life inside the bubble: why a top-ranked secret service agent walked away from it all audible <p>he swore to take a bullet for the president and left it all behind to take a bullet for the american people. why would a successful, twelve-year secret service agent resign his position in the prime of his career to run for political office against all the odds? </p> <p><i>new york times</i> bestseller, <i>life inside the bubble</i> is an intimate look at life inside the presidential "bubble," a haze of staffers, consultants, cronies, acolytes, bureaucrats and lobbyists that creates the "alternate reality" in which monumental policy decisions are made. and it is the story of a dedicated secret service professional who, after years inside the "bubble," walked away in favor of sounding a clarion call to the american people in defense of sane government and the u.s. constitution. </p> <p>finally, why the fast & furious scandal, the bombings in boston and the terrorist attacks in benghazi are harbingers of what's to come without a bold change in direction. </p> <p>take the journey with dan bongino from the tough streets of new york city where he was raised, and later patrolled as a member of the nypd, to the white house as a member of the elite presidential protective division, through his ultimate decision to resign from the secret service - during the obama administration - in the prime of his career to run for the united states senate against the feared maryland democratic machine. follow his experiences inside the washington, d.c., matrix and discover why a government filled with some incredibly dedicated people nevertheless continues to make such frequent and tragic mistakes. </p>