How to end Washington corruption

There's really only one way to end Washington corruption – and Jack Abramoff, without question the most notorious lobbyist in American history, offers the solution in his post-prison memoir, "Capitol Punishment."

The solution is simple – so simple, so obvious and so profound – you can be certain it will never be implemented without a ground-up political revolution.

What does Abramoff say?

First clean up government by returning it to the law and its constitutional limitations – and the rest will take care of itself.

Maybe it takes nearly four years in prison for Washington insiders to see clearly.

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Abramoff certainly has clarity now.

Why do we have so many lobbyists throwing around money and buying influence? Simple, he says. Washington is involved in a million things it shouldn't be doing and spending trillions of dollars it doesn't have and shouldn't have.

When you have a complete breach of faith and honor within government, is it likely that those hovering around the periphery are going to be operating at the highest ethical standards?

Come on!

I didn't know Jack Abramoff during his lobbying career. I didn't pay much attention to him or what happened on K Street. When he got out of prison and offered me his book proposal, I wasn't even that interested in pursuing it.

Until I read the manuscript.

And that's why I am so honored to be a part of Abramoff's mission to clean up Washington by doing something that has been my lifelong passion – returning America to its roots in constitutionally limited government.

Maybe you've seen Jack on "60 Minutes" or some other media interview and not really recognized what an important book this is to you, to your family, to your country.

I mean, after all, who wants to know what a disgraced lobbyist has to say?

I urge you to get a copy of this book and read it. I urge you to get your member of Congress a copy. I urge you to tell your friends and family members about it.

It's an important book by a brilliant guy who has seen the light.

The politicians who hurl Abramoff's name like an epithet and take credit for bringing him down are still doing what they always did – accepting money and favors from lobbyists and their clients. They didn't stop the corruption. They are the corruption. But who is the bigger criminal – the private individual who offers the bribe or the public official who accepts it?

Abramoff has repented of his sins. How many elected officials in Washington have?

Abramoff served his time in prison. How many elected officials in Washington have?

Abramoff got his priorities straightened out. How many elected officials in Washington have?

That's why "Capitol Punishment" is an important book for you.

It's not every day a whistleblower of the magnitude of Jack Abramoff comes along – a guy who knows where the bodies are buried and how Washington really works. Nobody was better at buying influence and power than Jack Abramoff.

And now he's been broken, humbled, and he's no longer pleading the Fifth Amendment.

What an opportunity his book represents for those of us who want to see Washington return to lawfulness.

It's not just informative, either. It is a very engaging and entertaining read. You'll breeze through "Capitol Punishment." You'll laugh and cry through "Capitol Punishment."

And when you're done, you'll be more convinced than ever that the so-called "reforms" for cleaning up Washington put forward by self-serving politicians are never going to get the job done. The only way to fix this monster is to cut it down to size.