Senator for Sale

by Stanley G. Hilton

How much do we actually know about that most familiar of political figures, Senator Bob Dole? In this remarkable biography, Stanley Hilton paints a disturbing portrait. Using his personal experiences as an aide to the senator and his insights as a lawyer and teacher, Hilton offers a number of surprising revelations, including: Dole's brokering for power and catering to a host of special-interest groups (most notably, his becoming a major tobacco industry batboy); his numerous violations of election financing laws; the senator's career-long habit of flip-flopping on virtually every major national issue (including his positions on Israel, Saddam Hussein, and affirmative action); his role as the architect of the two largest tax hikes in U.S. history; and Dole's link with David Owen, a former top aide, who served time in a federal prison. In this chilling portrait, Hilton exposes Dole's colossal political money machine, which generates contributions amounting to almost $500,000 a week. Sen