The Ambition and the Power: Jim Wright and the Will of the House.

National Review | December 31, 1989| | Copyright

The Ambition and the Power: Jim Wright and the Will of the House

Hubris in a politician is a dangerous thing--for the politician. But overweening ambition in a politician is dangerous for the rest of us. John Barry, not altogether intentionally, has given us a case study in both.

Jim Wright's hubris knew no bounds. The mere fact that a seasoned politician would grant a reporter unrestricted access to his private meetings and intimacy with his most closely held strategies is example enough. Wright was apparently influenced by a fawning profile of him that ...

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