Latimer, a young conservative speechwriter, pens this hilarious yet poignant account of life inside the White House, as he laments a certain kind of principled conservatism that disappeared in the last years of the Bush presidency.
Contents
Introduction: Where's Goofy? -- Shining city on a hill -- "One catastrophic gaffe a week" -- The purse boys -- Rummy -- "I'm going to die with these dummies" -- The cleaners -- The real West Wing -- The secret speechwriters society -- The mayor of control -- Going wobbly -- Final delusions.