| Ever wonder why folks do not trust our | | | | Many of his arguments may disgust those with |
| government, politicians, or politics in general in the | | | | opposing views, but no one can deny these |
| US? If so, I'd really like to recommend a very | | | | arguments, or their place in our nation's political |
| good book to you. I think you will find the | | | | discussion. The author is "heavy handed" with his |
| arguments interesting, and it will make you think | | | | critique of Ronald Reagan Republicans, and calls |
| about why things are the way they are; | | | | the freshmen Congressmen, and Senators that |
| "In Defense of Government; The Rise and Fall of | | | | rode in on Reagan's Wave as Radicals. The |
| Public Trust" by Jacob Weisberg (very | | | | author's views are what a hardliner republican |
| well-educated and studied Political Theory at Yale); | | | | might call; "bleeding heart liberal" and the book, |
| Scribner Publishers; 1ST Edition, (1996); ISBN-13: | | | | even offers a relatively short introduction which is |
| 978-0684816043. | | | | a story of such hardship. |
| This is a book packed with figures, facts, past | | | | This is a wonderful book that I'd recommend to |
| period politics, and information. You have to read | | | | my ultra-liberal family members, and the far left |
| it slow as there are so many interesting things | | | | socialists in our society, they will just love it and |
| discussed. This book comes from a very liberal | | | | be shaking their heads "yes, yes" the entire way. |
| skew, but the author attempts to back up his | | | | This book is a one-night read, but should be read |
| points of contention and does a decent job | | | | slow to soak in all the information. The author |
| arguing his belief system. Mr. Weisberg, although | | | | appears to be a great conversationalist, and I'd |
| had never run a business, or run for public office | | | | like to buy him a cup of coffee sometime and set |
| himself, has a tremendous amount of opinions on | | | | him straight on many of his views. Please buy this |
| the politics of the 1990's and how we got to that | | | | book and you will learn a lot. |
| place in time. | | | | |