This book is, on one level, a fine politicial strategy book, For example..problem: Governor Bush could not raise funds or campaign in the primaries as effectively as his competitors,as he had a state to run. But Rove had written a paper on President McKinley who had the same problem. Emulating McKinley's solution was the answer.
On another level, it is a surprisingly unbiased summary of the Bush years--what went right and why; what went wrong and why. Rove accepts full blame for what he perceives as his own mistakes.
If this well-written book has a flaw,I felt that the investment of two or three chapters on the Valerie Plame travesty was overdone.Richard Armitage --a dove at State- was the leaker; Rove was blameless. But it meant a good deal to Rove, of course, so perhaps the comprehensiveness of the subject was necessary.
Well done. Very interesting and revealing. Highly recommnended.Get more detail about Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight.
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