George W. Bush - Decision Points Short Description:
PDF: 725 pages
Publisher: Crown
English
ISBN-13: 978-0307590619
George W. Bush - Decision Points Long Description:
George W. Bushs decisions were all correct. It was just the aftermath that sometimes became muddled. That, at least, is the impression one gets after reading this surprisingly robust memoir. For those who have missed 43 in the public eye (and for those who havent as well), his voice is evident on every page. Cocky, defiant, and, at times (especially when speaking about his family), emotional, this is the George Bush who insists that everybody believed there were weapons of mass destruction, that much of the blame for the post-Katrina fiasco should be put on Louisianas local governments, and that Harriet Miers would have made a fine Supreme Court justice, given the chance. He does admit some mistakes (Mission Accomplished), but he stands by his big decisions and backs up his claims, which is simpler to do when the other side isnt chiming in with their opinions and/or facts. Those who have followed Bush and his presidency will find many of the personal stories here familiar (how he stopped drinking; his whirlwind romance with Laura), but there are some fascinating reveals as well, including his affection for Ted Kennedy, his sometimes-complicated relationship with Dick Cheney, and his read-between-the-lines digs at Colin Powell. Some political memoirs (hello, Bill Clinton) are bloated journeys that devolve into pages and pages of, and then I met . . . Bush, smartly dividing the book into themes rather than telling the story chronologically, offers readers a genuine (and highly readable) look at his thought processes as he made huge decisions that will affect the nation and the world for decades. Many will ridicule his thinking and bemoan those decisions, but being George Bush, he wont really care.