Synopses & Reviews
Put the country's big, fat political ass on a diet. Lose that drooping deficit. Slim those spreading entitlement programs. Firm up that flabby pair of butt cheeks which are the Senate and the House.
Having had a lot of fun with what politicians do, P.J. O'Rourke now has a lot of fun with what we should think about those politicians. Nothing good, to be sure. Best-selling humorist P.J. ORourke is back with his latest political masterpiece, Don't VoteIt Just Encourages The Bastards. Using his signature wit and keen observational skills, ORourke reflects on his forty year career as a political commentator, spanning his addlepated hippie youth to his current state of right-wing grouch maturity. Don't VoteIt Just Encourages The Bastards is a brilliant, disturbing, hilarious and sobering look at why politics and politicians are a necessary evil--but only just barely necessary. Read P.J. O'Rourke on the pathetic nature of politics and laugh through your tears orwhat the helljust laugh.
Review
Funny, cutting, and insightful.”
BooklistThe timing is perfect for the witty sanity of P.J. O'Rourke, to remind us how intellectually bracing unfashionable views can be. . . . He is fearless and funny. Whether you agree with him or not, particularly if not, you should read him. He restores much-needed disorder to the political debate.” The Evening Standard
P.J. O'Rourke is what happens when America does Grumpy Old Men. Instead of sour-faced curmudgeons bleating that 'politics is just a load of crap,' you get a succession of amusing an incisive observations about why politics is a load of crap.” The Spectator
You may find yourself staying up way past your bedtime because you just cant
put it down. In Dont Vote, ORourke has elevated his game to a Buckley-like level. Read it and youll elevate your game too.” The Daily Caller
The man is intelligent, articulate, and very funny.” The Austinist
P. J. ORourke is not only knowledgeable, hes one of the best writers the Right has ever produced. Additionally, hes the single best foreign affairs reporter Ive ever read. Nobody makes another country come alive like P. J. ORourke.”John Hawkins, Right Wing News
[ORourkes] take on things in this book is savage, biting, and often spot-on. You may need to turn off your obscenity meter while youre reading it, as its about as irreverent as anything Ive read since Rape of the A*P*E* . . . Politics is a dirty game, and ORourke doesnt seem to mind getting down and talking dirty.” The Steel Bookshelf
A splendid writer and critic of our current political and social scene.” Emporia Gazette
Synopsis
America's most subversive conservative, O'Rourke describes government as a devil's bargain between power, freedom, and responsibility, and goes on to hilariously skewer the politicians who have bargained with us to consolidate power, and the many mini-bargains and evasions that citizens have made with the consequences of their choice.