After reading your well written and insightful review of this book, it doesn’t surprise me that Hugh Hewitt was fawning all over the authors in his interview this morning. I never have understood his need to embrace liberals like he does.
Thank you (and to the others).
It seems to be nigh-on impossible for politicians and for political writers and commentators not to be corrosively cynical no matter which side of the aisle they’re on.
The Bushies in particular, exemplified by Karl Rove, are happy to squeak out 50.1% in every precinct if it means a win. Ideas, policies and follow-through are just props and scenery to them but perhaps this also explains why Rove’s last victory came a full 13 years ago.
This crass view of governance also engenders a conceit among the DC swampers that they are above it all - intellectually, culturally, morally when in reality quite the opposite is true.