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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 320 EAN: 9780316118057 ISBN: 0316118052 Label: Back Bay Books Manufacturer: Back Bay Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: April 28, 2008 Publisher: Back Bay Books Studio: Back Bay Books Editorial Review: Product Description: Praised everywhere as a stunning work of reportage, TAKEOVER lays bare a hidden agenda, three decades in the making, to allow the White House to wield enormous powers, unchecked by Congres or the courts--an agenda that links warrantless wiretapping and Bush's judicial nominees, torture and Cheney's energy task force, the faith-based initiative and the imprisonment of citizens without trial. TAKEOVER tells the story of how a group of true believers, led by Cheney, set out to establish near-monarchical executive powers that, in the words of one conservative critic, "will lie around like a loaded weapon"for any future president. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The History of the Unitary Executive Theory."Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency" offers a view of American history and how various presidents have tested the Constitutional boundaries of executive power. Richard Nixon framed it well in these words-"When the president does it, that means it's not illegal." One of the strengths of this book is the information about Dick Cheney and how integral a part he has played over the course of his career in the White House in his obsession with strengthening the presidency. With ... Read More Rating: - Great Read! Well written, accessible, compelling, and disturbingThis book is a great read. Yes the title is sensationalistic. I look past that at the content. It's easy to read through, and explains complex issues well. More than that it's something that anyone who cares about democracy and balance of power should read. Rating: - Well-Done Warning of Power Abuses Pulitzer-Prize winner Charles Savage is on target with this well-researched expose. Savage shows how the Bush White House consistently grabs power and abuses the Constitution with signing statements. The author attributes this dangerous trend to Cheney's days in the Nixon and Ford administrations, but it's hardly a one-man show. Few actions go more against the spirit of the U.S. Constitution than using a signing statement to negate a law, then employing sham legal briefs to justify the practice. ... Read More Rating: - Those who warp the Constitution and evade accountabilityA most disturbing aspect of the Bush Administration is how Cheney and his chief counsel (now Chief of Staff) David Addington have maneuvered their way into essentially giving themselves a blank check that allows them to do whatever they want behind the scenes in the name of national security. The enemy has been depicted as an incalculable threat, capable of the most murderous rampages with the worst of weapons, and it is up to the Executive to use every means available to thwart them in their tracks. ... Read More Rating:  - Biased and ill-researchedCould the author PLEASE tell me if President Clinton sets a precedent, and President Bush follows the same rule, that Mr Bush is held as a tyrant? The author would never write a book about a left-wing politician doing the same thing. He COULD prove me wrong by writing a book about Senator Barak "60 states" (57+1+2)Obama, if the American populous is mentally absent enough to elect him. |
