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Summary: Right for what? Armageddon?
Review: What a joke! It is almost laughable if it weren't for the fact that this country is going down the tubes led by the so-called "patriots." Bush has always been a failure in every endeavour he has undertaken. From school to the oil business to managing a ball team to Governor. The man cannot even address the nation with bumbling his words and making little to no sense, yet this makes him 'right'? Ha! The only right thing he has done is finally coming forth and admitting that iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.
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Summary: GRAP - Good Read for those with Ambiguous Personalities!
Review: This is the best photograph a reader can have of GWB. Frum has done a good job with this book, with great amounts of detail, and with inside views of the current presidency. GWB is the sort of person one can admire or not, difficult to find a middle ground due to his strongly defined personality. He is a man that knows what execution means, and the implicit costs that taking action carries. At the end, you can determine the quality of a person by the caliber of his/her enemies. As with many other good presidents, in the US and other countries, we will see the very good results of this presidency in the long run. For a great counterpoint / parallel treat, I recommend that you read COCKPIT CONFESSIONS OF AN AIRLINE PILOT, by Keshner... read it at the same time. This guy writes great aviation, travel, make fun of the arab / Saudi stories, and he is miles ahead on his views of the Muslim vs West problems.
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Summary: Supreme Court Deemed Bush "The Right Man"
Review: Frum describes why Bush was the right man at the right time for America. As Frum describes in this magnificent chronicle, Bush, although a terrible student with near failing grades who made it into Yale through sheer family connections, was a good man. Although before becoming president, there were charges of cocaine usage and drunk driving, Bush was essentially a down-home Texas cowboy, you know, salt of the earth. Although the down-home, salt of the earth depiction is undercut by the oil wealth of the Bush clan and his involvement in the whole savings and loan scandal, Bush was essentially a decent governor who ran the State of Texas with a heart of Gold. Although he did lead the country in executions and it looks like a couple of innocent men may have been executed during his term, Bush was esentially a man of the people... well..he wasn't Clinton. You see, he was the "Right Man", at least according to the U.S. Supreme Court, and as Frum states so eloquently in this great work of lit-ra-chir, .."who can argue with the supreme court?".
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Summary: is the author selectively blind?
Review: All you have to do is look at the shape this country is in to know that the author has not been honest in his appraisal of this president.
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Summary: WAKE UP AND SMELL THE NATIONAL DEBT!!
Review: Well, here is another desperate attempt by a sleazy Republican to blindfold the people. Unfortunatley judging by the reviews written about this piece of garbage by obviously substantially misinformed souls it worked. The previous reviews for this manifesto of ignorance that I have read forces me question what in the world could possibly make these people paint Shrub as a brilliant, heroic and moral President. Could it be the fact that since he stole the election and his administration as begun the United States has gone from its strongest economy in history and the realistic prospect of paying off the national deficit in the next decade to an appalling $450 billion national debt? Could it be the fact that he has handed over massive amounts of money to the ridiculously wealty and massive corporations by means of exploiting the poor, specifically by raiding Social Security and absolutely foulish tax cuts. Perhaps its the shameful environmental damage he and his fellow Enron criminals have inflicted upon the planet. Lastly, maybe its just his determination to rage war on Iraq that has and will continue to kill countless and the means he has taken to accomplish this objective such as out right lying in his State of the Union Address so he and his oil buddies can make a few extra bucks.
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Summary: Bush is CERTAINLY not a good president.
Review: George W. Bush is NOT a good president at all. Look at our current deficit of 400+ Billion Dollars. Look at the fact that Bush based a whole war on 1 piece of faulty intelligence that the CIA was completely divided over. Bush took us into Iraq because he said that Saddam had tons of illegal weapons and lots of uranium. Rumsfeld said there was overwhelming evidence. Bush was wrong. Now Iraq is in a horrible state of affairs, with looting, rapes, and complete instability. More GIs are dying by the day. And Bush goes and yells "Bring em on!". This is NOT a 50s Western. Real people are dying. I don't think Bush can understand that. That is why he is not a good president.
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Summary: Nothing Much New...Skip It
Review: This book was a dissappointment: the recipe seems to be one part rehash of news events during the first 2 years of Bush's presidency plus one part bland observations of a White House insider plus just a dash of insightful rationale to support the title. Regretfully the book's most interesting parts (such as they are) are the author's first hand accounts about himself: his being asked to be a speechwriter, what happened to him on 9/11, his departure from the White House inaccurately reported by one of the cable networks. One might forgive the author for spending so much time discussing himself rather than the title character if only he had provided some genuine insight into the inner workings of the White House, but what few tidbits that are provided are few and far between. If you want to revisit the headlines during Bush's first 2 years, this book provides a decent summary otherwise its an unfulfilling appetizer without an entree.
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Summary: Unflinching Portrait of a Great Man
Review: The thing that impresses me most about this book is the way David Frum doesn't shy away from telling about the unpleasant things that happened during Bush's first six months in the White House. Looking back now, it is hard to remember a time when Bush appeared weak and somewhat powerless, but during the first part of his presidency, that's where he seemed to be. Tragic as they were, the 9/11 events are what turned around Bush's presidency and where he found his definition as a true leader--the first President to be a real leader since the '80s! Reading this book has helped me to appreciate our President even more than I did before. He is a real human who makes real mistakes (like all of us) and isn't afraid to own up to them and try to come out a better person for it.
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Summary: A Properly Titled Book
Review: I just finished reading this book, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Mr Frum is very fair in his characterizations of the President, and, at times, I began to wonder if he liked Mr Bush at all. The author shows the President as a man who's first thought is not whether his actions will be popular, just if he believes it's the right thing to do (unlike his pedecessor who governed by polls or his personal ambitions.) President Bush is not afraid to act decisively to defend his country, and has, in my opinion, shown the world that if they mess with the United States, they'll be very sorry. In contrast, I have no doubt that if Mr Gore had become the President, he'd still be pondering the proper course of action to respond for the 9/11 attacks. Does President Bush have his faults? Yes, and Mr Frum shows us he has more than a few. While the Presidents critics point out a poor academic and political track record, Mr Frum tells us how President Bush has more than made up for his shortcomings in his leadership skills and his deep respect for the truth. I don't know what will happen in the 2004 elections, but Mr Frum has helped me understand why, win or lose, I will always have the utmost respect for President Bush.
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Summary: An amazing book.
Review: David Frum delivers an amazing book about an awesome President. If you're interested in knowing about President Bush then I advise you to buy a copy today.
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