Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
If you wish to understand the genesis of the miracle of Nov 4th read or listen to an audio recording of the book “Master of the Senate. By Robert Caro
Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
I have always been a Genesis fan, (in fact while I write this, by pure coincidence I am listening to Carpet Crawlers). I never heard of the album ‘The Miracle of Nov 4th’ was that before or after Peter Gabriel left?
Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
This is philosophy?
Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
In this book you will learn to love and to hate LBJ and also to love and to hate the US Senate. You will also learn why LBJ is essentially the man who made the Nov 4th election of Obama possible.
Amazon.com Review
Robert Caro's Master of the Senate examines in meticulous detail Lyndon Johnson's career in that body, from his arrival in 1950 (after 12 years in the House of Representatives) until his election as JFK's vice president in 1960. This, the third in a projected four-volume series, studies not only the pragmatic, ruthless, ambitious Johnson, who wielded influence with both consummate skill and "raw, elemental brutality," but also the Senate itself, which Caro describes (pre-1957) as a "cruel joke" and an "impregnable stronghold" against social change. The milestone of Johnson's Senate years was the 1957 Civil Rights Act, whose passage he single-handedly engineered. As important as the bill was--both in and of itself and as a precursor to wider-reaching civil rights legislation--it was only close to Johnson's Southern "anti-civil rights" heart as a means to his dream: the presidency. Caro writes that not only does power corrupt, it "reveals," and that's exactly what this massive, scrupulously researched book does. A model of social, psychological, and political insight, it is not just masterful; it is a masterpiece.
Amazon.com Review
Robert Caro's Master of the Senate examines in meticulous detail Lyndon Johnson's career in that body, from his arrival in 1950 (after 12 years in the House of Representatives) until his election as JFK's vice president in 1960. This, the third in a projected four-volume series, studies not only the pragmatic, ruthless, ambitious Johnson, who wielded influence with both consummate skill and "raw, elemental brutality," but also the Senate itself, which Caro describes (pre-1957) as a "cruel joke" and an "impregnable stronghold" against social change. The milestone of Johnson's Senate years was the 1957 Civil Rights Act, whose passage he single-handedly engineered. As important as the bill was--both in and of itself and as a precursor to wider-reaching civil rights legislation--it was only close to Johnson's Southern "anti-civil rights" heart as a means to his dream: the presidency. Caro writes that not only does power corrupt, it "reveals," and that's exactly what this massive, scrupulously researched book does. A model of social, psychological, and political insight, it is not just masterful; it is a masterpiece.
Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
I object to the classification of Obama's election to the presidency as a miracle.
It's almost impossible to envision a situation where after 8 years of Bush Jr, with the republican leader being both too right-wing to win support of liberals and democrats, and too left-wing to win support of most hard-line republicans, and having chosen an imbicile as his running mate could possibly have lost to ANY remotely reasonable democratic candidate.
It's almost impossible to envision a situation where after 8 years of Bush Jr, with the republican leader being both too right-wing to win support of liberals and democrats, and too left-wing to win support of most hard-line republicans, and having chosen an imbicile as his running mate could possibly have lost to ANY remotely reasonable democratic candidate.
Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
Devonin;1054437 wrote: I object to the classification of Obama's election to the presidency as a miracle.
It's almost impossible to envision a situation where after 8 years of Bush Jr, with the republican leader being both too right-wing to win support of liberals and democrats, and too left-wing to win support of most hard-line republicans, and having chosen an imbicile as his running mate could possibly have lost to ANY remotely reasonable democratic candidate.
I suspect that you might broaden your ability to envision the matter if you were to read the book. One must have a comprehension of American history to recognize the movement of American attitudes from 1957 to 2008.
It's almost impossible to envision a situation where after 8 years of Bush Jr, with the republican leader being both too right-wing to win support of liberals and democrats, and too left-wing to win support of most hard-line republicans, and having chosen an imbicile as his running mate could possibly have lost to ANY remotely reasonable democratic candidate.
I suspect that you might broaden your ability to envision the matter if you were to read the book. One must have a comprehension of American history to recognize the movement of American attitudes from 1957 to 2008.
Genesis of the Nov 4 Miracle
I suspect that you might broaden your ability to envision the matter if you were to read the book. One must have a comprehension of American history to recognize the movement of American attitudes from 1957 to 2008.
I suspect that your ad hominem attack has its basis in an ignorance of my background.
I suspect that your ad hominem attack has its basis in an ignorance of my background.