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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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Republican Presidential debate in Dearborn, Michigan, hosted by the Wall Street Journal, and moderated by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Oct. 9, 2007
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Budget & Economy
Fred Thompson: Mandatory future spending lockdown is unsustainable.
Fred Thompson: No reason to believe we’re headed for recession.
Fred Thompson: Weak dollar damages us internationally.
Fred Thompson: FactCheck: Correct that US has enjoyed 22 quarters of growth.
Mitt Romney: Giuliani increased spending by 2.8%; I held increase to 2.2%.
Ron Paul: Currency inflation counterfeits prosperity & destroys poor.
Rudy Giuliani: Fundamentals: low taxes; few regulations; control spending.
Rudy Giuliani: Romney increased spending by 8%; I cut spending by 7%.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: Hillary never called free market “destructive”.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: 11% tax-burden decrease is correct but misleading.
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Civil Rights
Mitt Romney: Equality for Muslims; but follow hate-preachers into mosques.
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Corporations
Fred Thompson: Do better than world’s second-highest corporate tax penalty.
Fred Thompson: Don’t intervene with automakers unless drastic circumstances.
Fred Thompson: FactCheck: Yes, US corporate taxes are 2nd highest in world.
Mitt Romney: Don’t apply Sec. 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley to smaller companies.
Rudy Giuliani: Business goes abroad when we overregulate and overtax.
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Energy & Oil
Fred Thompson: Get ethanol market up, then let free market take over.
John McCain: Climate change is real; nuclear power is solution.
John McCain: Public pressure on oil industry to invest in alternatives.
Mike Huckabee: Ethanol & biofuels are part of future energy.
Mitt Romney: Develop energy technology like nuclear or liquefied coal.
Rudy Giuliani: Don’t draw the line anywhere--advance all technologies.
Sam Brownback: Energy security: drill every place you can find resources.
Tom Tancredo: Drill off the coasts of Florida and California.
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Foreign Policy
Fred Thompson: Relationship with Canada important for economy & security.
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Free Trade
Duncan Hunter: Reflect tariffs back at competitors.
Fred Thompson: Focus on protecting infrastructure for national security.
John McCain: Every time US went protectionist, we paid heavy price.
John McCain: Supports ethanol, but by exporting, not by subsidies.
Mike Huckabee: We need fair trade because we’re losing jobs.
Mitt Romney: Open up markets to American goods and services.
Mitt Romney: Businesspeople should negotiate trade, not politicians.
Rudy Giuliani: Good deals pending with Peru, Colombia, Panama, South Korea.
Rudy Giuliani: Balance foreign debt by selling more things overseas.
Tom Tancredo: Enforce trade & currency rules against China.
Tom Tancredo: CAFTA should be about trade; get rid of immigration parts.
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Government Reform
Mitt Romney: Line-item veto can & should pass constitutional muster.
Mitt Romney: FactCheck: 844 line item vetoes; but over 700 overridden.
Rudy Giuliani: Frivolous lawsuits eat up 2.2% of GDP.
Rudy Giuliani: Supports line-item veto, but Clinton’s was unconstitutional.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: Frivolous lawsuits don’t eat 2.2% of GDP.
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Health Care
John McCain: Control health costs so manufacturers stay competitive.
Mike Huckabee: Individually-controlled insurance, not government SCHIP.
Mitt Romney: Same tax treatment if people buy insurance without employers.
Mitt Romney: Get everybody insured with state-based market dynamics.
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Homeland Security
Fred Thompson: We face a global war declared on us by Islamic fascism.
Fred Thompson: Spend more than current 4% of budget on military.
John McCain: After 9/11, ask Americans to join military or AmeriCorps.
John McCain: Let loose smart, tough spies to catch Bin Laden.
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Jobs
Duncan Hunter: Unions built the middle class.
Fred Thompson: In a dynamic economy, some jobs lost and some gained.
Fred Thompson: Don’t use union dues for political purposes.
John McCain: Unions are monopolies; don’t compel people to join.
Mike Huckabee: Unions more prominent to fight high CEO salaries.
Mitt Romney: I believe in domestic supports for our agriculture industry.
Mitt Romney: Good unions train members; bad unions hurt their company.
Ron Paul: Right to organize; but no special benefits for unions.
Rudy Giuliani: Vibrant unions good; but compelling membership bad.
Sam Brownback: Unions do good, but need effective oversight.
Tom Tancredo: Union conflict is creative, but shouldn’t influence policy.
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Principles & Values
Ron Paul: Only support GOP nominee if they end war & reduce spending.
Tom Tancredo: Won’t vote GOP if nominee is lesser of two evils.
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Social Security
Fred Thompson: Benefits ok in short-term, but we’re eating our seed corn.
Fred Thompson: Index benefits to inflation instead of indexing to wages.
Fred Thompson: FactCheck: Yes, inflation-index pushes imbalance years away.
Hillary Clinton: $1000 matching tax credit for first $1000 in 401(k) deposit.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: Hillary never proposed giving $1000 to everybody.
Tom Tancredo: Private Social Security accounts needed to end deficit.
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Tax Reform
Duncan Hunter: Sponsored FairTax proposal.
Fred Thompson: Phase out the AMT; lower taxes grow the economy.
John McCain: Tax system is fair; wealthy pay bulk of taxes.
Mike Huckabee: FairTax untaxes productivity & things which we export.
Tom Tancredo: Takes the oath: no tax increase.
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Technology
John McCain: Don’t police Internet crime; go after money to reduce crime.
Mike Huckabee: Air tech is Jetsons but air traffic control is Flintstones.
Rudy Giuliani: Police the Internet, but don’t tax the Internet.
Sam Brownback: Cut the Advanced Technology Program; it’s corporate welfare.
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War & Peace
Duncan Hunter: No Congressional authorization needed to attack Iran’s nukes.
Fred Thompson: Stabilizing Iraq, and not leaving, is the right policy.
Fred Thompson: Iraq certainly had WMDs in the past & would have nukes now.
Fred Thompson: Ask Congress, even if not required, to attack Iran’s nukes.
Fred Thompson: FactCheck: Said Saddam had WMDs, but not at 2003 invasion.
John McCain: Congressional consultation before attacking Iran’s nukes.
Mike Huckabee: Attack Iran’s nukes even if Congress says no.
Mitt Romney: Let lawyers decide if authorization needed to attack Iran.
Ron Paul: Mercantilist oil dependency was reason for war.
Ron Paul: Congressional authorization needed to attack Iran’s nukes.
Rudy Giuliani: Desirable but unneeded to ask Congress to attack Iran nukes.
Sam Brownback: Iraq war is about terrorism, not oil.
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Welfare & Poverty
Hillary Clinton: Considered idea of $5000 at birth to pay for future college.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck:Hillary never proposed giving $5000 to every child.
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The above quotations are from Republican Presidential debate in Dearborn, Michigan, hosted by the Wall Street Journal, and moderated by MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Oct. 9, 2007.
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