Our politics: reflections on political life

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: Personal and Public Perceptions -- 1. The No and Yes of Politics -- 2. It's a Deal -- 3. The Power Structure Has Changed: All Politics Is (Not) Local (Anymore) -- 4. Will You Be Our Candidate? -- 5. It's a Play, and You Are the Lead Actor -- 6. Politics Is a Team Sport -- 7. Yes Is Always the Right Answer -- 8. What Do I Know about That? -- 9. There Ought to Be a Law -- 10. Make the Rules, Win the Game -- 11. You Always Know When the Governor Is Serious -- 12. Lead Me Not into Temptation -- 13. Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven -- Nobody Wants to Die -- 14. Not in My Backyard -- 15. Summoning the Better Angels of Our Nature -- 16. The World Is Run by Those Who Show Up -- 17. Reflections Going Forward -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

Personal and public perceptions -- The no and yes of politics -- It's a deal -- The power structure has changed: all politics is (not) local (anymore) -- Will you be our candidate? -- It's a play, and you are the lead actor -- Politics is a team sport -- Yes is always the right answer -- What do I know about that? -- There ought to be a law -- Make the rules, win the game -- You always know when the governor is serious -- Lead me not into temptation -- Everybody wants to go to heaven; nobody wants to die -- Not in my backyard -- Summoning the better angels of our nature -- The world is run by those who show up -- Reflections going forward