I started this page in April 2002 for information on writing that I have encountered and found worth telling others about. They are listed in reverse chronological order by the date that I encountered them.
Not all of them are under licenses that I particularly approve of. I tend to believe that most writing that represents someone's personal ideas should be released under "Verbatim copying licenses", like this web page is. However, not everyone worth reading agrees with me.
My first impressions of this book was that it was strangely partisan. I didn't take Professor Miller for a Democrat, per se, but it seemed like I was reading something by James Carville at first. As the early chapters (which are mostly analysis of Bush the Second's attitudes towards others and his political manipulations) progressed, I saw that it was bona fide analysis and not mudslinging.
The latter part of the book was made up mostly of quoted evidence supporting Crispin's primary thesis: that Bush is unable to truly connect with others, and his verbal gaffes are simply a window into his true feelings (or rather, lack thereof) toward others. I think the point is well taken, and well proved. I don't know if a book-length discussion was necessary to get the point across, but I didn't mind reading it because it was at times sardonically amusing.
It took me strangely long to read -- an indication of how busy the fall and winter were for me. I began reading it as Bush finished up his invasion of Afghanistan (ultimately failing to bring any real freedom there), and ended as the beginning of the end of his conquest of Iraq was afoot. I am reminded by this text that the only true passion that our current president appears to have is his obsession with murdering for power, wealth, and revenge.
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