If you hate George W. Bush and are content to hate him based on erroneous and biased reporting, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK! Karl Rove was there from the beginning. He explains all that happened in a reasoned way. He gives the explanations that were not forthcoming from the president at the time. Unlike our current president W. felt that it was beneath the dignity of the office of president to get in a spitting contest with every critic on the public airways.
Rove admits there were mistakes. He does however strongly defend the choices that ended up with war in Iraq, including reminding the short memories of those who forgot all those who agreed with Bush when the choice was made.
He explains Katrina and the way decisions were made and not made. For example, in Mississippi and Alabama, two states that had capable leadership in place, the help from FEMA was excellent. Rove explains the battle between the Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of Louisana and how that affected the help the Feds could offer. Unknown to many, FEMA couldn't just take over. They either had to be invited to do so by the governor, who wouldn't give the invitation, or by declaring Louisana in a state of insurrection which Bush was hesitant to do.
He explains the 2000 election dispute with Gore. He reminds us that when the count was in Bush won. When the recounted Bush won. When the Florida supreme court went against Florida law and called another recount, Bush won. The supreme court of the US voted 9-0 that the Florida Supreme Court overstepped its bounds. In a second vote it voted in favor of Bush 7-2. In the third vote,it voted in favor of Bush 7-2. And finally the vote to stop all the recounting, was 5-4.
Later after all the votes were in, all the chads as far as possible examined, it was decided that Bush won the election. So why are there still those that say Bush cheated to win? Because they hate George Bush and they want to believe that.
This is a great look at inside the Bush whitehouse, by someone who was there. Read it. I highly recommend it.
4 comments:
I'm not content to hate him based on reporting. I'm content to hate him based on the actions he took during his 8 years in office.
My point exactly. The things he did in office which you know all about from the way it was reported by media that hated him. Please don't read Rove's book. It may open your closed mind.
Rove was his campaign manager. Like he is going to say something you don't want to hear?
You think those guys have your best interest at heart? They work for the weapons companies. Spending billions of tax payers dollars chasing unorganized terrorists around in the desert. How do you think they get the 250 million it takes to get elected. Violence begets violence.
Quit listening to your TV and turn off that fair and balanced foxnews.
Just ask yourself....was their money involved?
Sadam was going to start selling oil in euros. If any country wanted to buy his oil they would have to dump their American reserve currency. Thus crashing this economy and plunging this country into hyper inflation. That's why bush went into Iraq.
Read the book the 7 sisters.
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