Published august 20, 2012, by robyn blumner on pocono record link to article. I guess it musta been you were so caught up that you didnt even notice we were fallin apart. It is about the growing domination of the legislative process by corporate money and the corresponding decline of the idea of a broad public interest. Sohail warraichs new book the party is over published. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless, and the middle class got. This column has argued for a while now that there is only one thing worse than oneparty autocracy, and that is. The first 10 chapters focus on aspects of the republican strategy or how the republican party. An american businessman visits london and is horrified to discover his nubile teenage daughter has become involved with a gang of thuggish beatniks. Its time to stop wishing for a single, hardball opportunity to end this state of abuse. The party is over with more than 20 years of experience on the hill, mike lofgren writes about how americas broken political system got the way it is now, who benefits from it, who loses, and. The new york times bestselling author of the party is over delivers a noholdsbarred, house of cardsstyle expose of who really wields power in washington.
I read charles koch s oped as i was finishing a new book called the party is over, by mike lofgren, who spent 30 years as a republican committee staffer in the u. The party s over was shot in 1963, but disputes with british censors prevented the film from opening in london until 1965, in a cut version that reportedly displeased director guy hamilton, who at. Watch the video for the partys over from blossom dearies verve jazz masters 51 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. None of those books were as outspoken and specific as lofgrens. The inflation which the republicans inherited, though somewhat abated, remains a major preoccupation of administration economists and average citizens. It is about how politicians use intensely polarized ideological issues as. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless, and the middle class got shafted kindle edition by lofgren, mike. Surely one reason to write a book about russia is to step back from the parade of astonishments and assess what really turned out to. In this essential and eyeopening book lofgren takes his argument one step further. Watch the video for the party s over from talk talk s the party s over for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Party s over available for download and read online in other formats. Praise lofgren s ideas are trenchant and farreaching.
With the feel of a longrepressed confession and the authority of an insiders testimony, like the antiwar views of a decorated infantry officer. Republican insider explains how religion destroyed the gop. The party is over by mike lofgren goes undercover to reveal what politics is like behind the screen. In 1939, george orwell wrote, we have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. His argument this time is that for all of the backstabbing and money grubbing of the campaign season, the politicians we elect have as little ability to shift policy as communist party apparatchiks. Mike lofgren is back with a book perfectly pitched for the frenzied circus of the primaries. We have had too little of the former and too much of the latter during recent decades. Richard heinberg has written an outstanding book, the party s over. Mike lofgren is back with a book perfectly pitched for the frenzied circus of the prima. It is about the growing domination of the legislative process. Presidential election in this documentary, a followup to 1993s the last. Useless, and the middle class got shafted by mike lofgren at barnes. This book is about americas broken political system.
There was a time, not so very long ago, when perfectly rational people ran the republican party. It is an oligarchy with a welldeveloped public relations strategy designed to soothe and anesthetize its followers with appeals to tradition, security, and family even as it pursues a radical agenda that would transform the country into a. Watch the video for the party s over from blossom dearie s verve jazz masters 51 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The party is over the party is over audiobook, by mike lofgren. Yul brynner and deborah kerr perform shall we dance from the king and i duration. Peter parker s most recent book is a reader s guide to twentiethcentury writers. Aug 15, 2012 former republican party insider mike lofgren s the party is over. Mike lofgren spent twentyeight years working in congress, the last sixteen as a senior analyst on the house and senate budget committees, which gave him an insiders look at the bush tax cuts, the troubled asset relief program, hurricane katrina disaster relief, the war on terrorism, debates on the pentagon budget, and the various deficitreduction commissions. The gop and republicans are a lot different in politics now than they were decades ago. He s critical of democrats but saves his real bashing for republicans, whom he called lunatics in a truthout piece that got so many hits so fast that the site crashed. Facing a crisis that had the republican partys most loyal stalwarts wondering if the outfit would even survive another 10 years, its most beloved figures lumbered. Actors and political activists come together to take a long, hard look at the state of the union during the 2000 u. Lofgren tears into congress high measure of low cunning, especially among republicans, whose use of political terrorism illustrates the partys principal objectives.
This tale of the wayward young daughter of an industrialist, amoral beatniks and death at a party sounded like a blend of musicallydriven mild exploitation film beat girl, one of the scandals around pete doherty, and my favourite book as a teenager, the secret history. Essay on analysis of the party is over by mile lofgren bartleby. The party is over with more than 20 years of experience on the hill, mike lofgren writes about how americas broken political system got the way it. The book is parceled out into different let s get this out of the way first. In the book, the party is over, veteran republican mike lofgren writes about the rise of politicized religious fundamentalism and how the gop devolved into antiintellectual nuts. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless and the middle class got shafted, receiving. Sep 14, 2012 lofgren expands upon these themes in the party is over, his fastmoving, hardhitting, dryly witty booklength account of the radicalization of his party, the failures of democratic rivals. The republican party is no longer a broadbased conservative party in the historically accepted sense. September 14, 2012 link to article a little over a year ago, a 28year veteran republican congressional staffer, mike lofgren, decided to leave his job, but he didnt go quietly. As a result, a bill entitled the employee misclassification act was introduced in both houses of congress this year and is designed to target this abuse. Mike lofgrens the party is over there are a lot of books published this year criticizing one or the other of the political parties, written by the usual partisan suspects who grind their partys ideological axe down to a guillotines edge. In the party s over, richard heinberg places this momentous transition in historical context, showing how industrialism arose from the harnessing of fossil fuels, how competition to control access to oil shaped the geopolitics of the twentieth century and how contention for dwindling energy resources in the twentyfirst century will lead to. Introduction this book is about americas broken political system. Lofgren, a republican who worked as a congressional staffer for 28 years, made news in september 2011 when he angrily quit over the debt ceiling crisis.
Enter mike lofgren, todays intelligent man who is fulfilling that duty. The party may be over, but holleran is still out there, sending back reports that are unflinching, provocative, witty and shrewd. Aug 31, 2016 a generous reading of the partys overfour reworks of the collectives bestknown songs and a barelythere title trackshows the timelessness of public enemy and rage against the. The book is parceled out into different lets get this out of the way first. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless, and the middle class got shafted.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the party is over. May 11, 2018 in the book, the party is over, veteran republican mike lofgren writes about the rise of politicized religious fundamentalism and how the gop devolved into antiintellectual nuts. The party s over was one of the most intriguing propositions when i first heard of the bfi flipside films last year. Definition of the partys over in the idioms dictionary. The inflation which the republicans inherited, though somewhat abated, remains a major preoccupation of. Wynton marsalis the partys over from the midnight blues. Surely one reason to write a book about russia is to step back from the parade of astonishments and assess what really turned out to be a crisis and what didnt. Fear not, the dems come in for their share of tough talk they are zombies, a party of the living dead. In a widely read parting essay published at, he asserted that the party hed spent his career in had been taken over by.
Lofgren expands upon these themes in the party is over, his fastmoving, hard hitting, dryly witty booklength account of the radicalization of. Sep 16, 2012 i read charles koch s oped as i was finishing a new book called the party is over, by mike lofgren, who spent 30 years as a republican committee staffer in the u. In 2012, lofgren published the book the party is over. With oliver reed, clifford david, ann lynn, katherine woodville.
May 18, 2011 wynton marsalis the partys over from the midnight blues. So turn out the lights, lights out the party s over. The partys over was shot in 1963, but disputes with british censors prevented the film from opening in london until 1965, in a cut version that reportedly displeased director. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mike lofgren spoke about his book the party is over. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless, and the middle class got shafted by mike lofgren. Drawing on insights gleaned over three decades on capitol hill, much of it on the budget committee, he paints a gripping portrait of the dismal swamp on the potomac and the revolution it will take to reclaim our government and set us back on course. Presidential election in this documentary, a followup to 1993 s the last. I believe this book was more for criticizing the gop and republicans that the democrats. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless, and the middle class got shafted paperback august 27, 20. Turn out the lights, lights out the party s over for you.
Mike lofgren, angry gop insider, says the party is over. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless, and the middle class got shafted penguin, 2012, is an admirable effort. The 365page book throws light on the role of pakistans institutions and consists of predictions made in over 100 columns, most of which proved true and the rest are about to prove correct. A generous reading of the partys overfour reworks of the collectives bestknown songs and a barelythere title trackshows the timelessness of. So how did the party of lincoln become the party of lunatics. Having read mike lofgrens book i really do understand the populist appeal of both. Lofgren expands upon these themes in the party is over, his fastmoving, hardhitting, dryly witty booklength account of the radicalization of. The book s main points are that modern industrial societies are completely dependent on fossil fuels, they are vulnerable to reductions in energy availability, fossil fuel depletion is inevitable, peak oil is imminent, and that oil plays a major role in us foreign policy, terrorism, war, and geopolitics. He bailed last year, having decided his party had gone crazy and that democrats werent much better. The party is over is an analysis of how washington dc and, thus, how the government as a whole has changed over the last several decades and the most likely factors that facilitated the change. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Nov 04, 2010 the obama administration estimates that it can recapture billions in lost tax revenue over the next ten years just by cracking down on the misuse of independent contractor status. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless, and the middle class got shafted in new york journal of books.
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