| Description |
221 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The limits of political expediency. Introduction : "How could he?" : Senator Max Baucus and the brutal education of a neophyte. Foreword : Howard's end? : The demise of the Democrats. Howard helped Bush? : The politics of deceit. Nuanced war positions : Dean was never anti-war. Defending Zionism and war profiteering : the same old bag. Business in Dean's world : another Republican in drag. In Vermont, the prosecution never rests : law according to the doc. Developing Vermont : the governor's environmental record. Comforting the homefront with hollow answers : a domestic liability. The fall : Beltway Democrats sink Dean For America -- pt. 2. With friends like these... Introduction : The general [Wesley Clark] : another measure of American desperation. Mourn, but don't mythologize : thoughts on the death of Paul Wellstone. Richard Holbrooke and East Timor : bipartisanship in American diplomacy. The war path of unity : Democrats ignore the peace movement. Partisan protests : Clinton's and Bush's war on the poor. On civil liberties myopia : Bush didn't start the war on the Bill of Rights. Forging alliances : how Democrats helped Bush destroy Mother Nature. The lost club : environmental group on the very of extinction. Kerry's pummeling not a surprise : Bush with a TKO. |
| Summary |
Examines the liberal, Democratic party of the mainstream political debate, revealing the limits to the principles guiding US government. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
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United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Political and social views.
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Dean, Howard, 1948-
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Kerry, John, 1943-
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Democratic Party (U.S.)
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United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2004.
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Liberalism.
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Electioneering.
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Elite (Social sciences)
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Deception -- Political aspects.
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Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography.
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Governors -- Vermont -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
St. Clair, Jeffrey.
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| Added Title |
How liberals helped reelect George W. Bush |
| ISBN |
1567513107 (pbk.) |
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1567513115 (cl.) |
| Standard No. |
9781567513103 51495 |
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