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Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views
By Peter Clothier
I was a little concerned about reading the “Bush Diaries.” I wondered what kind of man would feel the need to write to the President in a Weblog every day for a year It sounded kind of obsessive to me. I was also afraid that it would be full of inarticulate rants to the President. I get tired of encountering anti-Bush people that can’t really present good arguments about why they are unhappy. They just know that they are unhappy and don’t like the way that things are going, but aren’t willing to research their arguments.
In “The Real Bush Diaries,” Peter Clothier delivers an articulate, well-written and researched journal. He tells Bush like it is. He presents his points well and in a manner that tells me that he would not lose a debate about his liberal anti-Bush beliefs. He expresses his concern to Bush about what is going on in the world. He discusses his experiences of communicating with people outside of this country and how badly we as Americans look to them. It is really sad that things have gotten to this point.
The journal starts in the first year of Bush’s second term. It was interesting to look back and see all that happened in that year. Clothier writes his blog entries carefully and well thought out. He also uses a great deal of wit that makes his entries enjoyable. As the year progresses, we learn about his own personal life and how Bush’s actions reflect on his ideas. He offers some of his entries in the form of poetry. I admire his writing skills and ability to be so versatile.
If you are not a Bush fan, you will enjoy “The Real Bush Diaries.” If you voted for Bush like I did, after reading this book, you might feel some shame for being partially responsible for the shambles that our country has gotten itself into.
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