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It's Still the Economy, Stupid: George W. Bush, The GOP's CEO Paperback – November 1, 2002

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  • Paperback: 197 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Original ed. edition (November 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743246470
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4.0 out of 5 starsWell-Written New Democrat Propaganda
By RET on May 12, 2003
Format: Paperback
Crossfire Commentator and former Clinton Adviser Paul Begala's book "It's Still the Economy Stupid" is an excellent examination of what is wrong and will continue to be wrong with the Bush Administration's economic policies. It is well-written, has a cutting sense of humor, and its assertions are well-supported by hard evidence. However, don't let any of that fool you: Begala has an agenda, and this book IS propaganda.
I think it would be instructive for anyone who likes reading books like this to read some Republican and Democratic propaganda back to back. The differences really come out. As a general rule, the Dem propaganda very rarely tells direct lies or makes outrageous fabrications about anything. Instead, they simply OMIT the material that they would rather not deal with. Begala's book definetely fits that mold - if you read his book, you would think the 90s were peaches and cream for everyone in America. They were not. However, this does not change the plain fact that they were pretty good, and better than anything Republican policies would have resulted in. Furthermore, you would believe George Bush caused the current recession. He did not - however, he did make it worse and has done nothing to correct the true difficulties confronting the economy.
Dems also usually are easy to read and have a friendly sense of humor about what they are doing. Compare that to say, Ann Coulter. Her footnotes, if you bother to check them out, are a literal papertrail revealing just how much lying she has to do to make it look like there is a factual basis for anything coming out of her word processor. Furthermore, if the spirit of Dem propagana is humor, the spirit of Repub propaganda is hate.
The book is surprisingly light reading, given how full of hard facts it is.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsExtremely well researched
By William S. Harnsberger on December 2, 2002
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When George Bush took the oath of office under extremely controversial circumstances, I was prepared to give him a lot of slack. I think he handled the tragic events of 9/11 very well (although, seriously, wouldn't any president have acted the same way...even a Carter or Ford? I think so), but I haven't been impressed by anything he's done other than that. This book helped me understand why.
One of the reasons I respect Begala's work is because he documents his sources so well. Virtually every paragraph is footnoted to a credible (repeat...credible) media source (often a conservative one) or official U.S. government entity. I have checked out many of these sources myself...and they're accurate. That's what makes me appreciate Mr. Begala's book so much.
Apart from the accuracy of his information, it's a darn good read. Funny, angry and fast-moving. It's the straw that broke this reader's back in terms of no longer giving the Bush administration the benefit of the doubt. I now believe that everything that was said about Bush being a devious lightweight is frighteningly true. The one exception would be his flawless ability to say "yes" to any corporation who will line his party's pockets (the Democrats, to be sure, are not immune from this themselves, but I've never seen a president jettison the well-being of the population as a whole with such reckless abandon...and lie about it so often, as Begala painstakingly documents).
This is a book that needed to be written, yet I fear it only scratches the surface. I look forward to Mr. Begala's next book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsLet me correct the misinformed Republican below...
By A Customer on April 7, 2003
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This book is factual, with many footnotes to verify Begala's claims. Actually, footnotes aren't even necessary... everyone knows what Bush's policies have been, and what the results of his policies have done to the country. I don't think republicans can even debate it anymore these days; nevertheless, they try to debate it, using silly arguments that don't hold water. Take the last reviewer here to give this book a negative review, for example. Let's look at his defense of Bush and condemnation of Clinton, and correct a few things....
"It's a stupid book, stupid... nothing more than the usual Democratic demogagory."
Sorry, no. It's a SMART book, one full of FACTS whether you're a Dem or a Repug. I suppose this reviewer thinks he's smarter than the economists who support the claims in the book.
"The economy collapse [sic] while Clinton/Gore was in office. Clinton did nothing to stimulate the economy other than raise taxes on the middle class."
Definitely not true. Clinton did a lot to stimulate the economy, and never did he raise taxes on the middle class. Clinton raised the Earned Income Tax Credit, esentially giving the middle class a TAX CUT and stimulating the economy. Bush's "tax cut" benefits the wealthiest 1% of our country, but Clinton's methods benefitted those who needed it most. And Clinton had the only balanced budget in 30 years, and left office with a budget surplus! Then, to pay for his tax cuts, Bush squandered that surplus and put the government in debt again.
"And last of all, the economy of the 1990's was contributed by the success of Reaganomics of the late 1980's."
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4.0 out of 5 starsMORE ISSUES THAN JUST THE ECONOMY MENTIONED

Though one might argue that this book is a source of so-called liberal propaganda, Begala does present issues that are worthy of discussion. Read more

Published on February 7, 2004 by JON STRICKLAND
5.0 out of 5 starsPoor Little G W

Paul Begala and I share things in common that Little GW does not:
1. Paul and I are REAL Texans; in my book "Co-Dependent", I have clearly shown that Little GW is not.
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Published on February 5, 2004 by Rick G
4.0 out of 5 starsRead it and make up your own mind

Between the multiple submissions of one star ratings (six days apart, that doesn't mean "accidentally hitting the send button twice) and some guy ranting about name-calling... Read more

Published on January 30, 2004
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book

Insanity, said Albert Einstein, is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. Read more

Published on September 13, 2003
5.0 out of 5 starsliberal trash??? look at the facts

the number one thing i've noticed about right wing books vs. left wing books is that right wing books yell and scream about how we're giving away this nation to terrorists and how... Read more

Published on August 24, 2003

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