Publisher Description

Here is the definitive portrait of the ultimate power broker by "the toughest, most in-your-face investigative reporter in the U.S.A." (Greg Palast). Dick Cheney sets energy policy. He guided the nation into war with Iraq. And, working closely with Karl Rove, he oversees the political infrastructure that allows corporate interests and the religious right to control lawmaking, regulation, the selection of judges, and the development of foreign policy. As John Dean put it, "This page-turner closes the case: Cheney is our de facto president."With an emboldened administration that has turned a thin victory into a renewed mandate—rewarding ideologues and purging dissenters—John Nichols's question is more urgent than ever: can this nation survive four more years of Dick Cheney?The Rise and Rise of Richard B. Cheney draws on groundbreaking reporting—including exclusive interviews with Cheney's college professors, Nelson Mandela, Gore Vidal, and political insiders.

Author Biography

John Nichols, The Nation's Washington correspondent, has covered progressive politics and activism in the United States and abroad for more than a decade. Nichols is the author of two books: It's the Media, Stupid and Jews for Buchanan (The New Press, 2001).

Review

"Instructive, offering a blow-by-blow brief on Cheney's rise to power." —Independent Weekly (Durham)

"Makes a persuasive case . . . that the vice-presidency is the real locus of power in the current U.S. administration: Cheney runs the show." —London Review of Books

"If you doubt that Cheney fits his sarcastic self-description as `the evil genius in the corner,' [this book] will go leagues toward dispelling it." —Pittsburgh City Paper

Long Description

The indispensable portrait of the man who still runs the world. Here is the definitive portrait of the ultimate power broker by "the toughest, most in-your-face investigative reporter in the U.S.A." (Greg Palast). Dick Cheney sets energy policy. He guided the nation into war with Iraq. And, working closely with Karl Rove, he oversees the political infrastructure that allows corporate interests and the religious right to control lawmaking, regulation, the selection of judges, and the development of foreign policy. As John Dean put it, "This page-turner closes the case: Cheney is our de facto president." With an emboldened administration that has turned a thin victory into a renewed mandate--rewarding ideologues and purging dissenters--John Nichols's question is more urgent than ever: can this nation survive four more years of Dick Cheney? Now available in paperback and updated to include an analysis of the 2004 election and the composition of the new cabinet, "The Rise and Rise of Richard B. Cheney" draws on groundbreaking reporting--including exclusive interviews with Cheney's college professors, Nelson Mandela, Gore Vidal, and political insiders. Originally published in hardcover as "Dick: The Man Who Is President."

Review Quote

Lay[s] bare the agenda, tactics, and worldview of the Bush administration... Just reading the 10-page introduction will give even the seriously studied Bush basher an "ah-ha" moment. It connects all the dots.

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