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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 Primary Debate in Columbia, South Carolina, May 15, 2007, sponsored by Fox News
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Abortion
Mike Huckabee: “Hate but allow abortion” is like “hate but allow slavery”.
Rudy Giuliani: Allowing choice keeps government out of people’s lives.
Rudy Giuliani: Seek bipartisan ways to reduce abortion & increase adoption.
Sam Brownback: Opposes abortion even for women pregnant by rapists.
Tommy Thompson: New stem cell research means embryos need not be destroyed.
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Budget & Economy
Mitt Romney: Washington is broken; needs fundamental change.
Tom Tancredo: Reduce budget deficit--restrict feds to Constitutional role.
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Civil Rights
John McCain: Confederate flag on top of capitol was wrong; in front is ok.
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Education
Mitt Romney: Supports English immersion & abstinence education.
Mitt Romney: Changed from closing Education Dept. to supporting NCLB.
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Energy & Oil
Sam Brownback: Get more biodiesel & biofuels into system to prevent $4 gas.
Tom Tancredo: Global warming could be from humans, or could be nature.
Tom Tancredo: FactCheck: Global warming has dissent, but not 50-50 split.
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Free Trade
Duncan Hunter: China is cheating on trade by devaluing their currency.
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Government Reform
Ron Paul: Close departments of Energy, Education & Homeland Security.
Rudy Giuliani: Gets credit for killing the line-item veto.
Tommy Thompson: Eliminate CDC stockpiles; they’re wasteful & inefficient.
Tommy Thompson: FactCheck: Only improve CDC stockpiles; don’t eliminate them.
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Gun Control
Mitt Romney: Supports Second Amendment rights but also assault weapon ban.
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Homeland Security
John McCain: Torture is ineffective as interrogation & for world opinion.
Mike Huckabee: Islamic jihadists celebrate death; we have culture of life.
Mitt Romney: Double Guantanamo, to avoid terrorist access to lawyers.
Ron Paul: DHS is unmanageable bureaucracy--eliminate it.
Rudy Giuliani: Use every method you can think of to interrogate terrorists.
Tom Tancredo: Use Jack Bauer-like methods to protect Western civilization.
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Immigration
Duncan Hunter: This administration has “the slows” on border enforcement.
John McCain: America expects us to work on immigration together.
Mitt Romney: McCain’s plan gives special pathway to those here illegally.
Rudy Giuliani: Allow immigrants to work, with tamper-proof ID cards.
Sam Brownback: Toughen the borders & combine enforcement with legalization.
Tom Tancredo: McCain’s plan is soft on immigration & amnesty.
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Principles & Values
Jim Gilmore: Rudy McRomney is not a conservative and knows it.
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Social Security
Jim Gilmore: Cap entitlements & create a culture of independence.
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Tax Reform
John McCain: Voted against Bush tax cuts for not reining in spending.
Mike Huckabee: FairTax puts Going-Out-of-Business sign on IRS.
Mike Huckabee: FactCheck: FairTax requires 34% sales tax +$600B entitlement.
Mitt Romney: Pledges no new taxes in 2007 after refusing pledge in 2002.
Mitt Romney: FactCheck: Did not raise MA taxes, but DID raise MA fees.
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War & Peace
Duncan Hunter: Iraqi forces have stopped running and started fighting.
Jim Gilmore: Mandatory sanctions against nuclear Iran & possible strike.
John McCain: Willing to be last man standing for US involvement in Iraq.
Mitt Romney: Iraq part of global jihadist effort to bring down the West.
Ron Paul: Intervention abroad incites hatred & attacks like 9/11.
Ron Paul: We should have declared war in Iraq, or not gone in at all.
Ron Paul: Ronald Reagan had the courage to turn tail & run in Lebanon.
Ron Paul: When we go to war carelessly, the wars don’t end.
Rudy Giuliani: Democrat timetable for retreat “fundamentally irresponsible”.
Rudy Giuliani: We did not invite the 9/11 attack by attacking Iraq.
Rudy Giuliani: FactCheck: Did say GOP is fundamentally irresponsible on war.
Sam Brownback: We have not lost war; we can win by pulling together.
Tom Tancredo: Convert from constabulary force to supporting force.
Tom Tancredo: Opposed the troop surge, but supports the troops.
Tom Tancredo: Muslims attack us because it’s a dictate of their religion.
Tommy Thompson: Split oil revenue 1/3 federal; 1/3 local; 1/3 to people.
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The above quotations are from 2007 Republican Primary Debate in Columbia, South Carolina, May 15, 2007, sponsored by Fox News.
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