Dick Morris (1) (1948–)

While you can't fault everything in the book, and while the author does criticize both major political parties to some extent, the clear purpose of the book, put out during the Presidential primary campaign season, was to swing voters to the authors conservative views. Like many in talk radio, he's got strong opinions as seen through his conservative perspective, and you'll hear his side of the argument as to how the NY Times is too liberal, how Iraq will become a terrorist haven and how the economy will collapse if Obama is elected, etc. Morris is a political consultant, who's worked for both parties as well as on foreign election campaigns, and he's currently is involved in conservative media activities. With the 2008 election concluded, there's not much purpose in telling the readers how the Country will suffer if Obama gets elected. It's over. The best use of this book now might be to re-read it four (or eight) years from now, and see how good (or bad) a prognosticator Morris was in his doom and gloom view of a possible Democratic Party victory.… (more)

I finally got around to reading Bill Clinton's memoir MY LIFE. As you might expect it was too long, too wordy and too detailed. Since he wrote it it makes him look good, much of which isn't warranted. But there are enough interesting things to make it worth reading. But a caveat, one must read BECAUSE HE COULD by Dick Morris as a companion to Clinton's memoirs. Morris tells it like it was. When Clinton fails by omitting significant facts and details, Morris fills in. Morris calls him on many things. That is why I say you need to read them together. Morris' book is also an interesting read and necessary to keep the record honest.… (more)