There's fun stuff in this book written by a young writer about the Clinton Years.

Bret Meanor is self-revelatory as he records his reactions to the Reagan years and thereafter, writing in a personal prose that clips along and keeps you reading.

Who wouldn't want chapter after chapter of oftimes squirming-in-the-seat Republican responses to Clinton's bravura and awfulness?

Meanor's disappointment with Clinton is much more sincere than Kenneth Starr's, whose reaction to Clinton seemed closer to inverted lust.

But Starr - and George Bush and Robert Dole - are handled with loving kindness here, which that gives Clinton's flagrancy an especially mad edge as he and Hillary fly in the face of the decency and common sense of the author's expectations.

I came away refreshed by Meanor's full head of steam, building through the book as surely as Clinton's own apparent race to the bottom.

This peppy work proves we'll never have enough to read about the former President. Start with this one and you'll be well ahead of the pack.

Bret Meanor, a new author, yet straight to the point with strong words and clear visuals, describes the 43 president as a man who was unable to lead. His character and personality flaws led his agenda down the wrong path for America. Fortunately for us, crises did not ruin America. Clinton's leadership could not have withstood the potential problems we might have had while he was in term. His own personal agenda was more important than the country's needs. That made his rise to power awkward at best and downright tragic at its worst. Bret describes poignantly the character of Hillary Clinton in chapter 6 titled, "Hillary's Photo Album". Here she is seen as one who just wants to have power, unwilling to sacrifice and really fight for the cause she believed in. Bret writes, "It is very possible that she really wanted to have the personal authority to dictate health care policy in the United States for the next 30 years...She too loved the power of the office, but like her husband, never understood the boundaries." Bret writes with a personal style that makes you feel like you are having a fireside chat with the author, speaking clearly and with some strong words, but deals fairly with the president's two terms. Bret is not afraid to speak the thoughts many of us have been afraid to share openly, yet he does it without timidity. Bret's work is a strong effort and a good read, even if the subject matter is a painful walk down memory lane.

An excellent summation of the proper role of Impeachment in the American constitutional republic and an excellend indictment of the impeachable crimes of William Jefferson Clinton.

Far too many reviewers I've seen here have tried to make a connection between the constitutional process of impeachment and a judicial proceeding when there is no connection. Impeachment, a Ms. Coulter correctly points out, is a political process. The only possible punishment that can result from a conviction as a result of impeachment is removal from office and a bar against holding any office of trust under the United States. This does not stop later criminal prosecution (or criminal prosecution prior to impeachment as has been carried out against several federal judges), but it does cleanse the political process of a blemish on the body politic.

One particular point that Ann Coulter points out in her book is that private misbehavior is an impeachable offense as the Founding Fathers saw it. This is a position I have held during this entire Clinton ordeal. What a ridiculous idea that somehow the American public expects to have a liar and adulterer in the Oval Office and still expect him to make wise and correct decisions? Only an immoral public could come to such a conclusion.

An excellent treatise. Well written and well documented. A must read for all Americans who believe that there should be accountibility in our public officials.

"High Crimes and Misdemeanors" are grounds, per Article II of our Constitution, that provide for the impeachment of civil officers of the government. In this age of moral relativism where "truth is lies", Ann Coulter gives a much-needed background to the historical meaning of these words, from the days of the British monarchy where they originated, through their inclusion by the Founding Fathers, to the day when they were used to frame articles of impeachment against President Nixon.

The bulk of the book is dedicated to applying this standard to the catalog of misbehavior of the Clinton Administration. Written as it was when the question of removal from office was still open, the book has a passionate tone which in hindsight feels somewhat futile now that we know Congress was unable to live up to its responsiblity. Nonetheless, that tone demonstrates a certain credibility of someone who cares deeply about our government and the presidency.

And on reading this book, one cannot but feel saddened to realize how low the stature of the Presidency has sunk under that administration. Barely palatable even when spread out over its full eight years, the sheer volume of muck concentrated in one volume is almost too much to swallow. Bill Clinton abused his positions as governor and president to procure and then pay off women at taxpayer's expense, and to cover it up lied countless times, perjured himself under oath, and suborned perjury of others. But all that is only the beginning.

In Travelgate, the White House travel office staff was fired at the behest of Mrs Clinton so that she could fill those "slots" with "her people". Filegate had nine hundred FBI background files on Republican officials illegally in the possession of the White House. During Fostergate, White House officials obstructed an FBI investigation into the suicide of White House counsel Vincent Foster. In the Whitewater affair, taxpayers were defrauded of millions of dollars while the White House obstructed the investigation every step of the way and paid off the silence of indicted counsel. The White House was rented off like a common bed-and-breakfast and coffee house. The Clinton Administration used IRS audits as an instrument of threat and vengeance on its enemies. Perhaps worst of all, in what comes horrifyingly close to treason, the Administration permitted the release of CIA briefings and classified missile technology to China in return for staggering campaign contributions.

Since the book was written while Mr Clinton was still in office, it does not even mention the later scandals that plagued the last years of that administration, such as the eleventh-hour pardoning of fugitives and felons who made large contributions to the Democratic Party in Pardongate.

It is hard to say whether it is worse that this person served as our president, or his apologists' astounding insistence that the perfidy of his presidency somehow doesn't matter. It wasn't always like this. The Rodino report, which laid down the reasoning for proceedings against President Nixon, noted that "the scope of impeachment was not viewed narrowly" as a purely criminal matter but also considered maintaining the prestige and respect of the office. Fascinatingly, party to the Rodino hearings was none other than Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Ann Coulter is a knowledgeable, deliciously sharp, and unquestionably intelligent writer-- I would recommend any of her books, as well as the syndicated column which appears also on her Web site. High Crimes and Misdemeanors is well researched and annotated, and leaves me asking rhetorically about those eight dark years: what in the world were we thinking?

Luckily, I read this book two days before the Starr Referral on the Lewinsky Affair, and the President's Rebuttal (Kendall et al) were released. Ann Coulter's book provides a good measure of sanity to the craziness of the Clinton White House on the slide towards impeachment or resignation.

Coulter's detailed outline and commentary provides context of where Clinton has been, and where Starr is headed, by combining history, facts, law and some pounding on the table. As with all Clintonian era books, one must apply critical thinking skills and exercise great caution so as not to confuse correlation with causation.

Of the numerous Clinton White House books written, this is on the "must have" list along with such notables as Aldrich UNLIMITED ACCESS, Coltis' THE COMEBACK KID, and Hillary Clinton's IT TAKES A VILLAGE. The readability falls short of the prose of Kurtz' SPIN CYCLE and Woodward's THE AGENDA. However, the shear weight of organized material covering the numerous incidents and indictments so far make this a required reference, a great background book for scorekeeping whether listening to the White House spin du jour, reading the Starr report(s), or filtering sound bite news.

HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS is the program to the numerous acts of the tragic comedy play we have learned to love and to loathe, The Clinton Presidency,

Whenever folks start crying,"Foul!" we should all look long and hard at what's bothering them so. The truth hurts much more than "conspiracy theories" and the cries have started, as well as the smearing, right here in the reviews. Evans-Pritchard lays out a well-documented, well-attributed laundry list of crimes committed by and for Bill Clinton and his various administrations. The book never contends that bombing Ok City was Clinton's idea; it never even says that covering up the alleged bungled sting was his idea, but, as president, Clinton is responsible for the actions of Federal law enforcement officials. This book will, at least, make you think differently about some of the things our mainstream media has said concerning these events. I think we will hear many more cries of, "Foul!" from the Left.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard provides a well documented, and well evidenced view of the current presidential administration. Being a "Brit", he shows no partiality to any US political party, nor to the US media. That is what makes the book so great. We are finally given a look at a great deal of material that the popular media, and the Clinton Administration have been hiding. The truth about the OK City bombing, Vince Foster's death, and the motivations and background of the "Arkansas Group". Like many other authors, Evans-Pritchard has his own opinions about American politics, but it is clear that this does not affect his work. He presents evidence, not feelings or hearsay. He pulls together all of the hidden and distorted pieces, and presents a picture of the current Clinton Administration that is disturbing and angering to say the least. Don't hide your head in the sand, and don't allow the government friendly, popular media to feed you their continuous stream of half-truths and misinformation. Look for the truth about our current administration, and the current state of American Government, and start with this book.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is a world class journalist who has no ties to the American media or political system. His 4-year investigation into Bill Clinton's past, his administration, the Vince Foster death, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Clinton history in Mena, Arkansas poses some extremely disturbing questions. For all those who seek the truth, the documented facts and serious allegations found in this book warrant serious investigation by an unbiased entity. For those who would critize Mr. Evans-Pritchard's work, you must first answer the questions like, "What ever happened to Patrick Knowleton -- the first person to come across Vince Foster's body before anyone else? Why did he file a lawsuite against the Department of Justice?" Also, "Why wasn't Vince Foster's car keys found on his body at Fort Marcy Park, yet suddenly appeared in his pocket at the morgue?" And, "Whatever happened to Craig Livingston?" This book uncovers the truth; but, does the American public really want to know?

I closely followed the daily news stories during the Clinton Administration and wondered if Olson's book would be only a simple retelling of Clinton scandals already too familiar. It is not and that is what makes it an engrossing read well worth the time. For example, in these times after September 11, 2001 we are concerned to give no quarter to terrorists, yet exaqctly two years earlier fourteen of sixteen convicted and unrepentant violent Puerto Rican terrorists from the FALN accepted a clemency offer made by Bill Clinton, in spite of the strenuous counsel and objections of every law enforcement agency and of Puerto Rican authorities, themselves. Clinton's unprecendented offer coincided with Hillary's bid for election as New York's junior senator and an effort to gain support in the Hispanic community there. Olson describes in detail the normal criteria for presidential pardons, gives a history of government policy toward Puerto Rican radicals beginning with the Truman years, and describes the reaction of both prosecutors and victims of those released to live freely among us. These things are background material we did not often get in our newspapers and TV news programs.

In more than eight years of the two Clintons we became numb to the daily dribble of news bits about scandals. Olson's book gives a good concise reminder of what the Clinton's were and are so that those who read it might not become seduced by their kind again. The book is especially good as a reminder of Hillary's determined ambitions to be powerful coupled with the extent of her Marxist indoctrination. This book is recommended reading for anyone who might be faced with the choice of voting for Hillary or Bill for public office. Now I am eager to read Olson's book on Hillary "Hell to Pay."

This is not a simple Clinton bashing book. It is a timely, well-documented reminder of the principles on which our nation is based and how even ardent supporters of the Clintons finally decried the many ways the Clintons flushed those principles down the toilet for personal gain.

The late Barbara Olson chronicles in expert fashion and honest conservative journalistic style the many horrific and unspeakable travesties perpetrated by Bill and Hillary at the tumultous conclusion to their 8 year co-presidency. I read in horror and shock as the business partnership, not anything remotely resembling a couple, that is Bill and Hillary, or PLOTUS and FLOTUS as Barbara succintly refers to them as, time and time again committed heinous injustices.

"Not since the opening of the gates of the Bastille have so many criminals been liberated on a single day." On his infamous last day as Commander-in-Chief, Clinton granted 140 highly dubious pardons along with 36 commutations to bring to a deplorable record grand total of 450 for his tawdry tenure of depravity. Olson masterfully documents the infamous Marc Rich as Clinton pardons the #6 Most Wanted Fugitive by the Justice Department saying that the biggest tax defrauder in U.S. history, who by the way had renounced his U.S. citizenship and was conveniently "living abroad" and whose ex-wife channeled countless donations and gifts to the Prez, was "wrongly indicted".

Among the shady and unscrupulous criminals pardoned were Bill's cocaine-snorting and habitually law-breaking half-brother Roger Clinton, as well as ex-lover Susan McDougal, drug king pins(whom Clinton had pledged to put away only 8 years ago apparently in meanignless campaign rhetoric, notorious cop killers, convicted anti-American terrorists, and a slew of other so-called unfairly indicted miscreants. Olson tells of the ostensibly coincidental(as Hillary calls it) DNC, Senate, and Clinton Library contributions and gifts well in excess of a million dollars that were gratiously received by Bill and Hillary in exchange for the unethical and as if it matters to Bill - highly illegal as well -quid pro quo deals for immunity and pardons. From the Secret Service's codename for Roger(Headache) to the White House Lawn Marines' refusal to right face when the draft-dodging, military-gutting Clinton walked past(and how they miraculously reconvened the first day of George W. Bush's tenure) are just a couple of the insider tidbits that the articulate and dearly missed Barbara Olson conveys to the reader in this entertaining and informative short read. The benefits and knowledge of the real & unadulterated truth - the stuff the liberal media conveniently let slip through the cracks - proves worth the little time needed to read this compelling book.

America's collective jaw is still touching the floor after what happened in the final days of the Clinton presidency. The whole thing seems so surreal and hard to believe. White House treasures stolen, pardons to fugitives, vandalism, etc. A book that will leave many heads shaking.

Also recommended: "COCKPIT CONFESSIONS OF AN AIRLINE PILOT, "
by Keshner.

If you're looking for a nonpartisan analysis of the Clinton presidency, this isn't it. It is, however, something almost as rare: an attack on the President from the left. Far from the usual liberal Clinton apologist who defends anything the President does simply because he's a Democrat, Hitchens sees him as a shrewd political opportunist whose pathological need for approval from the American people is exceeded only by his contempt for them. In this, he's absolutely correct.

The problem for readers who don't share Hitchens' left-wing ideals will be that he seems to have contempt for Clinton's "triangulations" only to the extent that they interfere with his own liberal agenda. Such readers will also find his liberal indignation a bit tiresome. Conservatives and libertarians will bristle at reading (yet again) how FDR saved us from capitalism. And I doubt whether hard-working, middle-class Americans of any political bent will share his outrage that New York's welfare system now has the audacity to "require the poor to search for jobs before receiving help" (the heartless bastards!).

The book is worth reading for a dead-on, acid-tongued portrait of a dysfunctional administration, for once by an author who can't be accused of a partisan hatchet job. Still, one can't help wondering if Hitchens' high-powered perception of Clinton's flaws would be so clearly focused if Clinton had pursued the liberal policies that Hitchens supports.

Finally I have found an honest Liberal concerning Bill Clinton! While I am at odds with every belief that Hitchens holds, I stand whole-heartedly with his appraisal of Bill Clinton as a man who abused his office and presidential power. It is truly refreshing to see someone not on the Right finally say "ENOUGH! Clinton waged war for POLL NUMBERS!" Hitchens unflinchingly lists the pantheon of Clinton scandals and shames those on the Left who refused to acknowledge them even when the scadal was attacking a country for personal gain. When the history of this time is written, Hitchens will be well remembered as one who had the courage to say what was right. The book's only flaws is 1) Hitchens ignorance of the Sudan's slave trade and 2) Hitchens thinking that the Right in this country should love Bill Clinton because of what he's done legislatively (Sorry, Chris, but Bill Clinton does what is good for Bill Clinton and NO ONE else. The Right has been shafted as much as the Left has with this man). This book is a MUST read for all liberals.

In "No One Left To Lie To", Christopher Hitchens dissects Bill Clinton psychologically, laying his inner nature bare like an anatomist displays the internal organs of a prepared cadaver. Mr Hitchens provides an invaluable historical reference of magazine-style contemporary news essays. He deserves the highest praise for compiling his perceptive thoughts into a literate and coherent selection of meaningful essays.

Note, to left-leaning Americans: This book does not argue that Clinton "destroyed the country" from some sort of socially-conservative (i.e., Republican) point of view at all. These are not essays from the pages of The Wall Street Journal by any means. On the contrary, Hitchens testifies that Clinton destroyed American LIBERALISM, from the point of view of a committed socialist, which Hitchens most solidly is. At one point, Hitchens asks why, given the effect he had on both parties, Republicans hate Clinton at all. It is for this reason that this book is an unusual and highly recommendable perspective for anyone who has the slightest interest in the subject, as well as those who have the greatest revulsion.

Hitchens examines Clinton's record of war, his accusations of sexual abuse, his relationship with Dick Morris, his skill at "triangulation", and his relationship with his wife, Hillary. These are not new topics, they have been discussed at great length and in excruciating detail for the last ten years, but Hitchens handles them all with such skill and wit that his compendium deserves reading by even the most jaded partisan or news-weary person.

In a surprisingly brief volume, but one dense with information, Hitchens portrays in precise detail a man beholden to corporate interests, upper-class elitism, and big money influence-peddling. He accuses Clinton of adherence to an agenda which dismantled welfare, cut government regulation, increased the lot of America's wealthy, and did everything an American liberal is purportedly against. Hitchens even uses the Clintons' own words against them in making his case. Most interestingly, be believes Clinton won votes from Republicans because he gave them legislation they wanted, and from Democrats because he gave them the empty symbolism of the White House.

If you are a right-leaning American, you will either delight, or take horror, in the myriad sordid tales, page after page, of a man corrupt to the bone. On the other hand, if you are a left-leaning American, you truly owe it to yourself to read these essays, and ask yourself how the Democrat Party endorsed this man, and how they came to such abuse by him. I have the feeling that if more Democrats read this book, they would be more angry than the thousands of Republicans who already have.

Mr Hitchens has created an unimpeachable journalistic reference, objectively fair, and incisively harsh. Despite partisan arguments of the many who have read it (as well as many who have not!), nothing in his book can be denied, nothing can be disproven, and nothing can be dismissed. There is a true story on every page, confirmed by a glance in any modern source of news information. Even if someone were to accuse Mr Hitchens of subjectivity in some of his stories, or an impure agenda by collecting them all in one place, the simple fact is, there are so many stories inhabiting these pages, it is so thick with them, and Clinton's life is so comprised of them, the matter is out of Hitchens's hands. It comes with the territory. Clinton did, after all, commit the acts Hitchens describes. In any event, the net effect of Hitchens's brief is profound indeed.

As far as the writing itself, Hitchens is highly literate, clearly well-educated, and charmingly erudite, even when pejorating or cursing. He displays an impressive command of the English language, in both vocabulary and idiom, though never unreadably so. This book is a delight to read from cover to cover. Anyone interested in American politics, whether liberal, conservative, or moderate, will find it informative. Most readers will find it equally hilarious and horrific, but all will find it thought-provoking and entertaining.

This book uncovers little about the Clintons, but it does allow inferences about how beltway reporters operate.

In entertaining time-line detail, Isikoff walks the reader through his travails as the reporter caught in the middle of the Clinton/Lewinski perjury scandal. But although he was the reporter best-positioned to chronicle the scandal, he will forever be as Buzz Aldrin was to Neil Armstrong - constrained from a historical pinnacle by his superiors. Isikoff's editors at Newsweek refused to report Isikoff's story, so Matt Drudge will forever be the Man Who Broke The Monica Story.

To his credit, Isikoff avoids self-pity and sticks to the story. But he discredits himself, and the whole book, in the last chapter, where he reveals his true allegiance. Isikoff relates how he watched Mr. Clinton's attorney, Howard Ruff, before Congress during the impeachment, blatantly lying about Isikoff's actions to in a way that would materially help Mr. Clinton. When an acquaintance standing next to Isikoff nudged him and said something like, "Are you going to let Ruff get away with that? Are you going to report what you know to the prosecutors?" Isikoff replied that he would remain silent, for he had had enough of being inside this story.

With that decision, Isikoff passed up his one chance to protect Truth when it really mattered. Yet Isikoff ends his book, only paragraphs later, with a statement about the ultimate importance of Truth. Following his non-performance during the impeachment, that statement rings hollow, and suddenly so does every other statement in the book.

Mr. Isikoff's credentials and social standing among the beltway media elite are safe, for he has done nothing to uncover Bill Clinton. Unwittingly, however, he has uncovered the arrogance, hard work, biases, and initiative of the mainstream media.

Persons interested in the media and its workings will learn from this book. Those who read it to gain insight on our secretive, Nixonian leaders will be much better off reading Margaret Olson or David Brock. Such readers consulting this book by Michael Isikoff will be digesting only air.

I found this fascinating, and very hard to put down until the end. The extent of the low moral tone of Wm. J. Clinton is even more evident than it was just from the daily papers and from CNN, but that is just part of the attraction of this book. How Isikoff did his job says much about how a real professional journalist goes about his (or her) work. Put aside any Clinton-loving or Clinton-hating partisanship, surely the methodical methods of Isikoff must be admired. The ethical dilemmas, the struggles he had to be objective rather than partisan, the urge to get a scoop while avoiding reckless charges against innocents is admirasbly described. Thus, apart from more details about the sleaze in the White House, this book is also about high-level journalism. The issue that I still cannot resolve is why not a single member of Clinton's cabinet felt the need to resign in disgust. Not Allbright, not Rubin, not Cohen. What would a resignation have done to poor Gore's 2000 campaign? I'm glad I read this book - thanks, Michael!

I barely followed the whole Monicagate story. I watched not one minute of the impeachment trial. Why not? Because it didn't interest me and I'm a Clinton supporter. I cant stand the rightwingers who were out to get Clinton. But this book is amazing. I read it in two days. It puts the whole story together for you and it made me realize that a pretty sick dude is running our country. Isikoff is totally fair. Although the reader develops new sympathy for Paula Jones, the villain of the book has got to be Linda Tripp. And Clinton. But the bottom line: this book is so well written and so engaging that I recommend it to Clinton admirers and Clinton haters both. Although, I gotta say, it's hard to be an admirer after reading this book. Bravo, Isikoff!!

I found this book to be a good source of the crux of the argument for impeachment. Most people seem all too willing to dismiss this entire time of Clinton's term as marred by either a vast right wing conspiracy or an over-aggressive investigator consumed with sordid details. However, David Schipper clearly spells out 1) how Clinton lied, 2) how he influenced Lewinsky to lie, 3) how Clinton deliberately mislead and tried to hide evidence, and 4) how Clinton has had a history of character assassination of any all all opponents. Wether or not you believe Schipper's claim as a "life-long democrat", there exist some things in this book that I found irrefutable. The depositions are taken word for word. If you believed the President when he mangled the definition of "is", then you will likely see this book as biased. However, if you have read the New York Times, The Wall St. Journal, and The Washington Post, and watched CNN throughout this process, then this book will offer a succint account of the true reasons for impeachment. More to the reason for the writing of the book, it will also give you a taste of the gamesmanship and politicking that runs Washington DC. The powers in place are ultimately only interested in the status quo, as long as it includes them. Henry Hyde should be the President.

"Sellout" is a sad and tragic tale of a few leaders in our government who had remarkable courage being thwarted and betrayed by those who did not. But more ominously, it is a tale of what happens when the checks and balances system of government breaks down, as well as the courage of those charged to enforce that system. It is also a story of accountability being defeated by polls, of right and wrong being defeated by politics.

David Schippers, a life long Democrat and two time Clinton voter, shows Bill Clinton to be a man of incomprehensible arrogance who felt he had the right to deny justice to the less powerful. Clinton's actions are contemptible as well as criminal, but the lack of courage by so many of our leaders to then bring the president to justice for his malfeasance is heartbreaking and enraging.

House Democrats play to type in Shippers' book, utterly uninterested in the facts of the case against Clinton, indeed many never even went to the evidence room to examine the evidence. Worse yet, not one Democratic Senator ever bothered during the Senate trial to look over the evidence despite their oaths to do justice and to have formed no opinion of the guilt or innocence of the president prior to having examined all the evidence. This "circle the wagons" mentality which protected Clinton like a mafia don was to be expected from those of Clinton's own party. But for the Republican Senate leadership to have whitewashed Clinton's crimes and to have acted so embarrassed at having to perform their legitimate oversight role over the Executive Branch is unforgivable.

Schippers shows what a complete joke the Senate "trial" was, an empty shell with a pre-ordained outcome posing as justice which should forever deny Clinton supporters the right to claim Clinton was acquitted based on facts rather than polls. A real trial resulting in acquittal would have had meaning. The sham trial Schippers portrays shows Clinton's acquittal to have been a failure of spine within the Senate, not a failure of the facts to prove Clinton's guilt. The book makes clear acquittal was the pre-determined outcome in the minds of the Democrats in the Senate, and even among some Republicans.

All Americans should be deeply disturbed by Schippers' book, not just because the president utterly trampled the rule of law and our system of justice (to say nothing of his oath of office and the presidency itself), but because so many in Congress from both parties allowed Clinton to get away with it. The polls enabled Democrats to protect their law breaking president. The polls cowed the Republican leadership from performing justice. That is a dangerous precendent and should give Americans pause.

Despite the maddening lack of will to see justice done by both political parties in the impeachment drama, it is rewarding to read of the courage of the House Managers, who knowing the evidence, the law and the sanctity of the presidency were unafraid to do their jobs and hold the president accountable. Congressman James Rogan in particular stands out as a man of tremendous courage, the House Manager with the most to lose, but who in the end preferred to lose his seat than to see accountability lose all meaning in our government. Rogan is the kind of man so many Americans wish there were more of in government, someone who will do the right thing rather than the popular thing. And yet when there is such a man so many will turn on him and say "How dare he! " as is happening among Rogan's constituents.

I rate Schippers' book with 4 stars more for its message than its content. There are some interesting insider revelations, but many parts of the book are lifted out of the Congressional record which tends to bog the book down. And the book ends rather abruptly without shedding much light on the proceedings of the Senate trial, farce though it was. However, the transcript of Schippers summation before the House Judiciairy Committee is a stunning work of prose and weaves a tapistry of criminality by this president that is breathtaking and will forever deny Clinton apologists the tired spin of "It's all about sex." The Schippers summation alone makes this book a must read, especially for those who may yet be in denial about the nature of the impeachment and Clinton's crimes which led to it.

"SellOut" is well written, and though heavy with supporting details, is easy to read. Every Senator who refused to view the evidence before voting on whether or not to remove Clinton from office should resign out of shame over their cowardice. Reading "SellOut" made me sick to my stomach all over again. I was shocked when the impeachment process was going on to hear that the Senate wouldn't even look at the evidence because they had already made up their minds to kowtow to the Democrats. Seeing the details behind that decision and what it meant to the whole impeachment process reveals how dishonest and self-serving our elected representatives have become. Mr. Schippers is to be commended for writing such an honest and revealing book about how the powerful become corrupted. Especially after reading about Gore's outrageous machinations with the INS to get more possible Democrat voters registered, I'm glad Mr. Schippers was able to get it published before the November 7th election so that people could have their minds refreshed about why we need a change in the White House, as well as in the Senate.

As a Republican, I was excited to hear that a former Clinton insider was writing a book which he represented as being a balanced and fair assessment of the campaign and first term, which (paraphrasing) 'Clinton may not like, but hopefully will consider a fair recount of activities as seen through my eyes". I found the book to be insightful into the arena of "Spin Control". I was suprised at the depths to which George detailed his own personal failures and struggles to win the admiration of the President. The book reveals two sides of Clinton, some good, some bad, and depicts the salesmanship of a staunch liberal democrat - GS. His perspectives on the events were balanced, yet I found he did not use this same fairness when speaking to the issues. There are positive things coming from both parties, yet no credit is given to the Republicans on any of the issues. I found this disheartening considering his ability to point out both Clinton's and his own personal shortfalls. The book is light and reads more like a diary.

Stephanopolous has indeed smacked Clinton hard with this tell-almost-all tome, and his future credibility with employers -- if there is anything to karma -- will suffer. However, given Clinton's staggeringly consistent ability to tell lie after lie after lie, I'm happy to watch a former staffer or two who feels that their time was not well spent by ardently and repeatedly defending a dishonest man.

I am a former campaign staffer and a former administration worker bee -- neither at GS' level -- but his detailing of the trials of those endeavors ring very true, are entertaining, and well crafted. He's a good writer, he's as hard on himself as he is on others (harder, perhaps), and he seems to have written something that the much-vaunted Clinton attack team (that GS once staffed) hasn't been able to knock down. Remember when Robert Reich wrote Locked In The Cabinet? The Clintonites did a great job of tearing apart several of his recollections, casting doubt on his story of a President eager to discard his values.

This hasn't happened here. It probably won't. This rings true. Laced with betrayal, but true.

Nicely done, George.

In a year painfully short of acts of political courage, George Stephanopoulos has provided one. Those reading this book for an "insider's" view of the Clinton White House will find one, but hopefully they will stay for a fascinating journey of self-discovery and growth. It is a rare thing when a public figure is this open, this honest, and this willing to share the hopes, pains, and dilemmas of being a public figure. The book caught, and held my attention. It will do the same for other readers no matter what viewpoints they bring to it. In a parallel that I'm sure was intended by the author, his title "All Too Human" applies to each of the individuals that share this story -- and of the electorate they hope to serve. It raises interesting questions for every voter. What do we expect, and what are we willing to accept from our politicians? How do our expectations mold the political process? Mr. Stephanopolous' book is the type of primary source material that historians in the future will salivate over. It's balanced, readable, and interesting. Let's hope this is not the last we will hear from him as an author.

David Brock, the journalist and talking head who made his name by publishing the book "The Real Anita Hill," and appearing on cable talkshows since the early 1990s, arrives with his third expose, this time not about a person, but about the political climate of Washington. "Blinded By The Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative" contains a detailed account of Brock's transformation into a conservative, and his involvement in various conservative projects from the mid-1980s on. It's a strange narrative, full of personal resentment, bigotry, lies, backstabbing, and manipulation, and Brock's conclusion - that the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy not only existed, but operated with the ease of many former (and infamous) well-oiled political machines. Of course, this revelation is nothing surprising; it's kind of like when Alan Shepherd took the picture of Earth from orbit and, once and for all, determined that the Earth was not flat, but round.

The book begins in Brock's days at Berkeley, when the rampant political correctness that occurs on so many college campuses polarized him to more conservative views. Brock reasoned, quite correctly, that the lefties who rattle on and on about "free speech," but then stifle opposing viewpoints with vigor, are pure hypocrites. So he migrated to the right, infuriating people with his (mild) conservative editorials in the school paper and making some "friends" in the process. After school, when he took a job with a conservative Washington newspaper (owned by the psychotic Rev. Moon, no less), Brock honed his writing abilities and his broad conservative friend-base in Washington. As time marched on, Brock's renown grew, culminating in the above-mentioned book on Anita Hill, which he dismisses as out-and-out lies and an attempt at character assassination (remember that the next time Rush Limbaugh cites it as a source, if Rush bothers to cite anything at all).

What follows is a collection of snippits and vignettes about various figures in the conservative community who not only advocate the stretching of truth and lying to "prove" their "points," but who organize with each other to do so. The deception was so great that Brock doesn't hesitate to use the term "Right-Wing Conspiracy," as this is what it was: not an attempt so much to defame President Clinton, but instead to deceive and manipulate the American public for one sole purpose: the acquisition of power. It's a strange, Machiavellian lesson, and one that goes against everything America is supposed to stand for. Brock intersperses his account with tales of his closeted homosexuality, the issue which eventually led him to disassociate himself with the right. These tales, while interesting, won't be of much concern to the more politically-minded reader, and may very well alienate Brock from the (typically homophobic) audience that need to read this volume.

Sometimes rough, sometimes far too personal (you feel like a voyeur in someone else's kitchen), but despite these faults timely and important, "Blinded by the Right" is a book Americans should read. It serves as a firm reminder of the old notion "power corrupts," and while the conservative American voting public may have the best intentions, the leaders who abuse both religion and ideals to win those votes do not. Plato was of the opinion that the best leaders are those who do not wish to lead; with that in mind, how can anyone allow people like Brock's friends (or liberals, for that matter) to have the reigns of power in America? Maybe it's time power went back to the people, not the politicians - and this book argues that case better than any intellectual's essay ever could.

David Brock, former right-wing conservative pundit and inner circle (investigative) reporter tells his story of becoming a rabidly conservative writer and then his turn of conscience to the compassionate left. Pretty interesting read about the workings of the inner circle of the right wing conservatives. He wrote a bit of material in the Washington Times, the Spectator, and a couple of other conservative rags. He wrote the book about Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas, "vindicating" Thomas' alleged sexual misbehavior (which turned out to be true in the end). Eventually, he came out of the closet, but remained a friend of the circle due to his excellent ability to bash democrats. In the end, he was cast out because he wouldn't write an inaccurate book about Hillary Clinton (however, he wrote an ill-informed book on Anita Hill during a time of more innocence -- at least this is how Brock puts it) and because he was gay which had been accepted as long as he was bashing democrats and the left.

Brock tells all. He drops lots of names and stories about how this upper circle operates and what they hope to accomplish. Mostly he claims the information within is true. At times he offers some speculations and some rumors, but mostly not. The story runs chronologically and adds a lot of his personal insights and some quotes and references. It does seem a bit repetitive at times, but its removal might have made the book seem more a list of facts than feeling like you're sort of tagging along looking over his shoulder. Interesting nonetheless and a good reason for all of us to remain wary about and attentive to what is happening now.

The main unfortunate thing is no cheat sheet on the cast of characters, although it'd be pages long. At times, it was hard to keep up with all the people introduced. You'll have to make your own.

So, Hillary Clinton was right after all: there WAS a vast right-wing conspiracy out to destroy her husband's presidency. What we've got here, in David Brock's "Blinded by the Right," is the inside story on how the conspiracy worked, who funded it, and the lengths to which it was willing to go in order to achieve its goals. As convincingly portrayed by Brock, these people (Richard Mellon Scaife, Jerry Falwell, Ann Coulter, Matt Drudge, etc., etc.) are downright frightening: virulently homophobic, vicious, sleazy, lying, nasty, and fascistic are just a few of the adjectives that spring to mind. And these are just the inside members of the conspiracy. What's possibly even scarier is the millions of ordinary Americans who BELIEVED (and still believe) this hateful, spiteful garbage heap of lies. I'm referring particularly to the "dittoheads" (those who have loaned out their brains to Rush Limbaugh) and to all those afficionados of the most outrageous claims regarding Bill Clinton (that he was a murderer, drug dealer, etc.). We all know someone like that -- at work, in our families, at church, wherever.

And now, essentially, due to a questionable-at-best "victory" in the 2000 Presidential election, these same people are now running the country. Brock lays it all out for the reader in his book, and nobody has denied what he has to say. The thought that these anti-democratic, right-wing extremists (John Ashcroft, Dick Cheney, and their ilk) are now in charge of this country is not a pleasant one, to put it mildly. If you don't understand why, you desperately need to read David Brock's book. Even if you DO understand, in fact, you still should read Brock's book, just to get the full flavor of what the right-wing agenda is all about and how it works.

I've only got three significant criticisms of this book. First, there's no appendix, which is frustrating. Second, David Brock is not a sympathetic character for the vast majority of the book (still, Brock's assertions ring true, and also have not been refuted by anyone). Finally, this book is unpleasant to read -- it could (and should) make you sick to your stomach. As portrayed by Brock, the vast right wing conspiracy is far from harmless; it did a great deal of damage to our country and continues to do so. But, after reading David Brock's book, at least none of us can pretend we don't know the "lunatic fringe" is out there, or that we must fight it. In other words, after reading David Brock's courageous and timely book, none of us have any excuse for being "blinded by the right." Thank you, David Brock, for finding your conscience at long last!

Only one part of the total investigation...the report provides summary information in a very damaging he said/she said argument which has been written with political glasses on. It is organized, yet clearly government-ease in the level of language. The text is short on connections and verification of the charges summarized at the conclusion of the report. There is no discussion of constitutional basis for accusations. Clearly the report deals with innuendo and sexual explicit material, which provides the real draw for the reader...but is damaging for the President. The rebuttal from the White House should accompany the volume. One-sided material is rampant throughout the report and there is no ruling from the grand jury, unless implied in the 11 grounds for impeachment. I can move beyond the sex and power to the assertion that perception is reality with grand support in the report. Is this the perception of Mr. Starr or the grand jury? I wish the report was more revealing as to the deliberations of Starr using the evidence and will of the grand jury. The reader is left to assume too much to raise the level of credibility of this report to a level warranting impeachment proceedings. This lack of credibility results in suspicion of the facts presented, which translates into suspicion of the grounds for impeachment.

Over the protests of the President, his lawyers, and supporters (in Congress, press, and the liberal public), Judge Starr has delivered his report to Congress. This report, the result of a 7 month ($4.4 million) investigation outlines the case against the President for: perjury, obstruction of justice, subornation of perjury, and abuse of power. It does contain graphic sexual detail, the inclusion of which was made necessary by Mr. Clinton's continual denial (with legal "hair-splitting") that he had a sexual affair with Ms. Lewinsky. Buy it for reference or read it online, but to fully understand what is going on with this scandal (and the probable impeachment proceedings) one must get the information firsthand -- unfiltered and unbiased by middlemen. This is also just the first of several reports that Starr may submit to Congress; the investigations into Whitewater, the White House Travel Office firings, FBI file misappropriations, and Rose Law Firm billing records are all concluding shortly.

Any average citizen commiting perjury, or corporate executive having sex in the workplace with a college intern, or military person such as Kelly Flinn, would be, and have...lost their jobs, been demoted, removed from their position at the least. In the case of perjury...Federal Judges, have been put in prison!

Wake up people,...we do not live in old world England with a king and queen. Clinton is a citizen just like the rest of us, and since YOU would have to go to jail for commiting such crimes of perjury, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice SO SHOULD CLINTON. No one is above the law...not even Bill Clinton.

The Starr Report is a good read because it shows to what lengths we have to go to get the truth out of Bill Clinton...and he still resists!

***This Starr Report is not salacious.... .......it simply mirrors President Bill Clinton's BEHAVIOR which is INDEED salacious!

Starr is not "out of control" Bill Clinton's behavior IS "out of control!" Read the details in the Starr Report, and you'll see for yourself!