As a former Mayor of Providence David Cicilline left behind a sleazy reputation. It is a joke that he and his increasingly undemocratic Democratic Party can pass themselves off as guardians of " OUR democracy ". THE WOKE Democrats-not the conservative Republicans - have shown a complete contempt for decades now for the FREE SPEECH, FREE THOUGHT tradition of Western Civilization. Congressman Cicilline was in the vanguard of the Democrats prompting the HATE TRUMP, HATE RUSSIA, New McCarthyism . Presently, they are cheer leading the war monger Ukrainian president Zelensky while this puffed up NATO " hero " instigates nuclear World War III . LOOK at the state of Rhode Island -what a mess. See what " progressive " Democrats can do in where they command monopoly power. ( like STALINIST - without much socialism ) . Providence, Rhode Island is especially in filthy , bankrupt , CORRUPT decay. David Cicilline rhetoric against " fascist " Trump and the Republican Party -and the 74 million voters who voted Republican - is a mostly machine gun mouth drivel. And I speak as long time independent democratic socialist. Still I am interested in David Cicilline's book " House on Fire " as he is a very interesting human being.