St. Martins press is determined to show the veracity of the old chestnut about why people who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones. The publisher is rushing out 500,000 copies of an instant paperback book, "Glass Houses: Shocking Profiles of Congressional Sex Scandals and Other Unofficial Misconduct" by attorney Stanley Hilton and psychologist Anne-Renee Testa, due in stores by Election Day. The books mission: to expose the hidden lives of some of those who will be judging President Clinton. The book will review the ethical problems of more than 50 senators and congressional representatives.
"Glass Houses" grew out of a three-year investigation by Hilton, who used to work on Bob Doles Senate staff. (Kenneth Starr was two years ahead of him at Duke Law School.) Hilton interviewed 150 congressional staffers and 35 lobbyists. Why does he think congressmen point fingers when they have secrets of their own? Its a form of grandiosity, says Hilton. They tend to think theyll never get caught. Is he worried that
an angry congressman might sue him after the book comes out? Nah: Truth
is a defense. Besides, he adds, Im a litigator.
