Our politics : reflections on political life / Douglas Kane ; with a foreword by Mike Lawrence.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Kane, Douglas, 1940- author.

Contributor:

• Lawrence, Mike, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Kane, Douglas, 1940-.
• Politicians--Illinois--Biography.
• Legislators--Illinois--Biography.
• Illinois--Politics and government--1951-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2019]

Summary:

Douglas Kane, an American politician and economist, offers readers a straightforward, personal account of what it is like to run for and hold public office--the demands, conflicts, temptations, and rewards created by political, economic, and social forces.Throughout the book, Kane references Illinois and Wisconsin politics.

Contents:

• 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.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8093-3710-X

OCLC:

1101898814