Disney bossJoeRoth had a conversationwithrecordingexecutiveKathyNelson who recommended John Cusack and his writing and producing partners D. V. DeVincentisandSteve Pink adaptthebook.
Included, along with Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill , Joe Manchin, Ben Nelson and Debbie Stabenow, are Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Bob Casey (Pennsylvania), Tim Johnson (South Dakota), Tom Carper (Delaware), Kent Conrad (North Dakota), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Jim Webb (Virginia), Carl Levin (Michigan) and John Rockefeller (West Virginia).