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Summary: THE RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT TIME
Review: I have seen numerous books come out from such authors as Al Franken and Michael Moore blasting our President for being a liar, a hypocrite, and an idiot. However, it has become clear over the course of his Presidency that George W. Bush was the right man at the right time in history. He led a successful war in Afghanistan that took out those who killed thousands of Americans on September 11. He displaced the ruling mafia, the Taliban, of those poor citizens and liberated the 25 million of them. Being fair-minded, I must admit that the Afghanis situation is still not good enough, as the country is ruled mainly by warlords, but it is still clear that the vast majority of them are better off now than they were under the Taliban.
Secondly, President Bush led the most successful land invasion possibly in the history of the world in Iraq. With a low level of civilian and American casualties, the coalition of the willing overthrew the despotic regime of Saddam Hussein, again liberating 25 million people. The loss of life of civilians and brave American citizens is deeply regrettable, but I believe the result of the operation was overwhelmingly positive. I know that the war can be a very controversial issue and numerous left-wingers will probably give me an unhelpful vote because of that, but I urge them to think critically. Whether Saddam actually possessed WMD (not yet conclusive), the liberation of all these people was well worth the cost to America. Consider this: 500 American servicemen tragically killed, 25,000,000 citizens or Iraq living in a more free, peaceful place, soon under democratic rule. This means that for every man and woman military member killed, 50 thousand Iraqis have a better life! I respect differing on opinions on this matter, but please don't buy into the propaganda surrounding the war protests.
President Bush has stood up for America's core values, appointing judges who respect the right to life, signing a partial-birth abortion ban, standing up for traditional marriage, and launching a faith-based initiative to help underpriviledged Americans recover from illness and addiction.
I look forward to voting for President Bush this November in what will be my first election!
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Summary: Dubya Outwits His Insane Enemies
Review: President George W. Bush's foes prefer to consider him dumb and perhaps even deceitful. A handful go so far as to compare the leader of the United States with Adolph Hitler without the latter's talents. John Podhoretz begs to differ and provides us with a solid case arguing that in fact the current White House occupant may be one of the greatest American leaders of all time. We are also in a long term conflict to the death against terrorists committed to destroying us. Thus, George W. Bush is first, last, and foremost, a war president. Far too many Americans, adds the author, are downplaying the importance of 9/11. They are beginning to consider it so five minutes ago. Liberals and even some conservatives try to pretend that the threat isn't really that serious. Podhoretz believes this sort of thinking is both delusional and dangerous. The nihilistic islamic extremists are unlikely to turn to more benign pursuits. Our children may very well have to deal with this crisis many years after we are gone.Podhoretz goes into meticulous detail answering the slanders and well meaning criticisms of those who doubt the abilities of Dubya. Is George W. Bush a perfect man and always above crass politics? No, the democratic process often compels one to be pragmatic if they wish to accomplish major goals. Democratic politics is similar to sausage making and not always pretty to look at. President Bush is no different in this regard than Washington, Lincoln, or Reagan. He embraces a moderate evangelical Protestantism which underpins his every thought and action. The President is neither a war monger nor a man wanting to enrich himself at the expense of the citizenry. Does Dubya have a weakness that endangers his presidency? The author reveals instances when the President appears too willing to trust people who are up to no good. Bush seems to want to believe the best about folks like Senator Edward Kennedy, a relentless foe dedicated to destroying everything he represents. What lesson of life keeps President Bush on his toes? It may very well be the failure of his father to be reelected. This is a defeat that could have been avoided. The president, according to Podhoretz, will not act immorally to stay in office---but will make every reasonable effort to win a second term. --Bush Country--will help you understand how President Bush perceives his presidency. He will probably be reelected and remain a force to be reckoned with for another half decade. It therefore behooves all of us to increase our knowledge concerning what makes President Bush tick. Moreover, we need to comprehend why the odds favor that his political foes will probably get even crazier.
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Summary: response to a reader from Powder Springs, Georgia
Review: I love the way that Bushies always telegraph what they're doing by accusing their opponents of it. "If you can't answer your opponent's arguments denigrate the man." There's Bush's election ("re-election" is a misnomer) strategy in a nutshell - in fact, it constitutes almost his entire political armament. Viz. the slime crusade against Richard Clarke, Paul O'Neill, John Kerry, and anybody else who stands in the way of this illegitmate, unelected, unprincipled, ignorant, irresponsible, arrogant, authoritarian, hypocritical, callous, murderous administration.
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Summary: Bush Rules
Review: As a Canadian, let me say that Dubya is the greatest Prez since WWII. He understands the nature of the battle that Western civilization faces and is ready to do what is necessary to win WWIV.
Podhoretz is an impartial judge and he judges the nature and character of George W. correctly.
God bless America. God bless President Bush.
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Summary: Bush's success bothers people
Review: The reason for all of the attacks on GWBII is quite simply his success bothers people. A recent poll with IBD indicates that Bush is once again leading Kerry and no doubt will bury Kerry come election time. In Bush Country, author Podhoretz takes all of the lies made about Pres. Bush one by one and explians why they are all baseless. Highly recommended reading for people who want facts, not just baseless opinion.
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Summary: Very informative...
Review: I bought this book along with several others of opposing viewpoints. I suggest reading this book for anyone else who is straddling the fence; the predominant media outlets do not often portray this side of the story.
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Summary: Read the book, THEN review it
Review: The one-star reviewers don't even seem to have read the dust jacket. It seems that they get tripped up by the very miscalculation and churlishness that Podhoretz describes in this book. This book ably articulates an idea put forward by conservatives, but also by contrarian thinkers on the left such as Christopher Lasch. The liberal "chattering class" is an elite that imagines itself as distinct from, and morally superior to, the conservative majority. Their views on many issues reflect only the interests of this elite rather than the "working families" they claim to uplift. The cultural divide that exists between the deracinated liberal elite and their subjects ensures that liberals never mix with ordinary, unglamorous schlubs. They don't go to NASCAR events, don't listen to country music, and regard the Midwest and South as culturally backward. Incurious and self-absorbed, they don't even seek to understand people who may be more conservative than they are. Even if they do, they idealize the world and fail to simply appreciate people for who they are, and so they never understand why someone might support Bush. I am a libertarian with many misgivings about Bush and his policies. This book was useful in getting a better understanding of how he operates as a politician, and how the pettiness and vanity of his opponents is so often their undoing. I'll probably just hold my nose and vote for the guy.
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Summary: One Bright Spot
Review: --amid the gloom of war, and the devastation to our economy, international standing, our national comity that Bush Jr has brought to us. And that is, that he has made fools of the entire Podhoretz clan, for all to see.
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Summary: Only MO's watch ABC News
Review: Only MO's (mental outpatients) watch ABC News. Read this great book instead of watching ABC News. You will be much better off.
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Summary: Puzzled by Bush Hatred?
Review: I've actually heard George Bush speak in person, and I was very impressed. He struck me as an honest, straight-forward, confident guy. He spoke with conviction on national security issues and ethics-based leadership. By contrast, he was only an average speaker on economic issues. How the heck could he become so viscerally hated by so many people? Similarly, these charges of lying -- if George W. Bush is a liar (like Bill Clinton, for example) I'll eat both my boots. After reading Mr. Podhoretz's book, I understand some of the issues better now. Many liberals (the chattering class, for Mr. Podhoretz) are upset at President Bush's tremendous achievements. He's been absolutely dead on throughout his first term, implementing two large tax cuts, passing impactful educational reform, presiding over a Republican resurgence in both Houses of Congress, waging a successful war against terrorism, and expressing a vision for global freedom that I profoundly hope is possible. So, part of the reason liberals hate President Bush is that he has been a very successful conservative Republican leader. Podhoretz does a good job explaining and debunking the Crazy Liberal Ideas about President Bush (that he's stupid, a liar, etc). What Podhoretz doesn't talk about is that President Bush is THE MAN. You can't look at Bush and not be reminded of some white guy who used to be your boss. I kind of look that way myself. I can't help it, short of entering some male Swan contest in the hope of a radical makeover. America has always had it in for THE MAN (think Jack Black in School of Rock -- "Rock and Roll is all about sticking it the man."). So, President Bush has become easy prey to the Garry Trudeaus of our society, people who create witty and cynical cartoon blurbs sticking it to THE MAN. My message: don't believe the myths about President Bush. Just listen to him, and take his words at face value as his honest opinion. Take his actions as his best efforts in the service of our country. If you do those two things, you'll find it easy to understand each and every statement and action of our sitting President.
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