(cross posted in my personal blog)
I finished Mitt Romney's book No Apology (hardback edition). I'll give a brief summary and then follow the summary with specifics below the fold.
Brief Summary
In many ways, Mr. Romney's book is a decent book; it is well written and it is at its best when it explains things like economic metrics. Note: Mr. Romney wrote this himself; he didn't use a ghostwriter.
I can recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the 2012 election. I also recommend Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope as a counter...a different vision.
Mr. Romney's book contains one amusing inconsistency: he, at times, correctly points out that anecdotal arguments are weak and not to be trusted...and then he provides data (sometimes appropriate data) to back up his argument. Then at other times...well, Mr. Romney provides anecdotal arguments!
Mr. Romney also takes a "daddy knows best" tone in many places, suggesting that the rest of the world "know its place" (e. g. that it isn't up with the United States). In domestic matters, at times it appears that Mr. Romney feels that some (the wealthy?) "know best" and that others just be quiet and listen.
He talks about the importance of The American Dream (to raise one's economic status) all the while talking up policies that, well, retard that dream.
Still, the book contains an adult discussion of ideas in the way that Sarah Palin's book does not and has gotten me to at least acknowledge some points of view that hadn't occurred to me before.
And yes, this book is light years ahead of Sarah Palin's book. There is no comparison at all.
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