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Rahm Emanuel

The Plan: Big Ideas for America Hardcover – August 15, 2006

by Rahm Emanuel (Author), Bruce Reed (Author)

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The Plan offers a bold vision of what America can be. It shows the way for both parties to move beyond the old political arguments and make progress for the American people. And it offers an innovative agenda for America – with ideas that address the nation's most pressing challenges by doing more for Americans and asking Americans to do more for their country in return. Each of these ideas offers a clean break with the status quo, yet all are positive, practical, and can be put into action right away. Built on the authors' firm beliefs that politicians owe the people real answers, that citizenship is a responsibility, not an entitlement program, and that the Democratic Party succeeds when America succeeds, the highly anticipated Plan delivers, challenges, and inspires.

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Rahm Emanuel was elected to the United States Congress from the 5th District of Illinois in 2002. He is also chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Bruce Reed writes a daily political column for Slate and is the editor-in-chief of Blueprint, the leading magazine of new Democratic ideas. In 1992, Reed helped write Putting People First, the bestselling book on Clinton's agenda. He is President of the Democratic Leadership Council.

Both Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Reed served as top aides in Bill Clinton's 1992 and 1996 campaigns and held top policy jobs in the White House.

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: PublicAffairs; 1st edition (August 15, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1586484125
ISBN-13: 978-1586484125
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Customer Reviews: 35 customer ratings
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,458,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1430 in Political Parties (Books)
- #3957 in Political Conservatism & Liberalism
- #629 in Political Reference

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Emily Elizabeth

Decent read

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2018

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Read this a while ago. It was pretty good and makes some good points about government and changes needed.

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Steven Mark Snell

A Rah! Rah! We-can-do-it pep talk that takes ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2015

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A Rah! Rah! We-can-do-it pep talk that takes constant swipes at Conservatism but is adrift in its own solutions for solving America's problems. The authors are clueless in what is Right or Wrong, and if one talk-show reviewer was correct in saying this book is the plan being used by the Obama administration, then the American Ship-of-state is speeding through a field of ice bergs. I am now only a third through the book, and it is heavy wading so far with no substantial returns.

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Darren Weeks

Not worth the money

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2012

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I bought this book because Rahm Emanuel was Obama's chief of staff and I wanted to see what his "Plan" was, since he was in the position to make it happen. One thing that I found quite interesting was his advocacy for mandatory community service (mandatory volunteerism) for all young people between certain ages. I didn't care for the idea because it sounds like servitude to me. He also lays out his plan for national healthcare for all.

I guess the main thing that I didn't like about this book was that it seems to be written like a campaign platform. It is kind of like a list of things to do, rather than a more timeless addressing of issues. Now that Emanuel is no longer Obama's chief of staff, and Obama's healthcare initiative has already become law, I think this book has greatly-decreased significance. I'm glad I bought it when I did, but now I wouldn't waste my time or money.

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Frederick H. Rice

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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The author seems to think that socialism is the answer to our problems.

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B. Hamlin

Big Ideas for Rahm and his political career.

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013

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Big Ideas for Rahm...nothing special here, just didn't really leave any lasting impressions. Rahm is a great politician but I don't consider him someone I strive to be more like.

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Robert Karman

I knew it's garbage, that is why i wanted to read filth ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2015

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I knew it's garbage,
that is why i wanted to read filth from the left.

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Frank

To save America you have to destroy it first

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2012

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This book is important only to research the depth of common sense and economic thought dwelling within typical democrat/progressive leadership. Just amazing that you can have a very successful life and career and know so much that is not truth.

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John Turnbull

ignorance warps understanding

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2008

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The two authors are Clinton democrats who wrote their book as part of the 2006 campaign to elect democrats to the Congress. They suggest eight big ideas,namely, universal citizen service in a non-military organization, universal college access, universal retirement savings, universal children's health care, fiscal responsibility and an end to corporate welfare, tax reform to help those who aren't wealthy to build wealth, a new strategy to win the war on terror, and a hybrid economy that cuts America's gasoline use in half. Their proposals deserve objective, non-partisan Congressional debate.
In light of the major economic crisis that has since occurred, their new book, scheduled for release on January 5, 2009, probably includes and expands upon the content of this earlier one. It will be interesting to see the extent to which they are willing to reverse the policies that not only caused the crisis, but will also make it impossible for their big ideas to succeed. Both books must be read, if their ideas are to be intelligently evaluated. For a short statement of the policies I refer to, read Congressman Ron Paul's address to the House of Representatives on Novembrer 20, 2008, which is titled on the internet as "The Austrians Were Right." For a broader presentation of the policies, I recommend Addison Wiggin's "the demise of the dollar." The battle is on! Wake up America.

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