内容简介
From a top speechwriter to President George W. Bush and DonaldRumsfeld, this may be the most deliciously candid memoir everwritten about official Washington—a laugh-out-loud cri de coeurthat shows what can happen to idealism in a town driven byself-interest.
Despite being raised by reliably liberal parents, Matt Latimeris, from an early age, lured by the upbeat themes of the ReaganRevolution and, in the tradition of Mary Tyler Moore, sets off fromthe Midwest for the big city, determined to "make it afterall." In Matt's glory-filled daydreams, he will championsmaller government and greater self-sufficiency, lower taxes andstronger defense—and, by the force of his youthful passion,eradicate do-nothing boondoggleism and lead America to new heightsof greatness.
But first he has to find a job.
Despite being raised by reliably liberal parents, Matt Latimeris, from an early age, lured by the upbeat themes of the ReaganRevolution and, in the tradition of Mary Tyler Moore, sets off fromthe Midwest for the big city, determined to "make it afterall." In Matt's glory-filled daydreams, he will championsmaller government and greater self-sufficiency, lower taxes andstronger defense—and, by the force of his youthful passion,eradicate do-nothing boondoggleism and lead America to new heightsof greatness.
But first he has to find a job.