Customer Reviews

Bankrupt: The Intellectual and Moral Bankruptcy of Today's Democratic Party

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I became a Democrat because of Bobby Kennedy, who introduced me to Tennyson's conviction that "It is not too late to seek a newer world." Also because Kennedy's 1966 Day of Affirmation Speech was a clarion call for a citizenship based on individual responsibility and commitment to personal excellence. In 1972, I was a McGovern delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In short, I was a bona fide liberal.

In the post-Vietenam era I became increasingly dismayed by the unwillingness of leading Democrats to champion America's national defense; the Party's destructive embrace of racial and gender identity politics; and Democrats' unwillingness to put forward anything approaching an affirmative agenda. All while the Party's liberal wing increasingly took refuge in the self-congratulatory notion that their politics of animosity deserves the label "progressive."

Around the time that leading Democrats were saying that lying under oath is okay for a Democratic president -- so long as the subject is "just" sex -- I registered as an independent voter. And I remain a political independent today. (Some of my left-wing friends have taken to calling me a Neo-Conservative. "Try Neo-Realist," I've learned to reply.)

David Limbaugh's new book is a terrific account of the demise of a once great national political party. Lucid, factual, well reasoned, scathingly witty and brimming with passion for America's founding ideals, BANKRUPT is must reading for voters who haven't fully pondered the disastrous consequences of a Congress led by the nighmare team of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.

Big time kudos to Limbaugh for telling it like it is about a political party that Roosevelt, Truman, and JFK would today fail to recognize and refuse to join.

The Democratic party of John Kennedy differed from its Republican counterpart more in degree than in kind. Both believed in strong national defense and in reducing the national deficit. That Democratic party is long gone and in its place is a cabal of politically correct appeasers who see creeping socialism rather than tried and true capitalism as the bulwark of America. In BANKRUPT, David Limbaugh depicts a party that for the last four decades has surrendured the right to speak for America.

Limbaugh notes that this decline began with the advent of the Vietnam War. That war heralded the rise of an anti-war crowd that began to infiltrate colleges and universities, first as junior faculty members, then as tenured professors, finally culminating as department chairs who made sure that their search for diversity was limited to race and gender. Political diversity now in 2007 simply does not exist on most campuses. Those graying 60s hippies who did not go into teaching went into journalism and television, with much the same result. Limbaugh traces the sure ascension of a radical leftist Marxist world view that is now firmly esconced in our legal system as well. By the time George Bush the Younger won the White House in 2000, the battle for the heart and soul of America had been going on for nearly twenty years with the left winning with Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton and the right with Ronald Reagan. With Bush, however, the political landscape changed from issues to demonization. Limbaugh depicts a Democratic world view who offers no solutions to the many problems of the age other than demonizing the very man who stands as the hellish symbol of all that they see as demented. Bush is less a man than the reincarnation of Hitler and Satan. Limbaugh also sees the concomittant demonization of Bush's inner circle of advisors as a natural outgrowth of a vitriolic hatred that marks the left as surely bereft of ideas that guaranteed their defeat in 2000 and 2004 and promises much the same in 2008, regardless of those who run for the presidency. In BANKRUPT, one can see from the book's cover the smiling faces of the left who promise only to turn the United States into a politically correct socialist state that now reigns nearly everywhere in the West. David Limbaugh is trying mightily to preserve America as the country that did not use to fear calling itself words and phrases that John Wayne might have used in any of his films from an earlier and more patriotic age.

David Limbaugh does an incredible job researching the conniving politics of the socialistic, secular leaning liberals in their own words to corner them in their duplicity and hatred of America. His commentary is not nearly as searing as their own.

A must read for those that love America.... and also for those that blindly follow the secular left (who obviously hate America). Know who you are following.

This is an excellent book that exposes the Democrats for who they really are, not who they say they are at this particular moment. Claims that this information is bogus or biased reveals a reviewer that did not read the book. Mr. Limbaugh exposes the Democrats with THEIR OWN WORDS! In the 1 star reviews all you see is the same Democrat lying: "I kind of liked a budget surplus" - a surplus that never existed partly because it took into account tobacco lawsuit billions that never materialized; "negotiations Israelis and Palestinians...Now we're being attacked" - talks that produced nothing and I guess you do not remember the embassy bombings, the Cole, Somalia, and the 1st WTC attack, all of which went unanswered which is a major reason why we are in the situation we are; and the comment about tsunami relief versus New Orleans: HAHAHAHA, the relief for New Orleans and the responsibility of first-responders was in the hands of the Democrat-controlled state and local governments who did not request federal help even after Bush called and asked what the heck they were waiting for. Such reviews show how the Democrats manage to get votes in spite of their self-serving, dishonest, treasonous, anti-american ways. People just do not pay attention or simply can not figure out the obvious.

Craig E. Schlanger has given his review of this book and yet I would bet he hasnt even read it. Also why would he not like this book? It has so many great quotes from all his heros in his party.

If you look at Craig S's other reviews you will notice that he has given book after book written by conservatives single stars to lower their scores. If he's Liberal why would he pay good money for books by authors he disagrees with? The reality is that he has not read any of these books.

Limbaugh's book, like most books written by conservative talking heads, is well-documented and seeks to use the Dem's own words against them. Although it is accurate it is also a constant pounding of the Dems and therefore will appeal to us right-wingers more than independents with open minds. It's another example of preaching to the choir (not that there is anything wrong with that.)

This is an outstanding book. Forget that David Limbaugh is a conservative or that he has a famous brother. Bankrupt is NOT some partisan hit piece, filled with special-pleading and one-sided opinion. Limbaugh is an able attorney whose incisive critical thinking skills are put to use with great effect. Bankrupt is a meticulous yet very readable account of what the leaders of the Democrat Party have been saying and doing to subvert the national interest since 9-11.

While critical of Republican failures, Limbaugh lets the Democrats indict themselves with their own words and actions (there are literally hundreds of endnotes). His analysis is fair and measured, but his conclusions are not debateable-- the Democrats are doing and saying these things. It's not just Limbaugh's opinion!

Bankrupt is a book that amnesia-plagued Americans-- who, thanks to the dust kicked up by the mainstream media, have a difficult time remembering who did what when-- need to read before entering the voting booth. It is the one place they can go to be reminded what the Democrats have been up to while the rest of us have been trying to protect the country from Islamic fascists. When civilization itself is at risk, we can't afford to forget who wants to protect us and who wants to suppress the truth or lie to get their power back. Bankrupt is a potent reminder that will awake us from our apathy and confusion about the clear difference between the parties.

But Bankrupt is not just about national security. Limbaugh also clearly documents Democrat duplicity on race, values, the economy, judges, and President Bush. Again, he lets the Dems hang themselves with their own words and deeds.

If you want to know the truth, Bankrupt is a timely and comprehensive work that I highly recommend. In fact, after reading Bankrupt, I think it's clear that if truth really mattered to people, there would be very few supporters of the current Democrat party.

What Daniel Flynn's "Intellectual Morons" did to expose the intellectually and morally bereft in academia (see my review of this book,) David Limbaugh's "Bankrupt" exposes in the Democrat Party and (to a lesser degree) the liberally-biased mainstream media.

In this easily readable work underpinned with solid citations, Limbaugh chronicles the duplicity, hypocrisy, deceit and arrogance of the Democrat Party on such diverse subjects as the Iraq War, the economy, values, judicial nominations, race, class - and especially in its dealings with the Bush administration. He also demonstrates how the mainstream media picks up on the Democrats' cue for any given issue, and supports them unquestioningly.

Limbaugh's thesis for the entire book can be summed up by his astute observation, "Whether it's the War on Terror, Social Security, the economy, race relations, disaster relief, values issues, national security, or the judiciary, Democrats have all but abandoned policy advocacy, and focused exclusively on thwarting President Bush's agenda." He then proceeds to prove his point by citing the Democrats' own words and actions against them. So extreme and consistent is their attempt to thwart Bush that it even threatens the country. Limbaugh observes, "For Democrats, it was all politics, all the time, irrespective of the detrimental impact to our national interests."

This book is a must-read for those who want the clear, concise, distilled truth of Democrat machinations over the last six years. It is a shame a copy of this book wasn't sent to every household in the nation before the 2006 elections. It may have successfully countered the selective reporting and outright lies of the Democrat Party and the mainstream media which induced the American electorate to vote with their glands instead of their brains. Now that the election is over, those who were roiled into voting Democrat by their propaganda may want to read this book just to see how duped they really were. It will make the duped angry, but it may keep them from making the same mistake again.

This is thorough research. This is not just some pathetic opinion by someone with an agenda. This is a total indictment of the left, from politicians and pundits to the media. And it's all done with their own quotes! David Limbaugh is one of the greatest current events writers of our time. I don't know any author who so thoroughly researches what he writes. I would love to see a liberal book with this kind of bibliography, but I'm sure I never will. Do you consider yourself a liberal? I dare you to read it.

Ah yes. Thank you Craig E Schlanger. You are the perfect example of the envy crowd. Consumed by the worst of human emotions-envy- you must lash out at the people who are productive. You must hope that that a government of your choosing will level the playing field economically so that your feeble efforts will give you the same rewards as others willing to take chances and work hard. I too bet you haven't even read the book.
Envy is the root of all evil. It is captured by demagogues and creates a mental disease called liberalism. Currently, the only thing the left can do is oppose the right.
Thank you David Limbaugh for eloquently exposing this cleverly obfuscated system of the left.