4 stars out of 5.Well, the election season has started far too early this year, as everyone is excited to see George Bush leave and Dick Cheney, his VP, is not running for President. So everyone thinks they have a shot, including Barack Obama, who wrote this very interesting book discussing his views on politics and some of the issues.
I must admit that I am biased because Obama was a professor at the University of Chicago, but I did not take any of his classes. But he really is a very sharp guy. He is new enough to politics that he still has a fresh voice, and good ideas and everyone would benefit from reading his book.
I listened to the audio version, so I did not get the full scoop, but what I heard was very good. For example, he talked a lot about the National Debt, which currently stands at around $9 trillion. This is a lot of debt and someone will have to pay for it at some point (or at the very least pay for the interest payments), yet this is never in the news. Republicans and Democrats alike are all about spending (albeit on different things) and not about fiscal control.
I think Obama would be a great president. On social issues like abortion and childcare he is more liberal than I would like, but there are no perfect candidates. He is my early pick for President. Surely he's better than Hillary! Read the book and get to know the man behind the really cool name.
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