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Title: Latin America ponders impact of uncertainty following US election.(Brief Article)
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In The President's Parasite, Jim Musgrave resurrects all that has gone missing in today's literature: originality. The title story is a Kafkaesque piece from the point-of-view of an intellectual tapeworm trapped inside a moronic president, and the satirical impact is worthy of Swift. The other stories range from a widower trapped inside the Clock Tower in Baghdad that he constructed, to a baseball pitcher who becomes a living vegetable after a batted ball strikes his head. All in all, there is something for everyone in this collection of 30 eye-popping stories from a truly gifted author.

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This is a short satirical script of a theatre play.It is not a book.As the title clearly
suggests, the script calls for the Water Boarding of President George W. Bush, a test which he fails miserably.
Unlike real life, the script provides for some very agressive questioning of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, over some of the very shady statements they made when they unleashed their propaganda offense to justify the invasion of Iraq.
The leaked Downing Street memo is covered in the script, together with other assorted boo-boos, with the President and Vice President being reduced to hiding behind the flag and saying that they had
"misspoked" and "misspeaked," with the Vice President supporting President Bush
"even if no weapons of mass deception are ever found in the White House."
This short satirical play is 25 pages long, with 22 pages thereof being allocated to the acting and speaking portions thereof proper.Basically, it is part of a complete, and much longer, satirical theatre play that I wrote titled "9-11-24-7," on the same subject, with the basic premise being that the Bush Administration manufactured a crisis by hyping the intelligence of the so-called Iraq threat, and that the true threat to America are the policies adopted by the Bush Administration.
As an example of the dialogue, for you, the reader, I have President Bush shucking and jiving, by saying:
"There were terrorists in Iraq in the first place, because when we invaded, they fought back, which only goes to prove that they were there already.Since they were there, that's why we invaded because they fought back, which fighting back took place after we invaded.Did I
just say those words?"
The play is not a dry and boing lecture, but is satirical, and funny, and tragic, all at the same time.
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With the Bush administration in permanent crisis, a renowned Washington psychoanalyst updates his portrait of George W.'s public persona—and how it has damaged the presidency.

Insightful and accessible, courageous and controversial, Bush on the Couch sheds startling new light on George W. Bush's psyche and its impact on the way he governs, tackling head-on the question few seem willing to ask: Is our president psychologically fit to run the country? With an eye for the subtleties of human behavior sharpened by thirty years of clinical practice, Dr. Justin A. Frank traces the development of Bush's character from childhood through his presidency, identifying and analyzing his patterns of thought, action, and communication. The result is a troubling portrait filled with important revelations about our nation's leader—including disturbing new insights into:

• How Bush reacted to the 2006 Democratic sweep in Congress with a new surge of troops into Iraq
• His telling habits and coping strategies—from his persistent mangling of English to his tendency to "go blank" in the midst of crisis
• The tearful public breakdown of his father, George H. W. Bush, and what it says about the former president's relationship to his prominent sons
• The debacle of Katrina—the moment when Bush's arrogance finally failed him

With a new introduction and afterword, Bush on the Couch offers the most thorough and candid portrait to date of arguably the most psychologically damaged president since Nixon.

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Kindle Edition
This book is way too long, it could have been written as an article. And it really doesn't validate it's claims, with documentation within the text. If you are going to discredit or criticize, you need to include references next to the statements. otherwise, you are just preaching to the Choir. Good Kindle book with Active TOC.

Great book!
This book explains so many things and is written so the reader can understand it without a M.D. in psychoanalysis. I sleep better at night knowing that dufuss is slightly retared and that is was'nt me imagining his incompetence.

Scary, but not as much as when it was first printed
I'm sure it's done a great deal of good for others, but I've always found psychoanalysis to be the ultimate in senseless navel-gazing (maybe that's my own psychosis talking!). Sometimes, after all, a cigar is just a cigar. The author of this 2007 update of a 2004 book attempts to psychoanalyze George W. Bush without the benefit of personal interviews, but he has a lot of reported history to go on: the loss of a sister at age seven, a horrible trauma that turned his autocratic mother's hair white; a busy and distant father; failure to live up to the old man athletically, militarily, or in business; a decades-long drinking problem, still untreated, that may have physiological effects today; a streak of bullying and sadism that began in childhood and continued into the Presidency; and lots more. The author makes a complex case for Bush as an unhinged, non-reflective megalomaniac with dozens of enablers to keep him cloistered away from reason and reality, but the difficulty comes from what he does *not* know. For example, Bush's infamous MISSION ACCOMPLISHED strutting may indeed serve his particular psychological needs, but who says it was his idea? Maybe Karl Rove should join the former president on the couch. Bush is without question a personally nastier man than he advertises (consider the frogs and fraternity pledges he tortured in his youth, or the death row inmates whose pleas he cruelly mocked with a snicker before execution) but at the same time extremely timid (his one-on-one with an unyielding Sen. Jim Webb about the senator's son in Iraq revealed the bully and the coward at the same time). It's a fascinating stew; as I said, I'm not sure how much of psychoanalytic theory I really believe, but it's possible to conclude that while George W. Bush was president, he demonstrated deep, certifiable psychological problems -- and that his psychoses helped do harm to the country. It is much easier to read this book in 2009 than it would have been in 2004.

Now He Makes More Sense!
Outside of some serious psychobabble which was annoying at times, this revised edition helps explain the depth of the damaged psyche that was in charge of, and destroyed a lot of, this country. The Doctor/Author lays out a very valid analysis of the childhood trauma, parental influences and other dynamics which shaped Dubya. Such is the total disregard for the common man and lack of compassion, that the shame of the last eight years could have been so much different if only people had not believed the propaganda that shaped his personna. He was a sham and this book lays it out.

Helps me understand Bush
This is an in depth analysis of George Bush's personality and really helps me understand him better.I have turned my utter disdain for George Bush into empathy. ... Read more

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Feeling Bushed, America?

In Thanks for the Memories, George, author and Onion contributor Mike Loew takes a humorous–yet furious–look at the last eight years of the Bush administration. From the botched evidence for the war in Iraq to the torture and violation of the Constitution to the economic crisis, this is a scathing, witty review of W’s sorry legacy, including:

•How the Taliban is spending their record opium-profits, and how Iraqis have more money than we do
•Who’s who on the no-fly list, and who is listening in on your phone calls
•The price of bread, milk, bananas, Halliburton stock . . . welcome to the Meltdown
•Everyone is a suspect
•Habeas corpus, shmabeas corpus
•The welfare queens of Wall Street
•We don’t sign no stinkin’ treaties

Complete with funny and shocking charts and graphs, Thanks for the Memories, George is a timely reminder of just how we arrived at this sorry state as we struggle to put the long nightmare of the Bush years behind us.


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Slightly funnier Keith Olbermann
I cannot stand George Bush, so I looked forward to reading this book. I was disappointed, though, as this book is adequate at best. It wasn't that funny; in fact it was fairly tedious. It was like reading 8 years of transcripts of Keith Olbermann's show. There were a few funny lines, but not nearly enough to justify buying Thanks for the Memories. ... Read more

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True -- and yet we must listen. Sometimes his accidental wit speaks louder than any prepared statement.

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Glad to see him GONE!
In case we need to be reminded, it's all here in the book of Bushisms. Amazing, always, to see on page how destroyed the poor English language was. Adios, forever.

He's Not Funny
I can't possibly read this book.Its too depressing to read about this tragic man who hides his bumbling with arrogance and has led our country to its lowest esteem in its history.I am just counting the days when he will disappear.

George W. Bushisms V: New Ways to Harm Our Country
A really good read.How anyone even cast a single vote for this idiot is beyond my imagination....and I am a 5th generation Republican....To read the various blunders and errors Bush makes with our every day language is a joke.We are the laughing stock of the world--and our childrens children will be paying for his mistakes.W. B. Goetz Lemoyne, Pa.

The Punchline
This is a nice collection, but it is very sparse.One would hope for a little more background or analysis on different quotes, similar to what you find in Cruel and Unusual.The quotes are alternately scary or funny, or both, and it is good to have them when trying to remember who the leader of the free world truly is, or to add on to the end of a joke or sig.But it's a very slim volume, and I would have liked more for what is paid out.

New Ways to Harm Our Country - And Then Some
Bushisms V continues the tradition of highlighting W's amusingly disturbing utterances - his `accidental wit and humor' - that have been carried over into his second term. To some degree, Jacob Weisberg has been literally forced to adapt along with W's sudden shift towards actually speaking English during mid 2004. Still, W never fails to provide us with statements that, while perhaps structured and grammatically correct, nevertheless range from humorous to horrifying and with a little of both in between. Take, for example, his statement that: `Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country.' Over a year later and I still break out with laughter over this priceless gem. That's the beauty behind this and many more remarks included in the latest edition. Even if you've heard them live or regurgitated by stand-up comedians, they still have the power to make you laugh or at least want to, depending on your end of the political spectrum.

Although a few remarks from Cheney and Rumsfeld are also included, you probably didn't need me to inform you that they have far less comedic value. Cheney is by far the most disturbing and his unsettling statements appear to be strictly for character development. The result is dark and devoid of humor, shifting the mood to near downright depressive and the only reason I won't award 5 stars (I'm in this for the laughs). However, Rumsfeld does offer a glimpse of hope: `Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know.' It's no wonder he won the "Foot in Mouth" award handed out by The British Plain English Campaign for his legendary nonsensical remark.
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The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance—nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots—has let national politics create a dynasticized presidency that would have horrified America's founding fathers. They, after all, had led a revolution against a succession of royal Georges.

In this devastating book, onetime Republican strategist Phillips reveals how four generations of Bushes have ascended the ladder of national power since World War One, becoming entrenched within the American establishment—Yale, Wall Street, the Senate, the CIA, the vice presidency, and the presidency—through a recurrent flair for old-boy networking, national security involvement, and political deception. By uncovering relationships and connecting facts with new clarity, Phillips comes to a stunning conclusion: The Bush family has systematically used its financial and social empire—its "aristocracy"—to gain the White House, thereby subverting the very core of American democracy. In their ambition, the Bushes ultimately reinvented themselves with brilliant timing, twisting and turning from silver spoon Yankees to born-again evangelical Texans. As America—and the world—holds its breath for the 2004 presidential election, American Dynasty explains how it happened and what it all means.

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Excellent, unbiased account
Over two years have passed now since the end of the George W. Bush Presidency and I continue to shake my head in disappointment and regret about how things have turned out. I had high hopes for his team when he first came into office back in 2000. Now, to look back and see the devastation he wrought and how it will be years before our country recovers from his disastrous two terms, I wonder how I could have been so wrong about him, especially since I respected his father's experience and presidency. How could he have been so different? How could George W Bush, a man, it turns out, who brought nothing to the table in terms of intellect, experience, instinct or judgement, become an American President. These questions led me to try and learn more about not just George W Bush, but about his father and entire lineage, and how he was able to reach the pinnacle of American power based purely on his family name. I didn't want a book with an agenda, not a puff piece or tabloid gossip. I wanted an objective historical account of the facts, a biography and origin story of the family, and after checking out the dozens of books on the subject, I thought who better to trust than Kevin Phillips with an honest and thorough account. After finishing the book, I'm happy to report that that's exactly what I got.

The book's premise is the danger of dynasties in our political system and how it was something our forefathers warned against strongly for good reason. He then illustrates this point with a detailed study of the Bush dynasty, by far the most powerful political dynasty this country has ever known. He takes us back in time to when the Bush / Walker family began to consolidate their power and build their wealth around the turn of the 20th century. Their powerful network of friends from Yale and the Skull and Bones fraternity (in which they were all members) gave them connections throughout the worlds of finance, government, military and intelligence. These connections brought them enough political and financial power to ultimately elect a father and son to the Presidency of the United States separated by only eight years. Family members also held numerous other powerful business and governmental posts in which they were able to influence events in their favor. The foundation was laid by the earlier generations of the Walker and Bush families during World War I and II and then at the genesis of the military industrial complex. George H.W. Bush was able to continue the work of his father and father in-law in both the government, always keeping a finger in the intelligence community, and in business, going to Houston to take advantage of the oil boom. He finally left the business world after making a killing and concentrated on politics. His son, on the other hand, was able to take advantage of the good feelings about his father at the end of the scandalous Clinton administration and waltz into the presidency completely and utterly unqualified.

Kevin Phillips does an admirable, thoughtful job of detailing the rise of the Bush family, their failures and accomplishments, and their politics and religion. He has no agenda except to illustrate the hazards of the multi-generational accumulation of power by any family in our American system. His central point is that it is dangerous and un-American when political power is passed from one generation of a family to the next, and that it has become more widespread today than at any other time in our country's history. He tells this story eloquently, in easy to read prose that makes for a very fast read. I highly recommend this book to anyone wondering about the origin and successes of the Bush family as well as how money and power wielded by well connected families has profoundly influenced recent American history.

Royalty is Un-American!
A documented indictment of the Bush/Walker clan, with longstanding ties to historically dubious characters, including Nazi German leadership and the oil-drenched bin Ladens of Saudi Arabia.Phillips leaves no stone unturned. A must read to caution us against the perils of dynastic rule.

Eye Opening
I read the other book by the author, "Wealth and Democracy" many years ago.


I read some of the reviews for "American Dynasty".I especially enjoyed reading about Prescott Bush and the early foundations of the family in business, energy, and finance.The family connections read like a Who Who of American business, and politics. The Bush family being well connected to the Robber Barons of their time, is a fact I find amazing.I found the book to be extremely well footnoted and documented, as I read most of them. Sometimes the author reaches out there, but it well within reason.

The language of book made it an easy read, and hard to put down at times.

I enjoyed this book.

Great Book for Bush-Haters
In "American Dynasty:Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush" former Republican strategist Kevin Phillips argues that four generations of the Bush family had only one imperative:the accumulation of power (mainly in finance and politics) for the empowerment and enrichment of the family.And so how is the Bush family different from the Kennedys, the Clintons, the Roosevelts, the Tafts, the Rockefellers, and/or any American family that holds power, has held power, or aims to hold power?

The book was written in 2004, the year of the epic last stand against George W. Bush's misrule, and Mr. Phillips obviously wrote the book for the fifty million Americans who absolutely hated George W. Bush - fifty million people whose worldview is so colored by their utter contempt and hatred of George W. Bush that they would find Mr. Phillips' tirade the equivalent of a mathematical proof, his corny phrases the wit of Shakespeare, and his accusing and acerbic tone the reason and patience of Lincoln.

In the accumulation of power, a family as coherent and as ambitious as the Bushes must be flexible and use whatever means are available to them.In Mr. Phillips' tale the founding father was George Herbert Walker whose financial success enabled his son-in-law Prescott Bush to become a Senator.A Yale Skull & Bonesman Prescott Bush through his schoolmates was also involved in finance, oil, intelligence services, and the industrializing and arming of Hitler's Germany.His son and 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush was involved in a lot worse:the Iran-Contra scandal, the enabling of Saddam Hussein and Enron, the protection of corrupt regimes around the world including China and Saudi Arabia, etc.And the 43rd President was just a blatant opportunist and hypocrite, using his family's name and resources to establish a political brand, and then attaching himself to the rising tide of the Religious Right to sail into the White House.

For Kevin Phillips, the Bushes are guilty of collusion with America's enemies for the power and profit of their clan.And so?Kevin Phillips believes that this behavior is a threat to the ideals of the republic and to American democracy, but why would we expect the Bushes to behave any differently?Why should we hold them to a higher standard than the Clintons and the Kennedys just because the movement of the river that is history and society and culture has moved them to the very top at this particular juncture?Families are real and tangible and are more deserving and are more demanding of loyalty than nebulous concepts such as democracy and republicanism.

We live in a complicated, globalized world where the world's ruling families have more in common with each other than with their fellow citizens, and they find it in their best interest to co-operate together.And if these families use their nation's resources - whether it be energy, religion, intelligence, or the military - to advance their power and profit, should we blame the families for being self-interested or the nation for permitting it to happen through legal compliance, lack of regulatory oversight, the collusion of the elites, and the disinterest of the citizenry?

The Bush dynasty is not an accident of history that threatens American democracy:it is part and parcel of the current state of American democracy.Instead of damning the Bush family for being a family and behaving like such, Kevin Phillips would have done American democracy a greater service by detailing its deficiencies and deficits.

not for partisan hacks
Good book; not the usual Bush~bashing spiel. Rather than having an axe to grind, the author seemed objectively concerned. I'm not really into politics because of all the goofy partisan bickering, but my politically~inclined friend recommended this to me as a book that lacks that aspect.

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Nationally syndicated columnist Press distills the reasons to toss George W. Bush out of the White House down to ten political sins, each of which is treated in a chapter. For Press, as for many others, the number one reason "Bush must go" is that he "lied us into war." Other reasons include the loss of 3 million jobs, spending money "like a drunken sailor," undermining civil rights, crony capitalism, alienating the rest of the world, a poor environmental record, broken promises, and damaged credibility. After the ten, he adds a bonus reason: "He stole the 2000 election." ... Read more

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Same ole same ole
What a waste of paper.

Same old Bush lied yada yada yada.

Unless you were living under a rock when it was all happening, you have heard it all before, over and over again.

Well researched book. Worth the read
Press offers a great text filled with sources and facts regarding the years of the Bush Administration. Every single page of his work is testament to why I did not vote for that Texas failure back in 2004.

Highly recommended. Read this book!

Without a Single Clue
I've seen Bill Press as another clueless talking head on cable news over the years.In fact, he's on C-SPAN2 right now hawking his next book and saying things so outrageously deceptive that I'm surprised the stage doesn't crack open and Mr. Press falls into the bowels of the earth.

He just said, "There are no passages in the Bible condemning gay marriage."Is this guy serious?
The behavior itself would get you killed back then, does Press think maybe a few demonstrations and a petition-signing would help the cause?In the mind of Bill Press, Soddom and Gomorrah might have avoided getting nuked from on high if they'd only passed civil union legislation.
But that's the kind of logic you get from someone like Bill Press: It's not an abortion because it's just "birth matter."George Bush can't believe in God because Bush is the enemy.Etc., etc.
When Press insists that God cannot be on the Republican's side because he says "I'm sure SHE's a liberal," you know he's going for a rimshot than for anything requiring any depth or thought.

I know they absolutely despise the vicious Republican right-wing attack machine (where can I get a T-shirt?) and blame them for exposing the liberal's philosophy as a complete fraud, but they'll never be honest enough to admit that the liberals--like Bill Press--have done more to discredit the Left than anyone else.
It's all right there.Read it for yourself.

Without a doubt the most dangerous administration ever!
This book by Bill Press was a major eye-opener into the criminal tactics that have been pulled off by the Bush administration in the nearly four years after being selected by the Supreme Court in November of 2000.

The things I've read in this book really shocked me immensely especailly with the Patriot Act (George Orwell is rolling in his grave or crying in his current lifetime) and what it's really about, the crony capitalism that is rampant in our country, the assault that has been waged against the environment, but on top of it all, the despicable act of going to war in Iraq based on a pack of lies.

I never knew that in fact Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden actually hated each other immensely but this book tells the facts that completely destroy the rationale of Iraq being connected to the events of September 11.

It also gives background into some of the top officials in office right now which are absolutely alarming and sickening.

Even when we vote them out of office, this book should still be read as a reminder of just what the results may be when we let crooks sneak their way into power and doing nothing about it.

I ask everyone from all over the political spectrum to go and buy this book today. You couldn't get a better fact-finder than this.

Swing voters should read this book! An illuminating read!
Bill Press brilliantly allows George W. to make the best case against himself. The few critical reviews below do not accurately portray the organization and basis for this book. The real "rantings" are of Bush and his administration who themselves lay out the most convincing evidence for the "Top Ten Reasons Why Bush Doesn't Deserve A Second Term." Unending quotes, citations, and promises made by Bush give the most accurate portrayal and representation to any American as to why one should not vote for the man. The endless citations are tirelessly tied together to unveil Bush as a man of deception and self-interest. There can be no other conclusion!

It's important that an analyst take the subject's own quotes and use this direct and incontrovertible evidence to prove their assertions about the subject's credibility, reliability, and truthfulness. This lends complete credence to the author's assertions. Bill Press wisely lets Bush, et al., do the convincing, which is more than enough to make the case to any reasonable person that "Bush Must Go."

Here's one of my own examples of Bush's evil deceit not contained in Press's book. We all cannot forget how the Bush administration stonewalled for Condoleeza Rice to testify before the 9/11 commission. When he finally caved in to political pressure, Bush had the audacity and immorality to state that Rice would testify because we owed it to those who died on 9/11. Yes, I heard it myself while driving home from work and was shocked that he would use the deaths of 3000 people as an excuse at the last minute. It goes along with Press's observation that the first Republican convention to be held in New York City this year was no accident. And the fact that the convention was also delayed by a week to come closer to 9/11 shows that Bush, indeed, has attempted to profit politically by the deaths of 9/11 victims just as his first campaign advertisement had. Bush has also made himself unaccountable by blaming everything on 9/11 (i.e., jobs, the economy, and Iraq).

All in all, a diligently researched book, with citations, dates, sources, and et.al, all referenced for your further investigative/confirmation inclinations. If you are on the fence, read this; it should definitely convince you that Bush doesn't deserve a second term. ... Read more

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PRESIDENT’S THERAPIST DISCLOSES SECRET OVAL OFFICE SESSIONS
Political thriller details George W. Bush relapse and treatment for alcoholism

Truth may be stranger than fiction, but the lines are blurred in THE PRESIDENT’S THERAPIST, a riveting, about-to-be released political thriller in which readers share an insider’s portal into President George W. Bush’s closet alcohol addiction, leadership travails, marital woes, and more, through the first-person account of the president’s psychotherapist.

THE PRESIDENT’S THERAPIST by eminent leadership consultant John Wareham, delivers an eerily accurate portrayal of the 42nd president, as lead character psychotherapist Dr. Mark Alter attempts to help the failing president address his clandestine addiction to alcohol and reverse the course of the disastrous Iraq War. Along the way, Dr. Alter also engages in cathartic marriage counseling sessions with First Lady Laura Bush, and heated arguments with Vice President Dick Cheney and political strategist Karl Rove.

The novel’s uncanny realism stems from Wareham’s lifetime of experience as confidential counselor to corporate leaders, and his meticulous research into the psyche of George W. Bush.Through Dr. Alter, Wareham presents balanced, authentic insights into perhaps the most tragic president in modern times, and shows precisely how his presidency might have been rescued.THE PRESIDENT’S THERAPIST is a brilliantly original psychological journey, whose cliffhanger ending will satisfy mystery lovers, literary sophisticates, and political junkies from both sides of the aisle.

"The President’s Therapist by John Wareham, a “what if” novel wrapped in layers of reality, offers an unnerving “case study” of alcoholism in the White House. We enter a series of psychological and forensic intelligence forays engendered by the US Secret Service along with a certain Dr. Mark Alter, leadership psychologist and wizard at “coaching” damaged CEOs into restoring their acumen and performance. In this case, however, the patient is none other than President George W. Bush. Wareham’s 231-page book is a winner." –Jess Maghan / Christian Science Monitor.

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In Therapy?
Alcoholism and President Bush had never crossed my mind before reading John Wareham's novel, where 'insurgents within the White House secretly retain a uniquely gifted leadership psychologist to help' 'George W.Bush address a clandestine addiction to alcohol'.

Bernard Berkowitz, co-author of 'How To Be Your Own Best Friend', is quoted as saying, the book is 'Profound - chronicles a riveting psychological journey and sweeps the reader to a shattering catharsis'.

Publishers Weekly, quotes, 'Stunning- an exploration of moral quandaries from John Wareham whose writing is assured throughout.'

The New York Observer says, 'Superb- ranks among the finest novel ever - a literary bonbon..raises profound ethical questions.'

It's one book you'll want to read through to the end in one reading and realise that leaders like Bush are as human as the next person and that alcoholism affects everyone.

Life Wisdom
I had the pleasure of meeting the author over forty years ago and having him as a guest in my home. He and his family were warm, open, and a pleasure to be with. Our paths diverged and it has been well over 20 years since we have seen one another. He kindly sent me this book and I found in reading it so many examples of the insights and intuition I knew belonged to John Wareham the consultant. Clearly he has used his life experiences to create a very readable fiction. Further, it occurs to me that it takes some bravery to actually utilize descriptions of a former president and vice president, even with disclaimers, that could not be considered complimentary. How much of his book represents his own judgment of their stewardship only he knows.

I found myself underlining a great many statements in the book that have broad applicability to life.

You can bet I am hopeful of finding a way for our families to again enjoy each others company. In the meantime, I shall settle for continuing to read his books.

Outrageous Price
$24.95? They've go to be kidding! This is 50%+ higher than the hardback cost. I am concerned that if this is not an error that Amazon is changing it's business plan and certainly in no longer on the side of readers in negotiating with publishers. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Unique, highly recommended, and sure to please
What goes on inside the mind of the most powerful man in the free world? "The President's Therapist: And the secret intervention to treat the alcoholism of George W. Bush" is a novel exploring a fictionalized alcohol problem of the last president of the United States, George W. Bush. Told from the perspective of the president's psychologist, it's a story with a unique twist and perspective, blending real events from the past eight years into the tale. "The President's Therapist" is unique, highly recommended, and sure to please.

What Hit Us?
This is a very interesting book, not great as a novel, but well written and insightful. Once you start reading about the Bush clan and how it operates, it's hard to put it down. ... Read more

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Of special note is the concluding article 'Why Judging George W. Bush is Never as Easy as It Seems'
The presidency of George W. Bush was an exceptionally polarizing experience for the American electorate and American allies. The most recent addition to the Stanford university Press series 'Studies in the Modern Presidency', "Judging Bush" is the collaborative editorial project of Robert Maranto (21st Century Chair in Leadership, Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), Tom Lansford (Professor of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs, University of Southern Mississippi), and Jeremy Johnson (Political Science Doctoral Candidate, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island). Comprised of sixteen informed and informative articles by scholars and researchers, "Judging Bush" presents the presidency of George W. Bush within a useful comparative perspective; addresses institutions and the policy regime of the Bush administration; Bush administration domestic policies; and Bush administration foreign policies. Of special note is the concluding article 'Why Judging George W. Bush is Never as Easy as It Seems'. A model of academic scholarship, "Judging Bush" is an especially recommended addition to academic library Political Science reference collections and supplemental reading lists. ... Read more

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The Supreme Court's intervention in the 2000election will shape American law and democracy long after George W. Bush has left the White House. This vitally important book brings together a broad range of preeminent legal scholars who address the larger questions raised by the Supreme Court's actions. Did the Court's decision violate the rule of law? Did it inaugurate an era of super-politicized jurisprudence? How should Bush v. Gore change the terms of debate over the next round of Supreme Court appointments?The contributors-Bruce Ackerman, Jack Balkin, Guido Calabresi, Steven Calabresi, Owen Fiss, Charles Fried, Robert Post, Margaret Jane Radin, Jeffrey Rosen, Jed Rubenfeld, Cass Sunstein, Laurence Tribe, and Mark Tushnet-represent a broad political spectrum. Their reactions to the case are varied and surprising, filled with sparkling argument and spirited debate. This is a must-read book for thoughtful Americans everywhere. ... Read more

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Nothing new to offer here
I got this book to round out my studies of the 2000 election, but got a series of essays that spouted the same old "Good decision/ Bad decision" rhetoric.You will learn NOTHING from this book.

Bruce Ackerman is much better than this. Please look at his earlier works, especially We the People (I and II), and is innovative (though idealistic) in The Stakeholder's Society.

Read the book?
Did the above reviewer actually read the book? The example chapter by Charles Fried (and the first paper the book presents) is a vigorous and strong defense of Bush v. Gore. And, I doubt that Fried would consider himself a leftist legal mind.

More whining from leftist legal "minds"
I read this book for a college thesis I researched and wrote. The legal arguments presented are enough to make you either: 1) laugh uncontrollably, 2) roll your eyes repeatedly, 3) thank God that Bush won, and 4) lose some sleep knowing these legal scholars are brain-washing American students. The only Supreme Court that circumvented the law was the FLORIDA Supreme Court. This book points the finger at the wrong group. ... Read more

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Does the Bush Administration sound any better in rhyme? In this biting array of verse, it at least sounds funnier. Calvin Trillin employs everything from a Gilbert and Sullivan style, for describing George Bush’s rescue in the South Carolina primary by the Christian Right (“I am, when all is said and done, a Robertson Republican”), to a bilingual approach, when commenting on the President’s casual acknowledgment, after months of trying to persuade the nation otherwise, that there was never any evidence of Iraqi involvement in 9/11: “The Web may say, or maybe Lexis-Nexis / If chutzpa is a word they use in Texas.”

Trillin deals not only with George W. Bush but with the people around him—Supreme Commander Karl Rove and Condoleezza (Mushroom Cloud) Rice and Nanny Dick Cheney (“One mystery I’ve tried to disentangle: / Why Cheney’s head is always at an angle . . .”) The armchair warriors Trillin refers to as the Sissy Hawk Brigade are celebrated in such poems as “Richard Perle: Whose Fault Is He?” and “A Sissy Hawk Cheer” (“All-out war is still our druthers— / Fiercely fought, and fought by others.”).

Trillin may never be poet laureate—certainly not while George W. Bush is in office—but his wit and his political insight produce what has been called “doggerel for the ages.”


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Obliviously On He Sails
I was really excited to read this book.The concept sounded original and hilarious, and I was so sure I'd have a good time reading it.While reading, I found out that the poems were originally broadcast on a weekly radio show.This was a great idea.I would have much rather heard the poems in context with the world's events, rather than randomly combined in one book.I can understand someone wanting to read this after having heard the poems on the show, but other than that, this is definitely one of those books you want to pick up at the library, instead of purchasing it.I did enjoy the poems for the most part, although I really would have loved it if each poem had a blurb accompanying it, explaining the backstory behind the poem, as I found myself completely unfamiliar with the content of some of the poems.

Iambic Brilliance
A tragicomic chronicle of the Bush Administration in rhyme.You can't get any closer to the truth about this president and his gang of thugs than in the pages of Trillin's biting, sardonic verses.

The wry Trillin had W pegged long before the rest of the country caught on.Deserving of every enlightened coffee table.

more obliviously by the minute
Trillin is spot on with his poetic mockery of El Presidente Busho. It just gets worse. Can another book be far off? I laughed. Now, I'm weeping. This guy is one bad President. The Democrats took over Congress with an anti-war voter surge and Shrub wants to send in more troops? Sad. Our soldiers are dying and this guy wants to send more?! He is so OBLIVIOUS to reality.

THE SOCIETY IN RHYME
CALVIN TRILLIN DESCRIBES, WITH SUPER WORD CHOICES, OUR PRESENT LIVING STATUS PER SE.

Pithily Wittily Political Poetry
It's August '06 and Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary, reveals that President Bush has just read Albert Camus' "The Stranger," cover to cover.Some of us might have been very surprised to hear this.But not readers of Calvin Trillin.Before GeorgeW.Bush("W") was first elected President, Trillin offered our towel-snapping frat guy President of the United States (that is, POTUS) the campaign slogan "Definitely not the Dumbest Guy in the Deke/Delta Kappa Epsilon/ House."

"Obliviously On He Sails" was evidently not written for Bush believers.It's an indictment in verse, and occasional prose of "old cowhand" W,"toughest ombre ever hid in the Guard."

From 1999 to 2004, the funny lines keep coming, gathered in chapters like "Just invade Something" and "The Charge of the Sissy Hawk Brigades (tanks and guns-- all manned, of course, by other people's sons."

Trillin's points are often made in short essays that precede the poems.But both are lethally to the point, pithily witty. and not likely to please Bush loyalists.But we knew that, didn't we? ... Read more