Two books:

[H2O Man]

Yesterday, I arrived at the local Democratic Campaign Headquarters a few minutes before it opened, and so I went to the bookstore next door. I bought two new books, and am curious if other DUers have read them. I'm interested in other people's opinions on each of them

The first is "The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008," by Bob Woodward. It is, of course, the 4th in his series about the Bush-Cheney administration. While the first book was little more than Bob's cheerleading, each of the next two took a more accurate and negative view of the administration. From what I've read thus far, this book continues in the direction.

The second book is "Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency," by Barton Gellman. On the inside flap, the first sentence reads, "Barton Gellman shared the Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for a keen-edged reckoning with Dick Cheney's domestic agenda in The Washington Post." From what little that I've read so far, this book seems to expose some of the material that I think is important to progressive and liberal democrats -- and any American who values the Constitution.

Have you read either book? Or are you planning to?

Thanks,
H2O Man

[mmonk]

1. Haven't. Thanks for the heads up on them though.

[demnan]

2. I read the Angler series when it ran in the Washington Post

I'd gladly read that one. Excellent reporting and writing. You can probably find it in the archives of the Post's website if you want to get a flavor of it.

Woodward is usually a bit plodding for me.

[PRETZEL]

3. I'm a little more than half way thru Woodward's book,

would have preferred to get Angler first, but local bookstore didn't have it.

My take is that Woodward is continuing his tradition of his last book and his mantra that it was everyone else's fault but Bush's.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. You might want to ask in the Books'Non-fiction forum.

[Winterblues]

5. What purpose is served?

Books like those tend to really piss me off even more than I normally am especially knowing there will never be any accountability for the crimes against America committed by the Bush* Cabal.