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The Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Liber- Ryan Sager, 0471793329, hardcover
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- 9780471793328
- Book Title
- Elephant in the Room : Evangelicals, Libertarians, and the Battle to Control the Republican Party
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons Canada, T.H.E. The Limited, John
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Political Science
- Topic
- American Government / General, Political Process / Political Parties, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
- Item Weight
- 16.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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If the Republican Party is no longer the party of Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, Newt Gingrich, small government, or fiscal restraint, then what is it? And what's a self-respecting, less-government, fiscally conservative voter supposed to do? Has the GOP lost its mind? Yes, says author and rising star New York Post columnist Ryan Sager in the surprising new book, The Elephant in the Room. Outspoken and fed up, Sager, a conservative and a libertarian, foresees major upheaval ahead for the Republican Party. As the long marriage of convenience between the social conservatives (a.k.a., the Religious Right), primarily in the South, and the small-government conservatives (a.k.a., libertarians), primarily in the West, is unraveling and the coalition that has put and kept the Republican Party in power faces disaster, the possibility of a Democratic resurgence is on the horizon. Not only would infighting cripple the GOP, but the people ready to jump ship control much of the campaign cash (on Wall Street and elsewhere) and crucial swing votes (in "leave us alone" states such as Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Montana). As the nation's population and electoral map shift South and West, the current Republican Party increasingly favors Southern values (religion, morality, tradition) over Western ones (freedom, independence, privacy). The result? The party is in danger of losing its Western base. Provocative, and by turns hilarious and sobering, the book deftly traces the rocky and colorful path the Republican Party has taken to bring it to its present, precarious position. Sager saves his sharpest arrows for the current administration--flag bearers of "big-government conservatism," which Sager interprets to mean that free-spending big government is not so bad, so long as it's Republicans doing the spending and intruding into the lives of Americans, instead of Democrats. In short, Sager says the GOP has adopted the political philosophy that anything goes so long as we stay. All hope is not lost, however, and in The Elephant in the Room Sager offers a way out of the mangled mess. He calls it a renewal of fusionism, a better blend between liberty and tradition, freedom and responsibility; one that emphasizes small government instead of Republican-controlled government, morality instead of moralism, and principles instead of politics.
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons Canada, T.H.E. The Limited, John
ISBN-10
0471793329
ISBN-13
9780471793328
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57129797
Product Key Features
Book Title
Elephant in the Room : Evangelicals, Libertarians, and the Battle to Control the Republican Party
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
American Government / General, Political Process / Political Parties, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
* ""...impressive.... The story of the impending break-up is excellent material, and the author tells it well."" ( The Economist , October 2006) ""fun and lively book that should be distributed to every card-carrying member of the GOP. "" ( New York Post , September 24, 2006), Praise for The Elephant in the Room "This funny, sobering, smart book reminds Republicans that having beliefs isn't good enough. You have to act on them. Winning isn't enough; you have to win with a purpose in mind. Ryan Sager sounds a real call to arms. The party would be wise to hear it." --Peggy Noonan, columnist, The Wall Street Journal "An insightful and eminently readable account of the current conservative crackup. Anyone who wants to understand American politics today needs to read Sager's chronicle of the ongoing civil war in the conservative ranks." --Paul Begala, coauthor of Take It Back "Two feisty American factions are at daggers drawn. No, the fight is not conservatives versus liberals. Rather, it is libertarian conservatives versus 'social issues' conservatives. In this illuminating examination of the changing ideological geography of American politics, Ryan Sager suggests that the conservatives must choose between Southern and Western flavors of conservatism. He prefers the latter." --George F. Will, syndicated columnist "Sager picks up where Bruce Bartlett left off with Impostor. The Elephant in the Room tells us how libertarians and the Christian conservatives are at swords' point over Bush's 'big government conservatism.' Anyone who wants to understand this important debate should get a copy of Sager's book." --John B. Judis, coauthor of The Emerging Democratic Majority "Ryan Sager offers an eloquent, elegant argument that the GOP has lost its way--an argument that even those of us who disagree with many of his criticisms and object passionately to many of his characterizations must take with the utmost seriousness." --John Podhoretz, author of Can She Be Stopped?, ..."impressive.... The story of the impending break-up is excellent material, and the author tells it well." ("The Economist," October 2006) "fun and lively book that should be distributed to every card-carrying member of the GOP." ("New York Post," September 24, 2006), "...impressive.... The story of the impending break-up is excellent material, and the author tells it well." ( The Economist , October 2006) "fun and lively book that should be distributed to every card-carrying member of the GOP. " ( New York Post , September 24, 2006), * "...impressive.... The story of the impending break-up is excellent material, and the author tells it well." ( The Economist , October 2006) "fun and lively book that should be distributed to every card-carrying member of the GOP. " ( New York Post , September 24, 2006)
Lccn
2006-013298
Dewey Decimal
324.2734
Edition Description
Annotated Edition
Lc Classification Number
Jk2356.S27 2006
Table of Content
1 Live from the Reagan Building.2 United against Communism.3 United against Clintonism.4 The Breaking Apart.5 The Ownership Society and Its Discontents.6 Dancing with an Elephant.7 Look to the West.8 Return to CPAC.Acknowledgments.Appendix: Political and Social Attitudes in the South and the Interior West.Notes.Index.
Copyright Date
2006
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