The Truth (with jokes)485 reviews Al Franken Dutton Adult, 2005 Painfully Funny, and (at times) Just Painful + wonderful! + An Extremely Important Book! + I'm Livid: It's True!             Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire6 reviews Matt Taibbi Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007 Do not let this one get by you. BUY IT! + Beyond Words! + i love this gonzo-style political humor This book is a masterful creation of reality, snark, wit and intellect. Matt shines the light of truth on just how far gone our government is. You can find him on the show Real Time With Bill Maher often. That is how I found out about him and his book. It's so refreshing and disheartening to read ...             The Big Book of Bush Cartoons8 reviews Daryl Cagle, Brian Fairrington Que, 2005 Something for everyone + Hilarious with great editorial cartoons + The Highs and Lows of the Bush. + The Bush Follie's             Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition105 reviews The Onion Little, Brown and Company, 2007 The GREATEST book ever written + A comic tour de force + Funny AND educational Occasionally, a book comes along of such great importance that to not buy it--even if it means letting your kids go hungry for a couple nights--would be a crime. In fact, it should be a crime, and I advise you to write your local legislator. Such a book is Our Dumb World, the Atlas of the Planet ...             Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway27 reviews Dave Barry Ballantine Books, 2003 Hilarious as always + Listening to the CD makes the experience twice as humorous. + One of Dave's best, and that's saying a lot. + Nothing deserves to be made fun of more than U.S. government...             Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme29 reviews Calvin Trillin Random House, 2004 more obliviously by the minute + Iambic Brilliance + THE SOCIETY IN RHYME Trillin is spot on with his poetic mockery of El Presidente Busho. It just gets worse. Can another book be far off? I laughed. Now, I'm weeping. This guy is one bad President. The Democrats took over Congress with an anti-war voter surge and Shrub wants to send in more troops? Sad. Our soldiers are ...             Sinner's Guide To The Evangelical Right24 reviews Robert Lanham NAL Trade, 2006 Funny AND Educational! + Hilarious! This book kept me laughing the whole way through. It's a quick, easy read that taught me some pretty shocking things about evangelicalism and, sadly, the politics of the right. A must-read for everyone ever involved in this religion, and please, don't get offended - if your faith can't survive ...             I'll Be Sober in the Morning6 reviews Frontline Press, Ltd., 2007 Really Fun Book + Fun and Common Sense + I'll Still Be Laughing in the Morning Loved this little book - it reads quickly, and is a great compendium of comebacks and putdowns by the rich and famous. Good stocking stuffer for pursuers of political trivia, opponents of the politically correct, and for those like me who always say "I wish I'd said that!". I only wish it had ...             Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2008 (Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year)2 reviews Pelican Publishing Company, 2007 As Usual....Excellent !!! + Still the Gold Standard of Editorial Cartoons As a Cartoonist for a Small Town Newspaper, somewhere in the Mountians of California, every year I purchase: "Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year". The 2008 Edition is outstanding and full of Wonderful Political Insight from the year 2007. This Series spotlights The Best of the Best, and they ...             Nothing's Sacred56 reviews Lewis Black Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2006 Lewis Black at his best! + Great Read + Of course its not what people expect! + Frickin' Hilarious             The Ultimate George W. Bushisms: Bush at War (with the English Language)2 reviews Jacob Weisberg Fireside, 2007 Great gift idea + The Mis-Communicator in Chief Speaks to Us I bought this for my mom (over 70 years old) since she always gets a kick out of Bush's mishaps. I did not get to see the book itself, however, after she unwrapped the gift on the phone, she cackled for several minutes as she was reading funny clips from the book. I felt like I got my money's ...             Great Presidential Wit (...I Wish I Was in the Book): A Collection of Humorous Anecdotes and Quotations13 reviews Bob Dole Scribner, 2002 Anecdotes and witticisms that add a human touch + To Be Dipped Into - at your leisure + Wit and humor from our presidents. + It Takes One To Know One + Who knew Silent Cal was such a funny guy?             Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)24 reviews Dave Barry Putnam Adult, 2007 Kept me laughing + Typically amusing Dave Barry book! + Absolutely Freaking Hilarious + 208 chuckles             The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy ...627 reviews Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show Grand Central Publishing, 2006 I couldn't stop laughing + Good stuff from Jon Stewart and The Daily Show! + Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show + You will not regret it.             F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare30 reviews Sam Seder, Stephen Sherrill HarperCollins, 2006 Exposing Fascist Mental Challenge + F.U.B.A.R. + F.U.B.A.R. is the new S.N.A.F.U. + This book is great! F.U.B.A.R is hilarious and insightful. + Hilariously funny             Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer6 reviews P. J. O'Rourke Grove Press, 2003 I laughed out loud! + shorter review + great title, laugh out loud humor + A Funny look back in time             Republican Playbook, The23 reviews Andy Borowitz Hyperion, 2006 clever funny but oh so true! + Reviewed by Jim Melcher + The Republican Playbook + It worked! The Dems are in control!             The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American ...40 reviews Matt Taibbi Spiegel & Grau, 2008 Not his best, but Taibbi is always enjoyable + Interesting Matt Taibbi is in my opinion the most interesting political writer working today. He is a writer's writer, clearly in love with the language (in a very approachable way, don't worry) and quite gifted at turning a phrase. I regularly find myself stopping and rereading paragraphs in his books that ...             How to Win a Fight with a Conservative11 reviews Daniel Kurtzman Hysteria Publications, 2007 A Really Humorous Book, Just Don't Take it Too Seriously + Laugh Attack + A fun, quick read + Entertaining and surprisingly insightful             Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source9 reviews Onion Editors Crown, 2007 Perefect Gift for Intelligent Friends of Any Political POV! + Is there a synonym for extraordinary? + Fantastic coffee table reading! + What would Jesus do? He would read this book.