'Breach of Trust' rampant
in nation's capital

In his new blockbuster book "Breach of Trust: How Washington Resists Reform and Makes Outsiders Insiders," just published by
WND Books, retired Oklahoma congressman Dr. Tom A. Coburn tells of one particularly disturbing meeting he had with House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss.

Coburn, part of the much-vaunted Class of '94, the new slate of GOP freshman ushered into office as a reaction against President Clinton's expansionist schemes, urged Hastert and Lott, the two highest-ranking Republicans, to hem in federal spending in the upcoming budget debates.

Lott wasn't impressed by the plea to take his job or the law seriously.

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Recalls Coburn, "Lott looked at me, rested his chin on his hand, and said in his Mississippi baritone drawl, 'Well, I’ve got an election coming up in 2000. After that we can have good government.'"

It is this careerism in Washington, writes Coburn – this overriding concern with staying in the game of politics rather than serving the people with principle – that is the root of budget deficits and out-of-control government expansion.

In "Breach of Trust," Coburn candidly explains the machinations of Washington in a way few books do, exploring how the system co-opts even some of the most reform-minded congressmen with promises of power, influence, and the all-important pork-barrel projects to keep voters in hock for another win at the polls.

While Coburn kept his promise to serve three terms and then leave Washington, the much-vaunted "revolution" led by Speaker Newt Gingrich, which promised to flip Washington on its head, fizzled long before the job was done.

Coburn documents the rise and fall of the Republican Revolution and explains that it failed to live up to its promises mainly because elected representatives put politics and their own re-election bids ahead of principles.

With the most recent administration budget numbers showing a 28 percent increase in non-defense discretionary spending – spending unrelated to the nation's war on terror – Coburn's concerns have been validated in spades. "Breach of Trust" helps explain how America got to this point, and most importantly, points the way back, showing voters what they can realistically do to bring back constitutional government.

Readers can pre-order "Breach of Trust" today for only $5 at WND's online store, ShopNetDaily, where it will be exclusively available until September when this blockbuster book will hit bookstore shelves nationwide.