Helpful Score: 3
Well researched and highly readable. Dick Morris, former politcal advisor to Bill Clinton, and Attorney Eileen McGann use logic backed up by statistics to spotlight concerns about the financial bailouts, health care reform, the war on terror and how privileged insiders and special interests can or are changing America. Chapter titles like "Obama's War on Prosperity', "The United States Sends Aid to Hamas" and "Stealth Lobbyists: The Former Congressional Leaders Who Secretly Influence Federal Policies and Spending" are self explanatory and informative.
I didn't give it 5 stars because the read seems at times to dip into a conservative rant and speculation. Overall, however, the facts are presented and the case for concern is made on a number of important issues. Best of all, as opposed to other books, this one gives action agendas for each problem on what we, the people, can do about them.
I didn't give it 5 stars because the read seems at times to dip into a conservative rant and speculation. Overall, however, the facts are presented and the case for concern is made on a number of important issues. Best of all, as opposed to other books, this one gives action agendas for each problem on what we, the people, can do about them.
Dick Morris once again predicts the results of huge deficits being developed by the Obama administration. Vital, brilliant analysis to fully equip us for what's to result from this out-of-control spending that is not helping, but rather is the cause of, the current stagnation in the economy. A must-read!
Sorry, Dick, most of us remember what happened under Bush was a crash, not a slump, and you can't blame that on Obama.
I got this book when the author came on NPR to talk about it. I was confused about the health care reform and they made it sound like this book explained it in layman's terms. Well, it set on my shelf for a while...but I just read it, and am disappointed.
I don't consider myself to be affiliated with one party or the other (although I do lean more liberally than conservatively) but this book read very conservative.
At the time this book came out, I'm sure many of it's doomsday prophesies seemed credible but now with 09' almost over, it feels a little, heavy.
I'll admit that I didn't read all of it. I don't consider it an informative nonfiction if I'm laughing. (Unless its about the history of jokes or something. Though I don't think I would ever read a book called the history of jokes. Anyway) but before I started skimming, the stuff I did read felt more sensational than truthful.
There are, of course, statistics and they do have a point about the health care reform in regards to us not having enough doctors and nurses to go around, but I can't help thinking they wrote this book just hoping the world would fall apart so they could say 'I told you so!'
Anyway I gave it one star, whoever PBS's (can I make that a verb?) this from me can disagree but I'm warning you anyway.
I don't consider myself to be affiliated with one party or the other (although I do lean more liberally than conservatively) but this book read very conservative.
At the time this book came out, I'm sure many of it's doomsday prophesies seemed credible but now with 09' almost over, it feels a little, heavy.
I'll admit that I didn't read all of it. I don't consider it an informative nonfiction if I'm laughing. (Unless its about the history of jokes or something. Though I don't think I would ever read a book called the history of jokes. Anyway) but before I started skimming, the stuff I did read felt more sensational than truthful.
There are, of course, statistics and they do have a point about the health care reform in regards to us not having enough doctors and nurses to go around, but I can't help thinking they wrote this book just hoping the world would fall apart so they could say 'I told you so!'
Anyway I gave it one star, whoever PBS's (can I make that a verb?) this from me can disagree but I'm warning you anyway.
