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Originally Posted by Pookie
Yes. If you're interested I recommend you read Street's Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics first. Both give a really detailed analysis of Obama's conservative political views and how he very cleverly branded himself as a progressive to appeal to liberal voters.
The second book is a bit of an "I told you so". It covers the first year or so of Obama in power and how he has just continued and even intensified a lot (most?) of Bush's policies.
Street has been described as the new Chomsky and he certainly has Chomsky eye for detail and analysis.
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Thanks. The first one especially sounds like just the sort of thing I'm in the mood for. Cheers