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Supreme ambition : Brett Kavanaugh and the conservative takeover / Ruth Marcus.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: viii, 482 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982123864
  • 1982123869
Other title:
  • Brett Kavanaugh and the conservative takeover
Subject(s):
Contents:
The missing man -- Making the list -- The swing justice departs -- The not-so-invisible primary -- A thorn in the flesh -- No rebel, no cause -- Right turn -- White House years -- Auditioning -- An impending sense of doom -- Nothing about this is normal -- Paddling in -- Bathroom summit -- Second accuser -- Eternity -- Indelible in the hippocampus -- By the book -- The vote.
Summary: "Supreme Ambition is a page-turner that traces how Brett Kavanaugh deftly maneuvered to become the nominee; how he quashed resistance from Republicans who worried he was too squishy on conservative issues and from a president reluctant to reward a George W. Bush loyalist. It shows a Republican party that had concluded Kavanaugh was too big to fail, with senators and the FBI ignoring potentially devastating evidence against him. And it paints a picture of Democratic leaders unwilling to engage in the no-holds-barred partisan warfare that might have defeated the nominee. In the tradition of The Brethren and The Power Broker, Supreme Ambition is the definitive account of a pivotal moment in modern history, one that was thirty years in the making and that will shape the judicial system of America for generations to come." -- Amazon.comSummary: Summer, 2018. With the power of the #MeToo movement behind her, a terrified but composed Christine Blasey Ford walked into a Senate hearing room to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Democrats were accused of a 'calculated and orchestrated political hit.' But Marcus goes behind the scenes to document the thirty-year mission by conservatives to win a majority on the Supreme Court-- and the lifelong ambition of Kavanaugh to secure his place in that victory. On the way, she uncovers secret White House meetings, intense lobbying efforts, private confrontations on Capitol Hill, and lives forever upended on both coasts. -- adapted from jacket
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Republicans began plotting their takeover of the Supreme Court thirty years ago. Brett Kavanaugh set his sights on the court right out of law school. Washington Post journalist and legal expert Ruth Marcus goes behind the scenes to document the inside story of how their supreme ambition triumphed.

The Kavanaugh drama unfolded so fast in the summer of 2018 it seemed to come out of nowhere. With the power of the #MeToo movement behind her, a terrified but composed Christine Blasey Ford walked into a Senate hearing room to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault. This unleashed unprecedented fury from a Supreme Court nominee who accused Democrats of a "calculated and orchestrated political hit." But behind this showdown was a much bigger one. In Supreme Ambition , Washington Post journalist and legal expert Ruth Marcus goes behind the scenes to document the thirty-year mission by conservatives to win a majority on the Supreme Court and the lifelong ambition of Brett Kavanaugh to secure his place in that victory. In that sense, Marcus has delivered a master class in how Washington works and an unforgettable case study in supreme ambition.

The reporting in Supreme Ambition is also full of revealing and weighty headlines, as Marcus answers the most pressing questions surrounding this historical moment: How did Kavanaugh get the nomination? Was Blasey Ford's testimony credible? What does his confirmation mean for the future of the court? Were the Democrats outgunned from the start? On the way, she uncovers secret White House meetings, intense lobbying efforts, private confrontations on Capitol Hill, and lives forever upended on both coasts.

Supreme Ambition is a page-turner that traces how Brett Kavanaugh deftly maneuvered to become the nominee; how he quashed resistance from Republicans who worried he was too squishy on conservative issues and from a president reluctant to reward a George W. Bush loyalist. It shows a Republican party that had concluded Kavanaugh was too big to fail, with senators and the FBI ignoring potentially devastating evidence against him. And it paints a picture of Democratic leaders unwilling to engage in the no-holds-barred partisan warfare that might have defeated the nominee. In the tradition of The Brethren and The Power Broker , Supreme Ambition is the definitive account of a pivotal moment in modern history, one that was thirty years in the making and that will shape the judicial system of America for generations to come.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-456) and index.

"Supreme Ambition is a page-turner that traces how Brett Kavanaugh deftly maneuvered to become the nominee; how he quashed resistance from Republicans who worried he was too squishy on conservative issues and from a president reluctant to reward a George W. Bush loyalist. It shows a Republican party that had concluded Kavanaugh was too big to fail, with senators and the FBI ignoring potentially devastating evidence against him. And it paints a picture of Democratic leaders unwilling to engage in the no-holds-barred partisan warfare that might have defeated the nominee. In the tradition of The Brethren and The Power Broker, Supreme Ambition is the definitive account of a pivotal moment in modern history, one that was thirty years in the making and that will shape the judicial system of America for generations to come." -- Amazon.com

The missing man -- Making the list -- The swing justice departs -- The not-so-invisible primary -- A thorn in the flesh -- No rebel, no cause -- Right turn -- White House years -- Auditioning -- An impending sense of doom -- Nothing about this is normal -- Paddling in -- Bathroom summit -- Second accuser -- Eternity -- Indelible in the hippocampus -- By the book -- The vote.

Summer, 2018. With the power of the #MeToo movement behind her, a terrified but composed Christine Blasey Ford walked into a Senate hearing room to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Democrats were accused of a 'calculated and orchestrated political hit.' But Marcus goes behind the scenes to document the thirty-year mission by conservatives to win a majority on the Supreme Court-- and the lifelong ambition of Kavanaugh to secure his place in that victory. On the way, she uncovers secret White House meetings, intense lobbying efforts, private confrontations on Capitol Hill, and lives forever upended on both coasts. -- adapted from jacket

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