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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Books by and about the 2016 presidential election |
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What Happened ,
by Hillary Clinton (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Hard Choices,
by Hillary Clinton (2014) |
Becoming ,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2007 Republican presidential primary debate in Orlando, sponsored by the Republican Party of Florida and Fox News, and moderated by Chris Wallace
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Abortion
Fred Thompson: Lobbied for Planned Parenthood,but always voted against them.
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Budget & Economy
Ron Paul: Maintain the value of the dollar, unlike Federal Reserve.
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Civil Rights
Mitt Romney: MA Constitution, by John Adams, has no same-sex marriage.
Ron Paul: Protect all voluntary associations; don’t define marriage.
Rudy Giuliani: No Marriage Amendment needed now, but maybe if DOMA fails.
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Crime
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: NYC crime did drop, but others deserve credit too.
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Education
Fred Thompson: Voted for No Child Left Behind, but critics were right.
Fred Thompson: Allow states to experiment with vouchers & charter schools.
Rudy Giuliani: Empower parents to decide parochial, charter, or home school.
Rudy Giuliani: NYC public school system dysfunctional & should be blown up.
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Families & Children
Rudy Giuliani: Conservative record:I drove pornography out of Times Square.
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Foreign Policy
Mike Huckabee: Law of the Sea Treaty gives away our sovereignty.
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Government Reform
Fred Thompson: Tort reform ok for liability lawsuits; leave rest to states.
Fred Thompson: FactCheck: supported some tort reforms; opposed others.
Rudy Giuliani: Supports tort reform like “loser pays” rule.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: Thompson with GOP; not obstacle to tort reform.
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Health Care
Duncan Hunter: Romney’s plan has 1,000 mandates; drives up cost by 35%.
Fred Thompson: Less benefits for high-income Medicare beneficiaries.
John McCain: Give individuals $2500 refundable tax credits for healthcare.
Mike Huckabee: We don’t have a healthcare system; it’s a healthcare maze.
Mitt Romney: Let states create their own private, market-based insurance.
Mitt Romney: Removing most mandates drove down premium cost by half.
Mitt Romney: FactCheck: HillaryCare closer to RomneyCare than “all gov’t”.
Mitt Romney: FactCheck: MA plan works, but Romney not proposing it for US.
Ron Paul: Insurance companies & gov’t make healthcare unaffordable.
Ron Paul: Transfer funds from debt & empire-building to healthcare.
Ron Paul: Socialized medicine won’t work; nor managed care.
Rudy Giuliani: Medicare and Medicaid need a private solution.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: No evidence that free market would halve premiums.
Tom Tancredo: Greater individual opportunity for health savings accounts.
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Homeland Security
John McCain: Consult lawyers on war decisions; no half-cocked war basis.
Mitt Romney: Lawyers are the last people to ask about war decisions.
Mitt Romney: FactCheck: Bush cut military budget as much as Bill Clinton.
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Immigration
Fred Thompson: Voted for law to abolish sanctuary cities.
Rudy Giuliani: Sanctuary city policy helped make NYC most legal city in US.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: NYC not “sanctuary” but did welcome illegals.
Tom Tancredo: FactCheck: no plan exists to pay Social Security to illegals.
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Principles & Values
Fred Thompson: Giuliani sides with Hillary on abortion, guns. & immigration.
Fred Thompson: Consistent since reading “Conscience of a Conservative”.
Fred Thompson: Free markets, free people, free enterprise.
John McCain: I didn’t manage for profit, I led for patriotism.
John McCain: Romney is conning people about conservatism of his record.
Mitt Romney: Acting like Hillary won’t keep Hillary out of White House.
Mitt Romney: Proud of his accomplishments in fighting the Liberal Lion.
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Social Security
Duncan Hunter: Address entitlement programs with trade policy.
Fred Thompson: Present mandatory spending cycle is unsustainable.
John McCain: We need personal savings accounts.
Mike Huckabee: Personalization of retirement funds, not privatization.
Mitt Romney: Private accounts work better than extending retirement age.
Mitt Romney: Favors private accounts; prepared to be entirely bold.
Ron Paul: Allow young people to get out of the system.
Rudy Giuliani: Get a consensus behind private accounts.
Rudy Giuliani: Supports adding private accounts for Social Security.
Tom Tancredo: Give people the ability to control their own money.
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Tax Reform
Fred Thompson: FactCheck: Top 40% do pay 99% of income tax, but not FICA.
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War & Peace
John McCain: I would much rather lose a campaign than lose a war.
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The above quotations are from 2007 Republican presidential primary debate in Orlando, sponsored by the Republican Party of Florida and Fox News, and moderated by Chris Wallace.
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