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The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America

by Eric Alterman and Mark Green

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ISBN13: 9780670032730
ISBN10: 0670032735
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Publisher Comments:

Not since the heyday of Richard Nixon has there been a president more controversial and polarizing than George W. Bush. Alterman and Green deliver a clear-eyed assessment of the legacy of Bush's tenure in office with twelve chapters critiquing Administration policy for the standpoint of its truthfulness as well as its merit. Eric Alterman is the author of the bestseller What Liberal Media?: The Truth About Bias and the News, and Mark Green is the author of the bestseller Who Runs Congress? and formerly New York City's Public Advocate (1990-2001).

Synopsis:

- Both authors are well known and have appeared on the Today show, Larry King, Oprah, The Tonight Show, The Daily Show, Book Notes, Charlie Rose, Crossfire, Nightline, and NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, as well as on NPR's Fresh Air and All Things Considered- Mark Green's Who Runs Congress? was a #1 New York Times bestseller- Alterman's most recent book, What Liberal Media?, appeared on The New York Times extended bestseller list

Table of Contents

Contents

1. Introduction

The Power of Audacity 1

2. Drill and Cough

W.s Environmental and Energy Policies 12

3. DjVu-doo Economics

The Real Faith-Based Policy 36

4. When Laissez Isnt Fair

How a Business President Handles

Business Fraud 61

5. Secrecy and Civil Liberties

"Watch What [You] Say" 82

6. Mismanaged Health Care

Privatization versus Patients 105

7. Race

In the Picture, Not the Program 125

8. Reality Bites

Watch What We Say . . . 138

Education: No Politician Left Behind 138

Science: The New Scopes Trials 147

The Right Judges . . . or Far-Right Judges? 156

Poverty: "Heart"felt Indifference 165

Crime and Punishment: Guns and Death 172

Labor Pains 180

9. Rules for Hyperpowers

Because We Say So 185

10. A Nation Transformed, a Tragedy Exploited 212

11. Invading Iraq

Operation Bait and Switch 252

12. The Bungling Bully

The Ruin of U.S. Foreign Policy 308 13. Conclusion The Messianic Man 331

Acknowledgments 341

Notes 343

Index 399


Product Details

ISBN:
9780670032730
Subtitle:
How George W. (Mis)leads America
Author:
Eric Alterman and Mark Green
Author:
Green, Mark
Author:
Green, Mark J.
Author:
Alterman, Eric
Publisher:
Viking Adult
Location:
New York
Subject:
United states
Subject:
United States - 21st Century
Subject:
Government - U.S. Government
Subject:
Government - Executive Branch
Subject:
General Political Science
Copyright:
Series Volume:
108-76
Publication Date:
20040209
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
9.62x6.42x1.36 in. 1.67 lbs.

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