Leftwinger I admire your passion. You seem to be honestly concerned about the future of this country. Let me begin by saying that being conservative doesnt = being republican. I am not a person who is devoted to all the Bush policies. He has made his share of mistakes. Your argument falls in line with every other blind Bush-hater however. And that is why you will never be taken seriously. And as far as the troops are concerned you have drank the left kool-aid on this as well. I have family members in Iraq and the mainstream news will never report the overwhelming good that is being done there. Socialism DOESN'T work. Communism DOESN'T work. Captalism works. And you cannot be that naive to think that Bush can control the price of oil around the world. If you do you are among the blind Bush-haters that would blame Bush if the sun failed to rise in the morning. The energy crisis made headlines back in 1974. 34 years ago! We have had left, center, and right leaning Presidents and Congresses since then that have been unable or unwilling to prevent us from being at the mercy of mideast oil. The left has been instrumental in blocking any measures to drill for oil in the US as well as hampering nuclear power initiatives. There hasn't been a new oil refinery built in the US since the 70's. That wasn't the Bush's. Should we bring back the good ol' days of the Carter era? That was a fun economic time. I bought my first house back then with an FHA loan at 12.5%. So lets not talk about paying mortgages. As for medical problems, if you want socialized medicine, go ask the Canadians how that is working out for them. And if you have indeed made your million you have enjoyed the fruits of Capitalism. You cannot blast it now without the risk of sounding like a hypocrite. You have yours so now you raise your voice against the very vehicle you rode to your success? Big business employs large numbers of people who depend on their jobs for survival. That IS Captalism. Is the solution to penalize successful businesses? Keep them from becoming big business? What is the incentive to a business to prosper? Tax big business and that will lead to less jobs. Explain that to the guy who is working 2 jobs to pay for his mortgage and finds his job is gone. The bottom line Leftwinger is it is NOT the job of the Government to gaurantee the prosperity of all citizens. It is the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness. Nowhere is there a guarantee of hapiness. That is earned. Not given. You are right to question the price of higher education. Everyone complains about the price of gas but no one asks why the cost of higher education has been escalating out of control. Nor do they question the curriculum and the backgrounds of the Professors that teach our children. One of your most famous Dems of the last 50 years said it a lot better than I can: Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. I know I have been a little harsh with my response, but the basic difference between left and right is just how far and how much do we want the government involved in our life. One more tidbit before I sign off- The presidency is only one branch of the government (Executive) There are 2 others (Legislative and Judicial) that make up the totality of our government. The Dems have control of the legislative. I haven't seen anything worthwhile come out of Congress either. I live in Illinois and I have nothing nice to say about Barack Obama. He sat in a church for 20 years and said nothing while his Spritual advisor made racist remarks and outrageous accusations against white people. First he said he didnt recall hearing any of that. Then when he realized that just made him sound stupid, he said he did find some of what he said "troubling" OK so now he admits he is a liar. Is that change to believe in? His record in state and federal government is appalling. He has zero foreign policy experience. Illinois is almost dead last in terms of jobs. Cook county in Illinois has sales tax exceeding 10% !! That is Obama's track record. We are also blessed with the highest gas prices in the country. Leftwinger, I agree we need better politicians in Washington. And I am as concerned as you are about the direction of this country. I just disagree with you that Capitalism is bad and socialism is the cure. I believe in the US and its people and our ability to prosper without being dependent on government handouts, increasing taxes, and socialistic policies.

To my good friend, Leftwinger- Why are you so hostile? I wasn't even talking to you. Why are you calling me names? You don't even know me. I am a creep because I expressed my opinion? Why thats not very American ;-) I could have pointed out your ridiculous comments that you have posted here, but I didn't. In fact I am VERY HAPPY that you do post comments here. And do you know why? Because every time you do write something ridiculous, uninformative, and ignorant you sign it- LEFTWINGER You represent everything that the left stands for. So please keep posting and signing it Leftwinger. Your words speak volumes! Have a great day!!

Rightwinger- The author is a woman. Unfortunately she married into our family. I am sure I have your sympathy. Her husband (my relative) lost his mind. And his faith which we are all sad and sickened by.

Lola - the book is FICTION. Get a dictionary and look up the meaning of the word if you are confused. Geez. What was written about Hillary and Bill mentioned their names. This book is a sucker punch. What else can you expect from a "flaming liberal" (those are the aithor's own words when she describes her politics)

I am related to the author and while she personally is a nice person, this novel is garbage. I am embarassed that she married a relative of mine. This novel is akin to throwing a sucker punch at someone who cannot defend themself. Utter trash.