Citizen Mack: Politics, An Honorable Calling

by Connie Mack

Overview

"Connie Mack's account of his spiritual journey is honest, humble, and explains much about the man and his life of service." -Dick Cheney, former Vice-President of the United States
"Citizen Mack is a remarkable book by a remarkable leader." -Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Citizen Mack: Politics, An Honorable Calling is former Republican US Senator Connie Mack III's memoir, detailing his life in the world of Washington DC politics, and where that lead him afterwards. From his beginning as a member of the House of Representatives from Florida through the 80s, to his escalation to a Senator for the duration of the 90s, Mack offers an inside look into the political culture and climate of the nation as it closed out the twentieth century and progressed into the twenty first. Readers will experience a thorough and honest account of what the world of Washington looks like, from a man whom George W. Bush wanted as his running mate; who took part in the debate over one of the country's most contentious Supreme Court Justice Appointments; whose voice mattered when it came to deciding whether to remove President Bill Clinton from office, following his impeachment by the House. All this and more Mack recounts as a once-politician, now-citizen: Citizen Mack.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612544366
Publisher:	Brown Books Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/08/2020
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

In 1982, Connie Mack left a successful banking career to run for the House of Representatives, where he served three terms before running for one of Florida’s seats in the US Senate. He served two terms there, then chose not to run for reelection or to accept George W. Bush’s offer to be his running mate in 2000. On returning to the private sector, Mack became chairman and then chairman emeritus of the H. Lee Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tampa. He and his wife, Priscilla, divide their time between Florida and Vermont. They have two children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mack is the grandson, and namesake, of the Hall of Fame baseball figure who managed teams to major league records in both total wins and total losses. His grandfather on his mother’s side, Morris Sheppard, served as a United States senator from Texas from 1913 until 1941.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Introduction xiii

1 A Death in the Family 1

2 A Time to Decide 9

3 Going All In 15

4 From the Ground Up 21

5 Game On 33

6 Sandbagged 41

7 The Dog That Caught the Car 47

8 Welcome to the House 51

9 Mastering Foreign Policy 69

10 To Run or Not to Run 79

11 A Long and Eventful Campaign 87

12 On to the Senate: A Freshman Again 109

13 Beginning Again 119

14 Priscilla 125

15 The Fight Against Cancer 135

16 Voting for War 149

17 Judging the Judges 159

18 Impeachment: A Sordid Affair 169

19 On Deficits, Taxes, & Economic Growth: Dealing with the Economy 181

20 Matters of Faith: A Spiritual Journey 199

21 Foreign Policy: The Freedom Agenda 215

22 The Home Front: Storms in Florida 231

23 To Run or Not to Run 243

24 An Offer I Could-and Did-Refuse 251

25 New Life; Familiar Themes 261

26 At Moffitt: Where the War on Cancer Never Ends 271

27 A Summing Up 295

Acknowledgments 303

Notes 307

About the Author 308