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Scarey Book

I just finished the most frightening book I've ever read, Michael D. Tanner's Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservativism Brought Down the Republican Revolution. My father is a traditional conservative, firm in the notion that government should be small, and personal merit and hard work should be the way to prosperity. Evidently, this type of conservatism died in DC when Ronald Reagan left office. The "neoconservatives" who've governed us since have presided over an expansion of federal programs and entitlements that will ensure the future of our children and grandchildren is debt-servitude and stunning poverty... The most fiscally responsible presidency in the last three decades? Yes, Bill Clinton!

I know I personally was more secure in my job/career and more hopeful for my children's future during the Clinton administration, and I always wondered why that would be when I was an intelligent, well-educated, hard-working young woman who saved money, married before having children, didn't default on my mortgage, etc. Now I understand: big government and out-of-control spending have become Republican hallmarks. It's now the Democrats who are looking out for the future -- fiscally, environmentally, and socially. Should I apologize to the Clintons now? Yes, I think I should.

Anyway, Doug Bandow has a very thorough review on this must-read...

Labels: book recommendation, government spending

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