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The National Debt of the United States 1941 to 2008, 2d ed

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If you are at this site, you probably have more than a passing interest in making an intelligent choice when you vote for president and Congress. So you're probably not the kind of person who votes whichever party line; or who believes the last television ad he sees; or just chooses by race, religion, sex or physical attractiveness, never mind the issues. You may already know more than the average American about U.S. history and the national debt. But if you are like me, you may have not put it all together into the answer to the question: what the heck is happening here?! And why?!

If you really want to know, Bob Kelly tells us, and in an interesting, even riveting format. My favorite section, under each recent president, is the list of paradigm-altering Supreme Court decisions. For instance, I finally found the answer to one favorite question: when were teenagers told they could defy speech-limit rules in public schools? (It was after my tenure as editor of my college newspaper).

Another interesting section states Mr. Kelly's opinions on certain social issues that he finds more relevant to the national debt than I do; but they always give me something to think about. Whether you share his Judeo-Christian viewpoint,or consider morality an innate absolute for the successful survival of our species, you will want our country to get its moral act together before it's too late to sustain our freedom. And bottom line, this requires addressing the outrageous national debt, starting with this year's election.

This book is under-titled. In addition to the analysis of debt, it provides a sketch of American and world history from Washington to Bush.