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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: michael97123 who wrote (43456)	12/21/2005 1:37:27 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

amazon.com Interesting book. I just picked it up for $4.99 in the remainder bin. His premise is that the Democratic Party of 2005 (actually, 2004, when he wrote the book) is not the same party that elected John F. Kennedy. They are not just soft on national defense, they don't have a clue about what needs to be done to protect the country. I'm only about 30 pages into the book, but it's a good read and the author makes some interesting points. From an Amazon review: Part I: The Stakes is the focus of the argument. It outlines the problem of national security post-9/11 and where each party, and candidate, stands on the issues. The key to the whole book is that Democrats cannot be trusted with national security. From page 2, "The Democratic part has lost its collective will and collective ability to take the national security of the United States seriously. This is not treasonous or unpatriotic behavior, just selfish and stupid behavior. But the irresponsibility of the Democratic Party extends to every major issue affecting national security, including the size and use of the American military, the deployment of national missile defense, the exploration for new resource of oil, and the conduct of domestic surveillance against foreigners." Mr. Hewitt is arguing from information most Americans have already. Simply this: George W. Bush will do whatever it takes to defend America, John Kerry (and Edwards for that matter) will not. This point is driven home in the most compelling and direct manner possible.