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Buck Wild
How Republicans Broke the Bank And Became the Party of Big Government
by Stephen Slivinski
ISBN: 159555064X
ISBN-13: 9781595550644
Format: Hardcover
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"For chapter and verse on the administration's betrayal of fiscal conservatism, look no further."
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Published date: 2006
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.82 pounds
Pages: 272
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Buck Wild: How Republicans Broke the Bank and Became the Party of Big Government
Stephen A. Slivinski
[ Edition: Reprint ]. Excellent Condition. Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub Date: 8/15/2006 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 272 [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] ( more information) Offered by BookHolders (United States)
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Buck Wild: How Republicans Broke the Bank and Became the Party of Big Government
Slivinski, Stephen A
Thomas Nelson. As New in As New dust jacket 2006. Hardcover. Hardcover with dust jacket, like new, clean, tight. There is a 1/2" tear to the front of the dust jacket as well as edgewear over all. Nonfiction. ; 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.7 Inches; 260 pages; One chart in this succinct, readable book compares overall federal spending under presidential administrations since Johnson's; another chart shows that spending minus military, homeland security, and entitlement (mostly Social Security and Medicare) outlays. The first shows Bush II outspending every administration since LBJ's; the second, every one but Nixon and Ford's. What happened to the party that railed against big government? Well, it caved to "the smell of the marble." The moneyed ambience of a capital crawling with organizational lobbyists and devoid of ordinary-citizen advocates seduced would-be budget hawks of the Reagan and especially the Contract-with-America revolutions. In chronicling this GOP collapse, Slivinski shows that both revolutions reined in spending early on, and that a small band of congresspersons remained both hard on spending and reelectable. The spending orgy in reaction to but by no means spent directly on hurricane-damaged New Orleans revived the budget hawks and may provoke a fight within the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Slivinski argues that having one party control the White House and the other Congress is more economical--look at Clinton's tenure. . ( more information) Offered by kbooks (Canada)
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Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2006-08-15. Hardcover. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ( more information) Offered by BookCloseouts.com (Canada)
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Buck Wild: How Republicans Broke the Bank and Became the Party of Big Government
Slivinski, Stephen
New York: Nelson Current, 2006. No remainder marks, price clips, or marking sometimes found on "new" books. No. 2 on number string, but probably a first printing.. ISBN: 159555064X. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Back. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by David Spicer (United States)
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Buck Wild
Slivinski, Stephen
Nashville, Tennesee: Nelson Current Books, 2006 Light shelf wear. Faint smudge on titile page. Dust jacket has creasing to top corner of front cover. A little wrinkling to top of spine of dust jacket. Some wear along edges of dust jacket folds. Otherwise clean and nice. Satisfaction guaranteed!. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 1/2 ". ( more information) Offered by Tom's Used Books (United States)
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Stephen Slivinski
Nelson Current, 2006. Hardcover. Brand New. 8.30 x 5.50 x 0.80. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 13.1 oz. For chapter and verse on the administration's betrayal of fiscal conservatism, look no further. -- Â (10/21/2006). . ( more information) Offered by Books and More by the Rowe (United States)
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BUCK WILD (HOW REPUBLICANS BROKE THE BANK AND BECAME THE PARTY OF BIG GOVERNMENT)
STEPHEN SLIVINSKI
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: NELSON CURRENT, 2066. Hard bound in dust cover both in very good condition. Front cover illustrated in color. Cover and page edging are clean. Leaves are very clean. Illustrated with black and white charts and tables. Has 260 page's.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Moody Books Inc (United States)
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