The Gods of Ruin
JSB Morse
CoDe Publishing (July 4, 2010)
ISBN-10:
1600200486
Newbie Senator Commodore de Groot is an
ex-Basketball star minor celebrity recruited by the party, blessed
with good looks and great schmoozing skills but little real understanding of the political scene. He's a big fan of “Big
Brother,” REAL-ID type centralized security, including internet
monitoring to “smoke out” terrorists. Considered a loose cannon,
with a short temper, he's not expected to win, but, against all odds,
he does.
His old flame from school, now a
lawyer, Cate Heatherton -- described disdainfully by his staffers as
one of “those crazy libertarians,” and/or a “Soviet spy,” is
a link to Com's past, and stands opposed to nearly every issue in
his campaign, but she arrives in time for the election after-party.
Cate wants only one thing from him: a promise to do NOTHING with the
power he now has access to. No more spending, no more bailouts, no
big security juggernauts. But Com just made a lot of promises to the
folks (and big donors) who elected him, and much as he cares for
Cate, she can't change his mind. He's going to make changes in how
Washington works, and use legislation for better purposes than his
predecessors.
