Current information for what is going on in today's society. 2010-07-19

Reviewer: P. L. Wright

I have seen Dick Morris numerous times on MSNBC, and Fox News and alot of what people are feeling is expressed in this book. I encourage anyone who is not familiar with politics or the economic situations in our country over the past 10 years, read this book and then please register to vote! Many think that their vote is only one out of many in their district, but people can not complain about Congress or the Senate if you didn't even vote.

Feel good about your outrage 2010-07-04

Reviewer: Vance Christiaanse

I wanted a book to help me understand current political topics better so I could discuss them with other people. I was so eager to get started that instead of buying a book here at Amazon after studying reviews, I bought this one at an airport bookstore. I had never heard of Dick Morris & Eileen McGann but I assumed the book would help me; it listed an impressive array of topics on the back cover.

Instead, the main purpose of the book seems to be to make the reader feel good about what he or she already believes. Whether you are a Tea Party-er who believes the federal government should be much smaller or you are a main-stream Republican who doesn't mind the massive expansion of the federal government and its debt under Reagan, Bush and Bush you will find nothing in this book to disturb you. Whatever your position is on the initial Wall Street bailout you will find nothing in this book to disagree with. As long as you are unhappy with President Barack Obama this book aims to make you feel good about your outrage, no matter what you believe on any particular issue.

The authors are not really trying to cover a broad range of political topics. Many of the topics listed on the back cover are discussed only briefly. Instead, much of the book is devoted to government waste, mistakes and corruption that readers of any persuasion would agree were bad. As for politics, the book covers mostly economic issues. Unfortunately, that coverage didn't help me understand the issues better.

For example, it's clear from chapter 2 that the authors dislike the idea of the government interfering with banks and other financial institutions. But in chapter 13 we learn that the authors hope the government (specifically, the courts) will take steps to discourage banks and investment firms from developing programs in line with Shariah law--something these businesses are doing now to better meet the needs of some of their wealthiest (and thus most important) clients. I am sure the authors understand how these two positions can be reconciled but it's not explained to the reader. What sense did you five-star reviewers make of this? Or of chapter 15, a call for increased government regulation of the airline industry?

As I read this book I kept asking myself how I could explain what I had just read to someone else, for example a friend over lunch. When read in this way the logic of the book seems to fall apart. I could easily imagine my friend asking questions or making responses that would leave me with no answer. The book seems to be a random collection of chapters containing sentences that will sound comforting to any reader who is fairly conservative and not thinking very hard.

If you are a conservative you don't need this book--just reread one of the books you already own. If you are a liberal looking for insight into conservative alternatives you won't find any in this cotton candy.

WOW! Great Deal! 2010-04-21

Reviewer: G. Randy Wood

I got the book way sooner than expected, AND it looked like a new book!

A must read 2010-03-25

Reviewer: R. A. Chambers

Every American needs to read this book---A real eye opener. Oh what a mistake we made!!!

outstanding 2010-03-12

Reviewer: jcrone

Dick Morriss does a great job again of researching and bringing to light some of the things that our liberal media will not talk about. It is amazing some of the things these liberals get away with where if they tried this type of corruption in other countries, they would go to jail.