Politics Money and Drugs

“Politics Money and Drugs,” hooks the reader through its rich development of characters and plot twists.
The story revolves around Al Moreno, a U.S. Senator from New Mexico. Moreno and his beautiful wife, Angie, are popular in their home state where they’re known as philanthropists who give generously to good causes. In fact, Al financed his own campaign. While Angie runs the couple’s successful corporation in Santa Fe, Al has made a name for himself in DC. But when Brady Calrton, Al’s Chief of Staff, starts snooping into their background, he finds little information. Who are the Morenos and where did they come from?
Also on the Washington scene is Congressman Randy Taubman from Texas, a former drug force officer who witnessed drug corruption first-hand in Houston. Taubman believes America has lost the war on drugs, leaving jails and prisons full of drug offenders and addicts. He’s proposed a constitutional amendment to legalize drugs in the United States. After three days of floor debate, eloquently argued by Taub, the resolution passes.
As the amendment heads to the Senate, Moreno begins spending millions of his own money to defeat it, and calling in favors from his old friend Tony Amato.
As you come to know the two Washington politicians, Sokolosky introduces another character, Frankie Sanchez, a special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration working in Bogota, Columbia. Just as the reader begins to wonder where the story is headed, Sokolosky begins putting the pieces together.
Interspersed throughout the book is information on government civics, drug trafficking and politics.
Whether you’re for or against the legalization of drugs, this book is a must read. Sokolosky has done his research and drawn on his experiences as an attorney and former member of the House of Representatives to pen a novel worth reading.