Analysis of The Party Is Over by Mile Lofgren
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The Party is Over by Mike Lofgren goes undercover to reveal what politics is like behind the screen. I believe this book was more for criticizing the GOP and Republicans that the Democrats. The GOP and Republicans are a lot different in politics now than they were decades ago. The book talks about how the Republicans are against the government, how Republicans are anti-science and anti-intellectual, and also how they view religious rights. All of these lead to problems with politics. The Democrats were brought up than the Republicans, but were still mentioned. They too did some damage in today’s politics. This book informs us on how the Republicans went crazy and Democrats became useless, and how it’s become a problem.
The Republicans are against the federal government. In result, they are ruining the concept of the foundations of self- rule in a representative democracy. They use objection, obstruction, and filibustering to block not only the process of government but also in order to make Americans deeply cynical about Washington. According to the book, legislating has become “war minus the shooting”. Eric Cantor, the House Republican leader, said he would shut off major legislation which further on could potentially affect our economic recovery an entire congressional session. Another example of a Republican who isn’t exactly fit for the political job is Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich saw the House as a rotten and corrupt institution largely because it was run by democrats. When Gingrich won control over the House, it only resulted in wasted money and stationary committee nameplates. He also decimated the traditional committee system, and reduced the power of the committee chairman. When he stepped down and the other Republic...
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...ous statements it can be inferred that in some ways the Obama administration was like the Bush Administration in terms of foreign national policies. Obama also made poor choices by expanding on Bush policies that were already a dangerous jaunt from constitutional practices. Another thing Obama did was increase our expenditures by the billions, which can cause harm in his domestic reform agendas, and might lead to divisive and expensive foreign wars.
In closing, this book informs us on how the Republicans went crazy and Democrats became useless, and how it’s become a problem. The books unfolds the faults of the Republicans and Democrats “behind the scenes”, and made me more aware of the parties today.
Works Cited
Lofgren, Mike. The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted. New York: Viking, 2012. Print
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how lofgren's the party is over goes undercover to reveal what politics is like behind the screen.
- Explains that republicans are against the federal government, ruining the foundations of self-rule in a representative democracy. they use objection, obstruction, and filibustering to block government.
- Opines that fundamentalists are more for religious beliefs and less for science. they compare palm witchcraft and palm reading to the scientific method.
- Explains that religious fundamentalism may have been the key factor in the transformation of the republican party.
- Opines that fundamentalists are not fit for presidency because of their authoritarian traits. they believe that everyone should behave as ities decide.
- Analyzes how lofgren criticized any democratic candidate that runs for presidency as weak on national security or an appeaser. the obama administration was like the bush administration in terms of foreign national policies.
- Concludes that the book informs us on how the republicans went crazy and democrats became useless, and how it’s become a problem.
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