Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #613 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 310 pages

From the Inside Flap
Are you fed up with bickering politicians, self-satisfied bureaucrats, and a government that never seems to address the real problems facing our country? Can we create a government that is small, efficient, and responsive--from the state house to the White House? Is that kind of real change even possible? Newt Gingrich, architect of the Contract with America, says it's time for citizens to demand results from our elected officials. In this revealing and exciting new book, he shows how America can achieve transformational change--from a government of bureaucratic failure to a government that can meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. As a first step, Gingrich busts the pernicious myth that America is divided between conservative red states and liberal blue states. As Gingrich points out, the American people are united on almost every important issue facing our country--including immigration, taxes, defending America, and freedom of religion. The real division is between red-white-and-blue America and a fringe on the left. Red-white-and-blue America believes overwhelmingly--by majorities of 70 percent or more--that we need a change in course. But our politicians aren't listening. Gingrich reveals why the Democratic Party can't deliver real change and why the Republican Party won't. He provides answers and a step-by-step, issue-by-issue toolkit for building a better America--the safe, innovative, and dynamic America we all want. What will take us from the world that fails to the world that works? Real change--the kind of change that happens when politicians drop their own agendas and respond to the will of the people. Newt Gingrich shows us how we can make real change a reality.

From the Back Cover
Real change requires REAL CHANGE

"We're standing on the edge of a potential golden age for America. Advances in technology, science, engineering, and medicine hold the promise of benefits our parents couldn't even dream of. If we make the right choices now, America will enjoy a level of prosperity, safety, and freedom unknown to previous generations. But if we make the wrong choices, we will suffer the very serious consequences of a set of challenges we choose to ignore. . . . We the people can force real change and can secure the kind of future America and our children and grandchildren deserve."

About the Author
NEWT GINGRICH was the chief architect of the Contract with America that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Gingrich is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, a FOX political analyst, and general chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future. He resides in Virginia with his wife, Callista, and has two daughters and two grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

Does he think were stupid?
tries to sound noble at heart yet supports the very oppsite of that at everyt turn (bush policies)

Interesting ideas from the former Speaker of the House
Newt Gingrich is one of the leading Republican public intellectuals. I hesitate to call him a conservative because I am not sure he is. Given to the typical politician's flair for bombast, Gingrich still manages to sound intelligent and realistic most of the time.

Here, Newt assisted by two co-authors makes his case for "real change". Gingrich explains in the first part what we all know: it is "a time for change". He explores why, in his opinion, Republicans failed to govern successfully (an understatement) and why Democrats can't deliver what he considers "real change". It's an excellent, fairly balanced section, especially with his concluding remarks on the perilous state of education in the United States. Meaningful change will not occur with an ignorant populace, which is what we have today - and the next generation is going to be even more lacking in knowledge, if not intelligence.

The second section, "Real Change Is Possible", is I think somewhat superfluous. It sets out the case that individuals can make a difference (which I think is doubtful). Gingrich provides what he considers examples of change, such as the replacing of the "old order" in Britain and France and Giulani's success in New York City. This section is cheerleading, in my opinion, and perhaps necessary.

Part three, entitled "Real Change Requires Real Solutions", gets down to the nitty-gritty of how our society and nation needs to change. A sensible immigration policy. Acheiving "enduring prosperity" for American workers. "Real change" for Social Security. Reining in the judiciary. And so forth. You may agree or disagree with Gingrich's politics and his philosophy, but the man is worth considering. All of his subjects represent real problems for our nation. While some of his solutions struck me as being unworkable, most make a lot of sense in broad terms.

This really isn't a outrageously partisan book. Rather it is a thoughtfully considered argument by someone who is clearly concerned for the fate of the nation.

Worth reading, whatever your political persuasion.

Jerry

NEWT For President
This book is in great shape and Newt's the man to straighten out this country! I wish he would run for President or at least be chosen for the VP spot.