Believer: My Forty Years in Politics
“He was convinced, despite all objective evidence, that his Herculean efforts to take control of the House had fallen short. He was inconsolable. “We’re not going to make it,” he moaned. “I know it. We’re going to lose.” A day later, he was the toast of Washington, shimmying and clasping hands with incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders in a joyous, if awkward, victory dance.
I had a lot of happy options for my Election Night. I could have gone to Boston, where I co...uld personally have congratulated my sister, Joan, for her prescience, as Deval Patrick celebrated a landslide victory in his gubernatorial race. Or I could have taken the short hop up the highway to Milwaukee, where my friend and client Herb Kohl would be rewarded for his excellent service with a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. I decided to spend the night in Washington with Rahm. I knew it would mean a lot to him if I showed up—and I also thought that, just in case the numbers were wrong and the night went sour, I should be there for his very pointed “I told you so!”MoreLess
I had a lot of happy options for my Election Night. I could have gone to Boston, where I co...uld personally have congratulated my sister, Joan, for her prescience, as Deval Patrick celebrated a landslide victory in his gubernatorial race. Or I could have taken the short hop up the highway to Milwaukee, where my friend and client Herb Kohl would be rewarded for his excellent service with a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. I decided to spend the night in Washington with Rahm. I knew it would mean a lot to him if I showed up—and I also thought that, just in case the numbers were wrong and the night went sour, I should be there for his very pointed “I told you so!”MoreLess
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