Gore and Bush – 2 books – Why folks voted for Nader in 2000 – U.S. politics, elections, and how nothing changes
—Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush, Molly Ivins, First edition, 2000 Like New
—Al Gore: A User’s Manual, Alexander Cockburn & Jeffrey St. Clair; 2000 Like New
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Gore and Bush – these 2 books show why folks voted for Nader in 2000:

SHRUB: THE SHORT BUT HAPPY POLITICAL LIFE OF GEORGE , Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose; Random House; 1st edition (2nd printing), 2000, Hardcover, ISBN: 978-0375503993; 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches, 179pp.
LIKE NEW condition – never opened, never read, no markings, overstock

When it comes to reporting on politics, nobody does it smarter or funnier than bestselling author Molly Ivins. In Shrub, Ivins focuses on the biggest politician in her home state: George Walker Bush. “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. This book 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. And third, look at the record.”
In this book, Ivins takes a good, hard look at the record of the man who could be the leader of the free world.  Ivins tracks Dubya’s winding, sometimes unlikely path from a failed congressional bid to a two-term governorship. Bush has made plenty of friends and supporters along the way, including Texas oil barons, evangelist Billy Graham, and co-investors in the Texas Rangers baseball team. “You would have to work at it to dislike the man,” she writes. But for all of Bush’s likeability, Ivins points to the lack of political passion from this ascending presidential candidate. In her words, “If you think his daddy had trouble with ‘the vision thing,’ wait till you meet this one.”
“Witty, trenchant, and on target, Ivins gives a singularly perceptive and entertaining analysis of George W. Bush. To head to the voting booth without it would be downright un-American.”

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AL GORE: A USER’S MANUAL – Alexander Cockburn & Jeffrey St. Clair; Verso, 2000; First Edition, August 2000; ISBN is 9781859848036; Hardcover; 5.6 x 1 x 7.5 inches ; 284pp.
LIKE NEW condition – never opened, never read, no markings, overstock

“This is the first unsparing look at the man whom his parents raised from birth to be president of the United States.