How Democrats Can Take Back Congress (Paperback)

by "Tom Paine" (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Pamphleteering Press (November 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977775909
• ISBN-13: 978-0977775903
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,184,506 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to Basics, May 8, 2006

By	F. Fowles "ffowles" (Maryland USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Brevity in the age of instant communication and instant distraction is sometimes a good thing. This small book makes some critical points that seem like common sense. But, for whatever reason, have not been well articulated recently by the Democratic leadership or rank and file. Instead of unwieldy plans with complex solutions, perhaps it is time to get back to sponsorship of fundamental concepts and let the details get worked out in the doing. Today, we seem to spend huge amounts of time on the minutia and lose the concepts to the lobbyists.

This is certainly not a panacea for the problems of the Democratic Party in the US. But it does cause one to ponder the possibilities of proposing a positive agenda versus reacting to the Republicans.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide for pundits and candidates alike, April 7, 2006

By	Terry Schmitt (West Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This isn't a long book, and that is but one of its many virtues. Long books are not necessarily more substantive books, and this one is both helpful and substantive. It's split into two parts: the first laying out why the upcoming elections pose a particular opportunity for Democratic candidates. That material is nice, but it recapitulates much that others have written. The real strength of this book is in part two, in which the author goes through more than a dozen specific issues in a neat, capsulated way, that gives candidates issues, statistics, both the advantages and possible disadvantages of each position, and then even a nice soundbite. Many of the ideas are good ones, and the whole setup is a perfect primer for anyone interested in helping end the Republican stranglehold on Congress. If you are tired of being ashamed of a leadership apoligizing for torture, squandering the nation's future, and starting wars for false reasons, then this is a great place to get ready to change things.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wake Up Democratic Party Leaders!, March 21, 2006

By	Optimist Here (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Good medium, sound ideas and analyses abound. Excellent sense of humor lightens a heavy subject for easy reading and comprehension. An email or letters to our leaders pointing to this excellent resource material from every reader would have to put get Democrats back on top. We can put our emphasis first on food, clothing, housing, education, jobs and health care for everyone; respect and tolerance for all. (This is of course beyond the scope of the book, but with the proper working tools in place everything is probable.)