Welcome to Capitol Hill

Although Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals dating back to the founding of the state the last fifty years have been a confusing confounding and sometimes ludicrous period of ne'er-do-welling. <i>Welcome to Capitol Hill</i> is a guide to the state's modern history of corruption. From Governor Ray Blanton's pardon scandals to the FBI investigation that started with now lieutenant governor Randy McNally wearing a wire in the late 1980s to the sexual misconduct that plagues Tennessee politics this book chronicles it all.<br> <br> Veteran political reporters Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig draw from interviews archival documents and never-before-seen federal investigative files to provide readers with a handy resource about the wrongdoings of our elected officials.