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Title: Had Enough? : A Handbook for Fighting Back by James Carville ISBN: 0-7432-5575-5 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.23 (52 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A book that both Democrats and Republicans should read!
Comment: Both Democrats and Republicans should read HAD ENOUGH?
by James Carville (with Jeff Nussbaum) . . . the noted political
adviser takes on George W. Bush and his party's leaders on
virtually every front--from the economy to education to foreign
affairs.
However, what I liked about the book is that it not only
attacked; it also laid out "had enough" solutions for helping
the country get back on its feet . . . I also liked its the
research that was done . . . every statement that Bush
made was documented with respect to when and where he
said it.
One quote, in particular, stuck with me:
That doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't tell people about successes
when we see them, but remember my first rule for Democrats to live by:
Never just oppose, always propose.
Wouldn't that be something we should all try to do in any situation
we encounter?
There were many other meaningful passages that also got
me thinking . . . for example:
* Not every agreement suits your interests directly, but often pays to
be in rather than out. Which is why it was so amazing to see George
Bush take the United States out of six big international agreements in
his first six months of office.
Here's what they were:
The Kyoto Proposal. Signed by the United States, November 12,
1998. Abandoned by George Bush, March 2001. . . .
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Signed by Bill Clinton
1996. Opposed by George Bush, from day one. . . .
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. In force since 1972. Abandoned by
George Bush, May 1, 2001. . . .
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In force since 1970. Undermined
by George Bush since 2001. . . .
Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention. Negotiated by the
United States for ten years. Abandoned by George Bush, July 2001. . . .
International Criminal Court (ICC). Supported by every American
administration since World War II. The Bush administration withdrew
our signature from the treaty, May 6, 2002. . . . .
Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All
Its Aspects. Conceived July 2001. Rejected by George Bush W. Bush
outright. . . .
* George W. Bush was sworn into office on January 20, 2001. Every day
that he has been in office, including the remarkable number of days
that he's been on vacation, here's what happened to America under
his leadership:
The stock market has lost $3.6 billion in shareholder value a day.
That's right, every day that this man strutted into the Oval Office,
Americans say the value of their savings, pensions, and investments
decrease by $3.6 billion.
Our fiscal situation has worsened by $9.5 billion a day.
Every day he's been in office, 3,409 private sector jobs went down
the drain.
Every day, 5,114 more people started working part time, because
they couldn't find a full-time job.
Every day, another 250 people have stopped being counted among
the unemployed because they've just plain given up on trying to find a job.
You'd think we'd be able to trust them; after all, if there's one thing they know
about--it's hurting the economy. I'm not just mouthing off here, either. That
statement is empirically true. If you take the last fourteen presidents, you have
eight Republicans and six Democrats. Below is a chart of the annual rate of job
loss or gain, form best to worst, by every president since Calvin Coolidge.
PresidentRate of Job Gain (or loss)
Roosevelt (1933-45)5.3
Johnson (1963-69)3.8
Carter (1977-81)3.1
Truman (1945-53)2.5
Clinton (1993-2001)2.4
Kennedy (1961-63)2.3
Nixon (1969-74)2.2
Reagan (1981-89)2.1
Coolidge (1923-29)1.1
Ford (1974-77) 1.1
Eisenhower (1953-61)0.9
G. Bush (1989-93)0.6
G.W. Bush (2001-present)-0.7
Hoover (1929-33)-9.0
* And in September 2003, THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY magazine
put together a panel of experts to study the last four American
presidents and determine who was responsible for telling the biggest lies.
They looked at Clinton's lying about sex, Reagan's lying about arms for
hostages and welfare claims, George H. W. Bush's request that we read
his lips. But they concluded that George W. Bush blew them all out of the
water with his lies about deficits, tax cuts, and weapons of mass destruction.
When I reported this on Crossfire, Tucker Carlson, my co-host, responded
that he was amazed at the lengths I would go to prove that someone else
lies as much as Bill Clinton. That's always the Republican response-Clinton
lied about sex. Republicans simply can't get over that. I think it comes down
to this: Democrats lied about something we really like: sex. Republicans lie
about something they really like: war and money. The difference is nobody
gives a damn when you lie about your own sex, but it matters when you lie
about a war that other people have to go fight and money that other people
end up losing.
Rating: 5
Summary: "Stop apologizing for everything"
Comment: This is James Carville's first rule for Democrats. His excellent book details what the Democratic Party has to feel proud about, which includes Social Security, Medicare, public schools, regulation of the financial markets, food safety, etc ... basically, examples of the government performing actions that benefit its people. He contrasts this with the current neo-conman government of Mr Bush and his father's staff, which has been a "pay to play" operation restricted to participation by the wealthy. Then Carville proposes progressive (aka "liberal") solutions.
This is a great book to get Democrats, maybe even Greens, fired up and ready to engage in the Political Process. To provide that additional kick in the a$$ (the book uses a lot of foul language*), Carville leaves the reader with a list of things they can do, concluding with "Be Positive" (and a recipe for bread pudding with hard sauce.)
If you're angry or depressed with the current state of the nation, read this book! Then resolve to take at least one "action" per week.
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footnote: * Mr Carville is inclined to use salty language, as does Al ("Lies and the Lying Liars") Franken. For this reason, conservatives will probably want to avoid this book, so as not to get their delicate sensibilities offended. But genuine conservatives might learn something about how "their" government has been acting since Mr Bush began squatting in the White House, so I recommend they give "Had Enough" a try, too.
Rating: 5
Summary: He's sharp, he's funny, and he's dead on correct
Comment: Carville is an experienced political player, and he's got the current administration's pegged in this rambling critique. Carville covers a lot of ground, some of it sparsely, but most of it in good detail. He has a sense of humor, too. There are a few zingers that should be required e-mail signature fodder for wored progressives. You'll also find out what not to do at an A-list Washington party and how to make bread pudding. I enjoyed reading parts of this book aloud to people.
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Title: Bushwhacked : Life in George W. Bush's America by LOU DUBOSE, MOLLY IVINS ISBN: 0375507523 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken ISBN: 0525947647 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 29 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill by Ron Suskind ISBN: 0743255453 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth by Joe Conason ISBN: 0312315600 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 25 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore ISBN: 0446532231 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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