Keeping the Republic, Mitch Daniels
Keeping the Republic, Mitch Daniels
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Keeping the Republic
Saving America by Trusting Americans

Author: Mitch Daniels

Narrator: Mitch Daniels

Abridged: 4 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/20/2011

Synopsis

Unabridged, 9 hoursRead by TBD"America's best governor" (Ross Douthat, The New York Times) offers a plan for limited but effective government, before it's too late.

About The Author

Mitch Daniels was elected governor of Indiana in 2004 and reelected in 2008. He was previously the director of the Office of Management and Budget (a cabinet-level position) under President George W. Bush and a senior aide to President Ronald Reagan. He also spent many years in the private sector as a senior executive at Eli Lilly and Company and as the CEO of one of the nation's most influential research centers, the Hudson Institute. He and his wife, Cheri, have four daughters and live in Indianapolis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on November 18, 2011

This is a current politician that has needed and doable solutions for the fiscal ills that trouble the governments of this country (and probably most other countries). A easily readable book where Daniels describes the actions he has taken, with the support of the Indiana General Assembly, in the 7......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on February 09, 2020

Mitch Daniels is one of my favorite humans, so I came in really wanting to love it. While he makes some good points, and I deeply appreciate his willingness to take policy stances that are unconventional for a republican (like Negative Income Taxes), the fact that he clearly wrote this while still c......more

Goodreads review by wade on September 16, 2012

This book gets 2 stars based primarily on the strength of the final chapter. The first 80% of the books is nothing different from the stock and trade Republican Party talking points. When I read a book I want to learn something and what he writes about I have heard many time before from various Repu......more

Goodreads review by Josh on November 26, 2011

A good take on the current state of our Republic and solutions. Daniels is an excellent writer, but the second half of the book repeats and feels a little hurried. Still, I recommend this book to anyone seeking a frank, straightforward analysis of current problems. Daniels approaches them as an expe......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 11, 2019

Only the facts, this is what I wanted to hear. I am a Hoosier and know about the issues and problems with the state of Indiana during the Daniels administration as governor, I remember the articles trying to bring him down, and am very happy to have his side of the story. His side fits with his acti......more

Quotes

"Governor Daniels has emerged as one of our nation's leading voices for reform and common sense in government." — Speaker of the House John Boehner

"The onetime Reagan White House political director and Bush White House budget chief is not your run-of-the-mill intellectual. His style is to be down- home, but his record of accomplishment is dazzling." — David S. Broder, The Washington Post

"He's one of the brightest governors in America." — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie

"[Daniels is] the rare politician telling it like it is...I would pay cash money to watch him debate Obama on these issues, and I suspect the Republic would be much the better for it." — Joe Klein, Time

"Mitch is the only one who sees the stark perils and will offer real detailed proposals...He would be the anti-Obama. — Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush

"A principled but practical conservative who respects the intelligence of voters and would rather get something done than score political points." — Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post

"He does not tweet...But he is good at one thing in particular: governing." — The Economist

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