Is Our Children Learning?

Paul Begala was a chief strategist for the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign. He served as counselor to the president in the Clinton White House, where he coordinated policy, politics, and communications. He was senior adviser to the pro-Obama Super PAC that played a critical role in reelecting Obama in 2012. He is the author of five books, including Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush; It’s Still the Economy, Stupid; Buck Up, Suck Up...and Come Back When You Foul Up (with James Carville); Third Term: Why George W. Bush Loves John McCain; and Take it Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future (with James Carville). Begala is a CNN political commentator and an affiliated professor of public policy at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Paul earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas. He and his wife live quietly in Virginia with their four sons and a German shepherd. (Okay, so they don’t live too quietly.)

• ContentsIntroduction Governor Bush: My Substitute Teacher Where's George? How Bush Disappeared from the National Guard for a Year El Busto: Bush as a Bidnessman Bush's Emphasis on Education: Public Policy, or a Desperate Cry for Help? "It's Still the Economy...and Bush Is Stupid!" Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition! To Die For: Bush and the Environment Social Insecurity Why Help Working Families When You Can Suck Up to Wealthy Families? Is There an HMO Bureaucrat in the House? The Grim Reaper Wore a Smirk: Bush and the Death Penalty Bush and Race: "Porch Monkeys," Bob Jones, and the Confederate Flag Dan Quayle Without the Experience: Bush and Foreign Policy Is Bush Really Dumb? Or, "Let's Get Ready to STUMBLE!" Cheney Mania! Poppy's PickSources

James Carville Every Democrat should memorize this book, every Independent should read it, and every Republican should fear it.