No Apology

The Case for American Greatness

On his first presidential visit to address the European nations, President Obama felt it necessary to apologize for America’s international power. He repeated that apology when visiting Latin America, and again to Muslims worldwide in an interview broadcast on Al-Arabiya television.

In No Apology, Mitt Romney asserts that American strength is essential—not just for our own well-being, but for the world’s. Governments such as China and a newly robust Russia threaten to overtake us on many fronts, and Islam continues its dangerous rise. Drawing on history for lessons on how great powers collapse, Romney shows how and why our national advantages have eroded. From the long-term decline of our manufacturing base, our laggard educational system that has left us without enough engineers, scientists, and other skilled professionals, our corrupted financial practices that led to the current crisis, and the crushing impact of entitlements on our future obligations, America is in debt, overtaxed, and unprepared for the challenges it must face. We need renewal: fresh ideas to cut through complicated problems and restore our strength.

Creative and bold, Romney proposes simple solutions to rebuild industry, create good jobs, reduce out-of-control spending on entitlements and health care, dramatically improve education, and restore a military battered by eight years of war.

Most important, he calls for a new commitment to citizenship, a common cause we all share, rather than a laundry list of individual demands. Many of his solutions oppose President Obama’s policies, many also run counter to Republican thinking, but all have one strategic aim: to move America back to political and economic strength. Personal and dynamically-argued, No Apology is a call to action by a man who cares deeply about America’s history, its promise, and its future.

©2010 Mitt Romney (P)2010 Macmillan Audio

Great message, if it was 30 years ago...

What made the experience of listening to No Apology the most enjoyable?

Was impressed at first, then the story turned scary...Russia and China are not the enemy, maybe 30 years ago, seems Romney is in a time warp...

If you???ve listened to books by Mitt Romney before, how does this one compare?

his first book

Did Mitt Romney do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

well written

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

History has already proved much of his ideas expressed as wrong for America, in my opinion... It is ok to apolgies...

Outstanding

If you believe in self-sufficiency, independence, accountability, a strong defense, a balanced budget and in keeping your rights, freedom and money and liked Atlas Shrugged, then you will enjoy this read. Yes, its academic, but its understandable and his points are well documented and true. Its a book for the productive citizens of America. If your a moocher or a looter... don't bother to read it, it will just confuse you.

You can like this book without being a Republican.

I have never voted Republican and I have no intention of voting for Mitt Romney but I like to read or listen to the books written by all the major political players. I feel that a book is the best way for a politician to get his/her true message out without being subject to 30 second sound bites. I have listened to many and more of these books. Mitt Romney's "No Apology" is the best of the bunch both for his excellent/personal reading of it and for the clear and concise way he states his political positions. I disagree with a lot of what he says but I have to give him credit for writing and reading an excellent book. If you are interested in American politics this book is worth reading regardless of your personal politics.

Wonderful read

Where does No Apology rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

top ten, easy

Who was your favorite character and why?

Romney himself. The man should have been president...

What about Mitt Romney’s performance did you like?

Very personable narrative

Any additional comments?

The man should have been president. I'm excited that he will be one of the senators of my state!

This is a must read in 2012! Not so much later...

Where does No Apology rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Given the importance of this year's election (2012), this book clearly articulates Romney's ideas on policy. For anyone who thinks he doesn't have ideas or a plan - for crying out loud he's written an entire book on policy and this is it! If you want to get to know the candidate better, this is it.

Since this was written, Romney has gone back from common-sense conservatism to get-what-I-Want "moderatism". Alas, he's become a RINO, and so I can't recommend his old writings as I have no idea if he was ever sincere.