Table of Contents
Foreword ED Rendell ix
Introduction xi
1 The Bork Confirmation Spectacle-One Rejected 3
2 The Thomas Confirmation Spectacle-One Accepted 18
3 Iran-Contra Nicaraguan Insurgents, a Mideast War, Missiles for Money and Hostages, Dark Ops, Presidential Felonies, and More! 46
4 The Clinton Impeachment 71
5 Castro, Specter, and Some JFK 87
6 Arafat and Specter-the Clinton Impeachment Explosion and the Fallout 106
7 The Stimulus Vote 123
8 A Change of Parties-Specter Becomes a Democrat 137
9 Specter Takes on the Magistrates and Becomes an LGBTQ Crusader 143
10 A Change of Insanity in Washington 157
11 A Former Career Prosecutor Goes After Career Criminals 167
12 Specter's Quest for Federal Funding for Stem Cells Fighting Windmills 175
Epilogue 191
Afterword Michael Smerconish 193
Acknowledgments 199
Notes 201
Index 241