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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:  - 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. Rating: - TakeoverClearly written, well thought out, well supported and utterly infuriating.Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy Rating:  - Savage's book founders on 911 issueThis Pulitzer-Prize winning book by Charlie Savage should have received five stars. I give it only two. To learn why -- read on. Savage is a good writer and his trenchant analysis of how the neocons have nearly destroyed our Constitutional system is basically correct. His story is also important and needs to be told. The problem is Savage's naive acceptance of the official yarn about 9/11. In the very first chapter Savage displays his personal ignorance when he reviews the events ... Read More Rating: - Liberal Echo ChamberWell written (sic) liberal tripe promoting a biased opinion with half-truths and exaggerations. Previous reviewers must have had a meeting to compare notes at a local Democratic Caucus. Skip it. |
