The chairman : the rise and betrayal of Jim Greer / Peter Golenbock.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Golenbock, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Florida--Politics and government--1951-.
• Politicians--Florida--Biography.
• Politicians.
• Politics and government.
• Republican Party (Fla.).
• Greer, Jim.
• Crist, Charlie.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montgomery, Alabama : NewSouth Books, 2014.

Summary:

Chronicles the scandal-ridden career of the former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, who found himself on trial after controversies arose over party finances and his benefactor, Florida governor Charlie Crist, failed to help him avoid prison.

Contents:

• Governor-Elect Calls
• Money, Money, Money
• Carole Jean Jordan
• 'The Greatest Day of My Life'
• 'I'm Not Going to Be a Jeb Bush Republican'
• 'We Eat What We Kill'
• Crist Endorses Giuliani
• The Mirror Cracked
• Crist Kills the Straw Poll
• The Endorsement
• 'A Backstabbing, Lying Son of a Bitch'
• Vamping to Be Veep
• Fishing in the Bahamas
• George LeMieux Departs
• The VP Questionnaire
• Dumb as a Box of Rocks
• Kids' Play
• On to the Convention
• Moment of Triumph
• Perks of Power
• The Hatred for Obama
• The Wedding Planner
• Flying High
• The Rise of the Tea Party
• Mel Martinez Steps Down
• Dreaming of the White House
• Obama's Man Hug
• The Dark Side Lays the Groundwork
• A Fateful Appointment
• Greer Denies the Crazies an Audit
• McCollum for Governor
• The LG Gets Stabbed in the Back
• A Campaign in Neutral
• Marco Almost Jumps
• Rubio Creeps Up
• A Matter of Policy
• 'The Party is Angry'
• LeMieux Demands an Interview
• The Keeper of the Secrets
• Now Marco Is Teflon
• Good Advice Not Taken
• A Mess
• Still in the Bubble
• A Toxic Partnership
• Carole Has Her Way
• A Call to Resign
• A Vote of Confidence
• Don't Leave Home Without It
• Twisting in the Wind
• 'It's Time for You to Go'
• A Vote of No Confidence
• A Nixonian Moment
• Sucker for the Party
• Benedict Delmar
• Betrayal Sinks In
• Delmar Is Wired
• Under Arrest
• Stabbed in the Back
• A Final Hello
• The Deck Is Stacked
• "They Got Me'
• Musings from a Wewahitchka Jail.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60306-352-8