A study of Karl Rove and his political career examines his relationship with the convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, his p
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English Pages xiv, 320 pages Year 2006
Table of contents :
American dreamer : big plans and powerful friends --
God in the machine : how Jesus became a Republican --
The gospels of Karl : gay ain't good --
Devilish details : it's the Israelis, stupid --
Not as I say : gay in the GOP --
Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming : turning on the turnout machine in Ohio --
Lapsed voters : all God's children as Republicans --
For daddy in Ohio : making McKinley proud --
A few simple questions : what's in Karl's closet? --
Lawyers, duns, and money : closing down the courthouse --
It's hard work : the sad state of the unions --
A great grievance : how to manufacture a crisis --
Rove's brain : a secret chef cooks up the case for war --
The unraveling : Karl losing control --
The power exchange : Miers, Abramoff, and media management --
To come undone : lying, leaking and leading.