Drain the Swamp, Congressman Ken Buck
Drain the Swamp, Congressman Ken Buck
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Drain the Swamp
How Washington Corruption Is Worse Than You Think

Author: Congressman Ken Buck

Narrator: Brian Holsopple

Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/11/2017


Synopsis

Lavish parties. Commitee chairmanships for sale. Pay-to-play corruption. Backroom arm-twisting. Votes on major legislation going to the highest bidder.Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) is blowing the whistle on the real-life House of Cards going on behind the scenes in our nation’s capital. Elected in 2014 as president of one of the largest Republican freshman classes ever to enter Congress, Buck quickly realized why nothing gets done in Congress, and it isn’t because of political gridlock—in fact, Republicans and Democrats work together all too well to fleece taxpayers and plunge America deeper into debt.“It is an insular process directed by power-hungry party elites who live like kings and govern like bullies,” Buck reports.Buck has witnessed first-hand how the unwritten rules of Congress continually prioritize short-term political gain over lasting, principled leadership. When Buck tangled with Washington power brokers like former Speaker John Boehner, he faced petty retaliation. When he insisted Republicans keep their word to voters, he was berated on the House floor by his own party leaders. When other members of Congress dared to do what they believed to be right for America instead of what the party bosses commanded, Buck saw them stripped of committee positions and even denied dining room privileges by the petty beltway bullies.In Drain the Swamp, Buck names names and tells incredible true stories about what really happened behind closed doors in Congress during legislative battles that have ensued over the last two years including budget, continuing resolutions, omnibus, trade promotion authority, Iran, and more.

About Congressman Ken Buck

Congressman Ken Buck is a Republican from Windsor, Colorado, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He is also a member of the Judiciary Subcommittees on Immigration and Border Security and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. One of three brothers, he worked his way through high school, college, and law school as a janitor, truck driver, furniture mover, and a ranch hand. After law school, he worked for Dick Cheney on the Iran-Contra Investigation and then became a prosecutor with the US Department of Justice. He has also served as a district attorney in Weld County, Colorado, and as a business executive at the Hensel Phelps Construction Company.

About Bill Blankschaen

Bill Blankschaen is a speaker, writer, and blogger at Patheos and the author of A Story Worth Telling: Your Field Guide to Living an Authentic Life.

About Brian Holsopple

Brian Holsopple has been in the voice-over and audio business for more than twenty years. His commercial client list includes Discover Channel, Virginia Lottery, and City Bank of Texas, among others. A winner of the 2007 Publisher’s Weekly Audiobook Award, he has narrated books for Arthur C. Clarke, Henry Wiencek, and Jay Rubenstein.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

This book is more infuriating than interesting if you care about the future of our country, because the problems discussed therein aren't caused solely by Team Blue or Team Red - be it budget gimmicks or bullying tactics. This is a definite quick read (or listen, as I did via the Audible version). A......more

Goodreads review by Denise

Let me preface this review by saying that as a liberal, the fact that I could tolerate listening to the whole book is a testament to Ken Buck, a Republican Congressman. The first half of the book is a scathing expose of the corruption, greed, elitism, personal interest and unmitigated squandering of......more

Goodreads review by Kristen

You'll need a shower to wash off the grime and slime after reading this book. It could be also categorized as horror or true crime and it would still be accurate. Congressman Ken Buck from Colorado has been a Republican in the House of Representatives since 2014 and he blows the lid off corruption i......more

Goodreads review by TK421

Like many other reviewers have already stated, this book is actually two books in one. The first half of the book (which I would give 5 stars) is an enlightening expose of how our elected officials constantly play politics without representation in order to serve their own agendas. The second half o......more

Goodreads review by Roxanne

This is the second book I have read about draining the swamp in Washington. This person Ken Buck gets elected and finds out he cann0t have his own voice. He is expected to do what the party tells him to. Both the Republicans and the Democrats work together well and they mainly have one goal, keep pa......more