Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy40 reviews Bruce Bartlett Doubleday, 2006 Powerful critique of GWB not written by whiney liberal + An Unhappy Economist + Bush = Nixon + Well written critical summary of the G.W. Bush Years             American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury191 reviews Kevin Phillips Viking Adult, 2006 American Theocracy is an Expose of the dangers of any religion with too much power + Tough, Chilling Analysis Having done business with two of the ,most infamous religious Tycoons in the business I can vouch for the authenticity of this book. Straight to the point with no punches pulled.             Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart63 reviews Patrick J. Buchanan Thomas Dunne Books, 2007 Insightful beyond the daily news + Must reading for every concerned American + Alarmist? We'd Better Hope So. Pat Buchanan has condensed United States history and our economy from World War II to the present time, used language we all understand, opened our eyes and cleared our minds to allow for reality to set in. It is a make sense book. Mr. Buchanan has used his years in politics and studying ...             Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--and How We Take It Back35 reviews David Sirota Crown, 2006 Hostile Takeover + AWESOME + Great seller! + Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government --And How We Take It Back + Good, But Biased             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             The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Institutions of American ...16 reviews Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Important Book + What do they do? + A great history lesson This book is important. When you realize how much power Congress has and how little they have been doing, and how little institutional responsibility everyone on Capitol Hill seems to have, you will begin to fear that America may be on the start of a downward slide.             One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century7 reviews Tom Hamburger, Peter Wallsten Wiley, 2006 Outstanding! + Clues to understanding the news + Good buy but, a little outdated. + Hamburger and Wallsten: "The Organized Shall Inherit the Earth"             The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity13 reviews Robert Kuttner Knopf, 2007 The Truth Exposed + We have to revive real democracy + Clearly written analysis + Good Book and reliable seller + Managing capitalism and broadening ownership             Conservatives Without Conscience165 reviews John W. Dean Viking Adult, 2006 Dean's book is no polemic + An interesting dissection of some of our nation's leaders + Moderate Voice of Reason - FINALLY + a conservative perspective on conservatives without conscience + Great gift for a person interested in politics             The Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians and the Battle to Control the Republican Party15 reviews Ryan Sager Wiley, 2006 Illuminating + Superb! Wow, it's so clear to me now! An unpopular war wasn't the half of how the Republican leadership self-destructed. This book presents a stunningly eloquent exposition of the current state of the Republican Party, from the perspective of 'before the fall'. Essential information for voters on ...             Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction50 reviews David Kuo Free Press, 2006 A TREATISE ON USING RELIGION TO GET VOTES + A classic bildungsroman or pilgrims progress: two steps forward, one step back + Outstanding and insightful. There are too many lessons in this book to name them all in a review. David Kuo is in the know, working in the George W. Bush White House in the Faith-Based Initiative Program. David Kuo is a deeply religious Christian, whose idle is William Wilberforce (Google him). Kuo was seduced by the ...             The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America13 reviews Ronald Brownstein Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 Thought provoking, impeccably researched and argued + Must read for political junkies + phenomenal masterpiece but dry + must read             Confessions of a Political Hitman: My Secret Life of Scandal, Corruption, Hypocrisy and Dirty Attacks That ...6 reviews Stephen Marks Sourcebooks Trade, 2008 The truth can be messy, but necessary! + Exposing others - and himself I recommend this book, if you REALLY want to find out the tricks of the political trade. It can get seedy out there, but don't you want to know, so you can make informed decisions on candidates? I sure did. : )             Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission (Vintage)9 reviews Thomas H. Kean, Lee H. Hamilton Vintage, 2007 Excellent Report on How Our Government 'Sort Of' Works + A rare inside look at Washington political process We have established a whole industry in this country of refusing to believe anything the government says about Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy conspiracy, UFO's, and it was inevitable that the same would be applied to the 9/11 commission report. In fact, it was predictable that whatever they found, ...             Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell You32 reviews Paul Waldman Sourcebooks, Inc., 2004 How to talk to a conservative, if you must + Excellent, Logical Arguments + Very interesting book..........explains media oversight + Reviews by Nan Kilar and Bobby Miller + How Bush Makes Clinton Look Saintly!             Foxes in the Henhouse: How the Republicans Stole the South and the Heartland and What the Democrats Must Do ...10 reviews Steve Jarding, Dave "Mudcat" Saunders Touchstone, 2006 great + Good job, but situation is probably hopeless. this is a great book. Good insight into what happened in the "contract w/America." Great reading for anyone of progressive political persuasion             Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive For Permanent Power7 reviews Thomas B. Edsall Basic Books, 2006 Very Insightful! + The Political Strategy to Control America + politics has changed since my student days + Look under the hood             Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn from Conservative Success8 reviews Paul Waldman Wiley, 2006 Useful High-End Book on Strategy for the Center-Left + This book is genius--great fun to read and filled with aha! moments + Thoughtful, with Good Ideas! + A Progressive Manifesto + A powerful, inspiring book             Utter Incompetents: Ego and Ideology in the Age of Bush11 reviews Thomas Oliphant Thomas Dunne Books, 2007 Frightening but too true + A Manual for How Not to be President + Utter Incompetents, by Thomas Oliphant + Utter Incompetents + Nine More Months?             The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power6 reviews James Moore, Wayne Slater Crown, 2006 Very Alarming! + Excellent research. + 2006 Midterms upend Rove & Co. + Fearsome Look into Karl Rove's Machiavellian Machinations Presented with Fierce Determination + Good book: terrible title