A critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush reveals how the current administration has used misstatements, half-truths, distortions, and other deceptions to mislead Americans and how this manipulation has led to failed policies, hindered homeland security, damaged foreign relations, and undermined efforts to improve the economy.
Like it or not, most Americans take it for granted that deception is entrenched in the highest levels of government. Up until now most of the arguments about lying have been moral. But in this groundbreak- ing and closely reasoned book, bestselling political commentator Eric Alterman lays bare the disastrous practical consequences of presidential duplicity since World War II.