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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 GOP debate at St. Anselm College, Manchester N.H., June 5, 2007, moderated by CNN's Wolf Blitzer
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Abortion
Sam Brownback: I am pro-life and I’m whole life.
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Budget & Economy
Rudy Giuliani: Establish accountability in Washington, like in NYC.
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Civil Rights
John McCain: Don’t ask, don’t tell is working; don’t tamper with it.
Mike Huckabee: Address gay behavior if problematic, not gay attitudes.
Mitt Romney: Don’t ask, don’t tell sounds silly, but it’s effective.
Ron Paul: Don’t ask, don’t tell is a decent policy for gays in army.
Rudy Giuliani: Don’t change gays-in-military policy in time of war.
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Education
John McCain: Teaching creationism should be decided by school districts.
Mike Huckabee: I’m running for president, not writing science curriculum.
Sam Brownback: Evolution debate puts faith & science at odds unnecessarily.
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Energy & Oil
Jim Gilmore: Reinvest Big Oil profit in additional drilling & exploration.
Jim Gilmore: Kyoto Treaty fatally flawed by transferring money to Russia.
Jim Gilmore: Nuclear power for energy independence.
John McCain: Reinvest oil profits in nuclear power.
John McCain: FactCheck: nuclear plants do emit no GHGs, but do have waste.
Mitt Romney: No-regrets policy: biofuel, nuclear power, drill ANWR.
Mitt Romney: Big Oil should reinvest profits in oil refineries.
Ron Paul: Big Oil profits ok; Big Oil subsidies are not.
Rudy Giuliani: Accept global warming & work toward energy independence.
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Environment
Tom Tancredo: Conservative AND conservationist: use free market.
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Foreign Policy
Mitt Romney: US is not arrogant, but we have resolve.
Ron Paul: Our foreign policy is designed to protect our oil interests.
Ron Paul: Bush mistake: ran on humble foreign policy; now runs empire.
Rudy Giuliani: Bring peace by sharing gift of freedom with Middle East.
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Government Reform
Mitt Romney: Never pardoned anyone as governor, but might pardon Libby.
Rudy Giuliani: Pardoning Libby OK because sentence was excessive.
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Health Care
Duncan Hunter: States locking up insurance industry adds to high Rx prices.
Duncan Hunter: Free enterprise invents drugs; Third World can’t do that.
Mitt Romney: MA program relies on personal responsibility & the market.
Mitt Romney: FactCheck: Romney plan virtually identical to Obama plan.
Rudy Giuliani: Switch from employer decisions to individual choices.
Rudy Giuliani: $15,000 family tax deduction for your own health insurance.
Tommy Thompson: Transform health care into wellness & prevention system.
Tommy Thompson: Educate public about chronic illnesses, to avoid them.
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Homeland Security
Ron Paul: Pre-emptive war is not part of the American tradition.
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Immigration
John McCain: No official English; Native Americans use own languages.
John McCain: Immigration reform needed for national security.
John McCain: Hispanics serve our country, like every wave of immigrants.
Mike Huckabee: Allow in professionals as legal immigrants, but seal border.
Mitt Romney: Enforce the law against 12 million illegals here now.
Mitt Romney: Proposed Z visa allows illegal aliens to stay in America.
Mitt Romney: Make English national language; communicate in Spanish too.
Ron Paul: No amnesty, but border fence isn’t so important.
Ron Paul: We subsidize illegal immigration, so we get more.
Rudy Giuliani: Need tamper-proof IDs, and database for immigrants.
Rudy Giuliani: Reform bill fails to document who left US and who’s here.
Rudy Giuliani: Shouldn’t be debating LEGAL immigration, only ILLEGAL.
Sam Brownback: No new paths to citizenship, but reform bill ok if enforced.
Tom Tancredo: Consequences of immigration bill are survival of the nation.
Tom Tancredo: No campaign ads in Spanish; preserve English.
Tom Tancredo: Enough is enough: timeout on LEGAL immigration.
Tom Tancredo: FactCheck: McCain’s bill does not codify federal non-English.
Tommy Thompson: No amnesty; secure the border first.
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Principles & Values
Ron Paul: The champion of the Constitution.
Rudy Giuliani: Apply motto “Live free or die” to our time.
Duncan Hunter: Move away from the Ted Kennedy Wing of the Republican Party.
John McCain: GOP lost 2006 due to corrupt spending, spending, spending.
Mike Huckabee: Plenty of choices for candidates who don’t believe in God.
Mike Huckabee: GOP lost 2006 election because they failed to do their job.
Mike Huckabee: Valuing life is the country’s most pressing moral issue.
Mitt Romney: Mormons believe in God, the Bible, & Jesus Christ as savior.
Ron Paul: Congress should write fewer laws regarding church & state.
Sam Brownback: Ex-presidents should not weigh in on policy.
Tom Tancredo: As president, would tell Bush to never visit White House.
Tom Tancredo: Bush’s mistake: ran as conservative; governed as a liberal.
Tommy Thompson: THIS Thompson is the reliable conservative, not the actor.
Tommy Thompson: Send Pres. Bush on lecture tour; but not to U.N.
Tommy Thompson: Bush’s & GOP’s mistake: we didn’t come up with new ideas.
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War & Peace
Duncan Hunter: Read NIE before war vote (then voted for war).
Jim Gilmore: Senators should have read NIE before war vote.
John McCain: Did not read NIE before war vote, but was fully briefed.
John McCain: If new strategy not working by Sept., we still must succeed.
Mitt Romney: Right to invade Iraq, but not what came after.
Ron Paul: We’re more threatened now by staying in Iraq.
Rudy Giuliani: Iran’s danger is handing nukes over to terrorists.
Sam Brownback: Did not read NIE before war vote, but had briefings.
Tommy Thompson: Let Iraqis vote if US should stay; re-deploy if “no”.
Duncan Hunter: Pre-emptive tactical nukes OK if Iran keeps centrifuges.
Duncan Hunter: Iraq war has been worth it.
Mitt Romney: FactCheck: Saddam didn’t refuse UN inspectors prior to war.
Ron Paul: Stop policing Iraq’s streets; have Iraqis take over.
Rudy Giuliani: Keep option for tactical nukes to prevent Iranian nukes.
Rudy Giuliani: Take on nation-building in Iraq, to reduce US terrorism risk.
Sam Brownback: Ok to talk with Iran, but no diplomatic relations.
Sam Brownback: Get Iraq to point that we can turn it over to Iraqis.
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The above quotations are from 2007 GOP debate at St. Anselm College, Manchester N.H., June 5, 2007, moderated by CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
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