Shrub: The Short But Happy Political Life of G.W.Bush - Hardcover

Ivins, Molly; Dubose, Lou

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375503994 ISBN 13: 9780375503993

Publisher: Random House USA Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Examines the life of President George Bush's son and complains that his success is due largely to his political vagueness

About this title

About the Author:

Molly Ivins' column is syndicated to more than two hundred newspapers from Anchorage to Miami, including her home paper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, she is the former co-editor of The Texas Observer and the former Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The New York Times. She has a B.A. from Smith College and a master's in journalism from Columbia University. Her first book, Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?, spent more than twelve months on the New York Times bestseller list.

Lou Dubose has been active in Texas journalism for seventeen years, as both a newspaper reporter and a freelancer, and has covered the Texas Legislature for the past thirteen years. He has a master's degree in Latin American studies. Since 1987, he has been the edito

From the Inside Flap:

it comes to reporting on politics, nobody does it smarter or funnier than bestselling author Molly Ivins. In Shrub, Ivins focuses her Texas-size smarts on the biggest politician in her home state: George Walker Bush, or "Shrub," as Ivins has nicknamed Bush the Younger.
        
A candidate of vague speeches and an ambiguous platform, Bush leads the pack of GOP 2000 presidential hopefuls; "Dubya" could very well be our next president. What voters need now is an original, smart, and accessible analysis of Bush--one that leaves the "youthful indiscretions" to the tabloids and gets to the heart of his policies and motivations. Ivins is the perfect woman for the job.
        
With her trademark wit and down-home wisdom, Molly Ivins shares three pieces of advice on judging a politician: "The first is to look at the record. The second is to look at the record.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0375503994
• ISBN 13: 9780375503993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 213