Russell A. Rourke counselor John O. Marsh. In 1976, he became a special assistant to President Gerald R. Ford. His responsibilities included legislative liaison between the White House and Congress. After President Ford lost his bid for re-election in 1977, Rourke serve on the White House Transition Team. At the close of the Ford Administration, Rourke accepted a position as administrative assistant to Republican Congressman Harold S. Sawyer of Michigan. In May 1981, President Reagan nominated Rourke as assistant secretary for legislative affairs in the Department of Defense. In that capacity, Rourke was the principal adviser to Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger
Lost a Lot of Blood the video for "In Theory"). "Lost A Lot Of Blood" was included on Horsell Common's final release, the compilation album "For Laughter, For Drama". Also included were the "A Who's Who Road of Living" and "Satellite Wonderland" EPs, "The Birds and the Bees" split album with Trial Kennedy, and various B-sides. The EP was received quite well in the underground music community. A review at FasterLouder said that Horsell Common "have one up on the rest of the pack – their music comes across as a lot more genuine." The review goes on to say "...the instrumentation is admirable from