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Irene

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  • It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism | [Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein]
    It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
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    It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein
    • Narrated By William Hughes
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (91)
    Performance
    (77)
    Story
    (80)

    Congressional scholars Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein identify two overriding problems that have led Congress—and the United States—to the brink of institutional collapse. But they offer a panoply of useful ideas and reforms, endorsing some solutions, like greater public participation and institutional restructuring, while debunking others, like independent or third-party candidates. Above all, they call on the media as well as the public to focus on the true causes of dysfunction rather than just throwing the bums out every election cycle.

    Scott says: "A No-Nonsense Look at our Current Political Crisis"
    "Timely and Great Content"
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    Where does It's Even Worse Than It Looks rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    It was very good to hear a book written by a bipartisan pair. It kept my attention and I wanted to continue listening until each chapter was complete.


    What did you like best about this story?

    I liked that is was timely - I had seen the authors on a talk show and saw the topic as one that was current. It scared me to think that it was worse that it looked. They seemed to be people who, at one time, were from either side of the aisle and now were on the same side of the issue. That is truly what drew me to the book. How did we get here? How can we see our way out of the mess? Or really - CAN we see our way out.


    Which character – as performed by William Hughes – was your favorite?

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    What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

    That the GOP has fractured and is having a hard time recognizing their own party at times. It is interesting that the Speaker has been unable to get things done because the "Young Guns" have tied his hands; so many things being done contrarily are done for the sole purpose of keeping President Obama a one term President not for the good of a country.


    Any additional comments?

    This was an excellent book.

    8 of 11 people found this review helpful

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