"A 2012 campaign must-read" -- Michelle Malkin, bestselling author of Culture of Corruption.
"(M)ight be one of the most important books of the year. -- Matt Lewis, the Daily Caller.
Mitt Romney has secured the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. But in a provocative new book, Washington Examiner senior editorial writer Philip Klein argues that this is no time for conservatives to reflexively fall in line behind him. Conservatives embraced a team mentality when Republicans last held power under President Bush and the size and scope of government exploded as a result. With an unsustainable welfare state propelling the nation toward an inevitable fiscal crisis, the United States cannot afford for this to happen again. It is one thing for conservatives to vote for Romney over the much worse President Obama, but it’s another thing to refrain from criticizing him when he does violence to conservative principles.
Klein delves into what makes Romney tick and explores how conservatives can take advantage of his infamous calculating nature to ensure that he governs from the right if elected. The book takes lessons from the conservative failures of the Bush years and details how subsequent developments, from the Tea Party to Twitter, can make a difference this time around. Drawing on his experience as a leading conservative policy journalist, Klein also outlines a limited government agenda that conservatives should be striving for in a potential Romney administration. Whether the “Romney era” lasts for just a few months or a long eight years, conservatism will only survive if those who believe in a limited role for government stay true to their values.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Philip Klein is senior editorial writer at the Washington Examiner, where he focuses on domestic politics and policy, and has covered the 2012 campaign. Before joining the Examiner, he served as the Washington correspondent for the American Spectator and prior to that worked for several years as a reporter with Reuters News Service in New York City. His analysis has been published or cited in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the Politico as well as numerous other newspapers, magazines and websites. Klein holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and undergraduate degrees in history and economics from the George Washington University.
"(M)ight be one of the most important books of the year. -- Matt Lewis, the Daily Caller.
Mitt Romney has secured the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. But in a provocative new book, Washington Examiner senior editorial writer Philip Klein argues that this is no time for conservatives to reflexively fall in line behind him. Conservatives embraced a team mentality when Republicans last held power under President Bush and the size and scope of government exploded as a result. With an unsustainable welfare state propelling the nation toward an inevitable fiscal crisis, the United States cannot afford for this to happen again. It is one thing for conservatives to vote for Romney over the much worse President Obama, but it’s another thing to refrain from criticizing him when he does violence to conservative principles.
Klein delves into what makes Romney tick and explores how conservatives can take advantage of his infamous calculating nature to ensure that he governs from the right if elected. The book takes lessons from the conservative failures of the Bush years and details how subsequent developments, from the Tea Party to Twitter, can make a difference this time around. Drawing on his experience as a leading conservative policy journalist, Klein also outlines a limited government agenda that conservatives should be striving for in a potential Romney administration. Whether the “Romney era” lasts for just a few months or a long eight years, conservatism will only survive if those who believe in a limited role for government stay true to their values.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Philip Klein is senior editorial writer at the Washington Examiner, where he focuses on domestic politics and policy, and has covered the 2012 campaign. Before joining the Examiner, he served as the Washington correspondent for the American Spectator and prior to that worked for several years as a reporter with Reuters News Service in New York City. His analysis has been published or cited in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the Politico as well as numerous other newspapers, magazines and websites. Klein holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and undergraduate degrees in history and economics from the George Washington University.
