Book recommendation for the politically weary

"Discourse?  That's too civilized a term for what we hear when we watch cable tv or log onto one of the innumerable, foaming, partisan Web sites-- a hectoring cacophany of mistrust and ill will, usually uninformed, always vehement."  from the foreward to Wingnuts:  How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America, by John Avlon

Avlon is a long time writer for The Daily Beast, an online rag.  The book is insightful (and centrist to my way of thinking, anyhow.)  I wish President Obama's plea for rational discourse and a spirit of genuine cooperation between the politicos in DC had been heard.  But, short of that, perhaps an informed public can bring attention with their votes, calls and editorials?  Dunno.  But one can hope.

If you are both sick of and confused by the rabid, fear-mongering and hateful "discourse" that has become our national political "debate", you need to read this book.  It helps one see through the morass of crap that's being flung by the monkeys in the political zoo. 

Comments

[Charles Gramlich]

I've largely checked out. The inmates are running the asylum

[writtenwyrdd]

Best description I can recall, Charles. And so true.

[laughingwolf]

with some 300 million folks in the good ol u.s. of a., you have your work cut out if you want most to start using their brains... not that we're that much better on this side of the long divide....

i stand with you and charles, btw....