The Centrist Solution, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
The Centrist Solution, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
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The Centrist Solution
How We Made Government Work and Can Make It Work Again

Author: Senator Joseph I. Lieberman

Narrator: Rich Miller

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kalorama

Published: 10/19/2021

Synopsis

In this era of extremism, our largest problems remain unsolved and our international leadership is compromised. Having two fiercely opposed political parties is what John Adams, the second President of the United States, dreaded "as the greatest political evil under our Constitution." If American government is to work, it must do so in the center—where open discussion, hard negotiation, and effective compromise take place. No living politician knows this better than former Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who served for forty years in state and national government, including twenty-four in the United States Senate and a campaign for the Vice Presidency.

In this vivid account of his political life, Senator Lieberman shows how legislative progress and all-inclusive government occurs when politicians reject extremism and embrace productive compromise. In The Centrist Solution, he shines a light on ten milestones of centrist success during his time in government—from the Clean Air Act of 1990 and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the repeal of the military's anti-gay "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, along with a Vice Presidential run with Presidential Candidate Al Gore, and being vetted by John McCain to be his potential running mate on the 2008 Republican Ticket.

About Senator Joseph I. Lieberman

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman served twenty-four years in the United States Senate, representing the state of Connecticut, and was the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 2000. He is honorary national cochair of No Labels, an American political organization composed of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents whose mission is to "usher in a new era of focused problem solving in American politics." He is also cochair of the American Enterprise Institute's American Internationalism Project and the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense while serving on the Board of Trustees for The McCain Institute for International Leadership, the Board of Trustees for the Institute for the Study of War, and the Board of Directors of the Center for a New American Security.

During his tenure, Senator Lieberman helped shape legislation in virtually every major area of public policy and served in many leadership roles, including as chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.

He is currently senior counsel at the law firm Kasowitz, Benson, & Torres, where he applies the investigative skills he honed as United States Senator and Attorney General of the State of Connecticut to represent clients in independent and internal investigations and advise them on a wide range of public policy, strategic, and regulatory issues.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamey on December 09, 2021

I picked this book up because I don't find centrism to be a particularly compelling approach to politics. I thought I'd give it a chance with Lieberman's book. Unfortunately, it's mostly the same, old same-old. He recites the same arguments for politics in the "middle" that I've heard before. On top......more

Goodreads review by Cary on August 22, 2022

Just because you are sure you have the perfect answer, that is not a reason you will prevail in a negotiation. Hence the saying, "perfect is often the enemy of the good"! Senator Joe Lieberman, the author, addresses that idea when he states that "The centrist ideal that is the theme of this book is......more

Goodreads review by Michael on July 16, 2022

Despite the title, this is mostly a perfectly respectable, mildly interesting political memoir, with the added hook that most chapters are based around stories of compromise and bipartisanship. Although Sen. Lieberman thinks it would be great if legislators were free to vote their conscience and/or......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on March 06, 2024

Excellent book for people who want to gain some insights into how politics should work but unfortunately doesn't. I highly recommend that everyone read this book.......more

Goodreads review by Gregory on January 23, 2025

A bit more autobiographical than I was expecting......more

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