always a healthy thing. Let's hope that Democrats, nor Republicans, ever maintain a 40 year hold on either house of congress again.
February 24, 2009
Raised by a pack of wild spreadsheets and smarter than Yoda...Scot Faulkner is the guy who most people point to when someone asks for the Management Consultant who knows all the ins and outs. His experience and professional demeanor make him both an asset to a team as well as a great teacher, IF one is willing to listen.
His tome shares a unique view of a legacy which fell short of the hype. The lessons shared by Mr. Faulkner may still float as wisps of gossamer through the halls of the capitol. The dilemma however, until embraced by a committed visionary, the cry for lasting reform within our government will be effective as CPR at a morgue
His tome shares a unique view of a legacy which fell short of the hype. The lessons shared by Mr. Faulkner may still float as wisps of gossamer through the halls of the capitol. The dilemma however, until embraced by a committed visionary, the cry for lasting reform within our government will be effective as CPR at a morgue
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