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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1450217 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Absorbing and provocative, Flippin's collection of political writings is as incisive as it is entertaining. The selection of essays is well balanced, presenting the best-written examples from both liberal and conservative perspectives, about both national and domestic policies. Indeed, the book gives an comprehensive vision of almost all the major events of the past year, including the 2002 elections, the 2003 tax cut legislation, the invasion of Iraq and the first weeks of the post-war rebuilding effort. Among the volume's 55 selections are James Carney and John F. Dickerson's analysis of Karl Rove's legendary campaign to create a Republican majority in Congress ("W and the Boy Genius"); Michael Ignatieff's argument that America is in the process of building an international empire ("The Burden"); and James Wolcott's discussion of how the Right dealt with anti-war protesters ("What if They Gave A War And Nobody Cared?"). The inclusion of speeches by Senator Robert Byrd and President George W. Bush round out the book's perspective. Hints of the what the future elections hold appear in Lawrence Kudlow's claim that "victory on tax cuts is vital to the president's political credibility and his reelection" and in Michelle Cottle's contention that "Democrats are forced to go begging to Al Sharpton" for the black vote because they've neglected the African-American community since President Clinton left office. An intelligent and enjoyable compilation, Flippin's anthology is an excellent resource for both teachers and general readers.
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From Booklist
Hurricane Katrina and the war in Iraq figure prominently as the focus of many selections in this collection of the best of political commentary from June 2005 to May 2006. The 25 selections are arranged into six sections: politics in an administration under siege, public dissatisfaction with the political system, unconventional politics, contrasts in Republican and Democratic strategies, foreign policy, and homeland security. Francis Fukuyama laments the demise of the neoconservative movement, destroyed by its own overconfidence. Seymour Hersh suggests that the administration has considered using nuclear missiles to annihilate Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Newsweek reporters detail the myriad ways the Bush administration failed to come to the rescue of New Orleans. Evgenia Peretz chronicles the impact of Cindy Sheehan's antiwar protest on Bush's doorstep in Crawford, Texas, on growing discontent with the war. Other contributors include James Fallows, Janet Malcolm, Mark Crispin Miller, Walter Mosley, Amy Sullivan, and Sean Wilentz. This is a diverse and compelling collection of incisive political analysis of the events that shaped the past year. Vanessa Bush
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