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The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed Paperback – March 26, 2013

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As Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the early 1980s, David Stockman was a chief architect of the Reagan Revolution -- a bold plan to cut taxes and reduce the scope and cost of government. The Triumph of Politics was Stockman's frontline report of the miscalculations, manipulations, and political intrigues that led to its failure. A major publishing event and New York Times bestseller in its day, The Triumph of Politics is still startling relevant to the conduct of Washington politics today.
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David A. Stockman was elected as a Michigan congressman in 1976 and joined the Reagan White House in 1981. Serving as budget director, he was one of the key architects of the Reagan Revolution plan to reduce taxes, cut spending, and shrink the role of government. He joined Salomon Brothers in 1985 and later became one of the early partners of the Blackstone Group.

During nearly two decades at Blackstone and at a firm he founded, Stockman was a private equity investor. Stockman attended Michigan State University and Harvard Divinity School and then went to Washington as a congressional aide in 1970. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ PublicAffairs; Reissue, Reprint edition (March 26, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1610392779
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1610392778
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.17 x 9 inches
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stuhammer
5.0 out of 5 stars Politics Reigns
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2012
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Congressmen want to serve "Forever" so they funnel as much federal funds as possible into their state they represent. This ensures they will be reelected. Case in point, Senator Byrd of West Virginia, Senator Dole of Kansas........kept farm subsidies on the increase. This has made agriculture the second highest budget item just below the military budget. Even if the incumbent president requests passage of an agenda........it will not pass the strength of Congressional politics. The book should be a required read for everyone to see why congress is rated @ 10% approval.
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Phillip Skaga
4.0 out of 5 stars Politics Never Change
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013
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The real mechanisms of legislation are clearly defined in 'Triumph'. A naif Stockman entered our national government as though there is a functional and real logic to getting things done. Instead he discovered, as perhaps many suspect, just to what extent special interests control all outcomes. The saddest part of his commentary is the simple fact that 'our' way of doing the nation's business has not changed since Reagan, nor has the appearance of changing in near future. "Act of Congress", concerning writing of the Dodd-Frank law, by Washington Post journalist Kaiser, is a more current version of the same sad story.
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Charlie Van Pelt
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading for every fan of "Trickle Down" economics.
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
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Some reviewers have criticized the volume of economic and financial minutia in this book, and it is true that the reader is going to wade through quite a swamp of detail, but that only serves to emphasize how intractable are the problems of governing something as large as America's economy. I can only say, please take the time if you are serious about how our country's financial affairs are managed, and keep Santayana's classic aphorism in mind: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.".
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Big J
5.0 out of 5 stars The Book Fox News/Limbaugh does NOT want you to read...Reagan worshipers beware!
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2018
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Exposes in great detail the Fake Conservatism of the Reagan Administration...
This book is hated by the National Review and Fox News.

Is it "Conservative" to TRIPLE the National Debt?

Free your mind from the False Paradigm of Demo-rat vs. Republi-con, Con-servative vs Liberal...no politician will save you...as nice as it is to have an outsider in D.C. currently, it won't change much if anything
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Victor Church
3.0 out of 5 stars Reveals the hypocracy
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017
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David Stockman writes a “getting even” tale of lies and deception, of his battles against Congress and President Reagan, in his attempt to end the major social welfare programs that he rails against. He does not paint a vey attractive picture of anyone, including himself. Particularly, he confirms that “supply side economics” only means leaving as much capital as possible to capitalists. The idea, expressed in the “Laffer Curve”, that tax cuts can pay for themselves, is only a tool to get approval from gullible non-economists such as Reagan. Any tax cut must be matched by nearly equal cuts in spending, or deficits will ensue. This book explains how politics got in the way of the necessary spending cuts, which ended up requiring massive tax increases.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Good In the Trenches Review of the Reagan Revolution
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2016
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Stockman's later book is better, but this one is good too. You just have to know what you are getting into. It is a very detailed account of his time with the Reagan administration, with lots of facts and figures. Nice to learn about why Reagan might not be the figure all the conservatives of today make him out to be. He raised taxes without earning it by cutting me spending, acing the way for today's massive deficit spending.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Gossipy and Long Winded
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2010
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Former Reagan OMB Director (and Judas) of the Reagan Administration David Stockman has written a good book that is need of some serious editing. He is a witty, engaging, and well informed writer, but this book just goes on too long. It reads like a novel, except that most people interested in losing themselves in a good adventure buy novels, and people who buy political books look to be informed.

In this book, you have to plow through copious type, being barraged with the minutia of Stockman's political growth Interspersed throughout the gossipy minutia are interesting explantions of policy and economics. Reading this book makes you feel as though you are right alongside Stockman experiencing what he did.

However, years after the fact, is any of this really important? I think for those who personally knew the characters in question, this might make for an interesting read -- along the lines of a high school reunion. But for those wishing for a more general knowledge, the minutia and endless recounts of meetings is just too much. He brings a lot of characters to life, but as another reviewer wrote, this book is written in shotgun style and just meanders all over the place.

It's so time consuming to follow all of this and not significantly important to do so.

Having said that, I would say that Stockman is an engaging author. If I were looking for a novel which allows me to explore the gossip, personality, and ideas about the Reagan Administration, this might be a good book, but you take away little from it. For information on supply side economics, I would choose an altogether different book.

Someone said this book could be titled the "Education of David Stockman"-- as he recounts his political evolution from Marxist to conservative and then to pragmatist/cynic who decides that conservative goals are impossible to achieve, like cutting back government, since so many politicans are invested in the status quo and pork barrell spending.

Overall good book. Starts out with a bang -- but loses steam as the meetings get replayed over and over...and the mintuia just becomes overwhelming. As someone else wrote, Stockman could use a good editor to reign in his endless meanderings. As a result of the way the book is written, it is not a classic or valuable book, just a book of its day to entertain politcos with the gossip surrounding the Reagan Administration and key figures. I'm sure a current Obama aide will write something similar. As a result, it's limited in its scope and relevance and just a tedious, though sometimes witty, read.
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Ed Barton
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015
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An entertaining and revealing look at the development and failure of the Reagan economic revolution through the eyes of his OMB director. Candid, hard hitting, easy to read and hard to put down, the book truly explores the gap between ideology and political reality. I wish more people would read this book. You would have a better understanding of why nothing changes in DC. A must read.
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