false 2889247 5 <B>Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman's newsbreaking investigative journalism documents how Vice President Dick Cheney redefined the role of the American vice presidency, assuming unprecedented responsibilities and making it a post of historic power</B>.<BR><BR> Dick Cheney changed history, defining his times and shaping a White House as no vice president has before-- yet concealing most of his work from public view. Pulitzer Prize-winning <I>Washington Post</I> reporter Barton Gellman parts the curtains of secrecy to show how Cheney operated, why, and what he wrought.<BR><BR> <I>Angler</I>, Gellman's embargoed and highly explosive book, is a work of careful, concrete, and original reporting backed by hundreds of interviews with close Cheney allies as well as rivals, many speaking candidly on the record for the first time. On the signature issues of war and peace, <I>Angler</I> takes readers behind the scenes as Cheney maneuvers for dominance on what he calls the iron issues from Iraq, Iran, and North Korea to executive supremacy, interrogation of Al Qaeda suspects, and domestic espionage. Gellman explores the behind-the- scenes story of Cheney's tremendous influence on foreign policy, exposing how he misled the four ranking members of Congress with faulty intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, how he derailed Bush from venturing into Israeli- Palestinian peace talks for nearly five years, and how his policy left North Korea and Iran free to make major advances in their nuclear programs.<BR><BR> Domestically, Gellman details Cheney's role as "super Chief of Staff ", enforcer of conservative orthodoxy; gatekeeper of Supreme Court nominees; referee of Cabinet turf; editor of tax and budget laws; and regulator in chief of the administration's environment policy. We watch as Cheney, the ultimate Washington insider, leverages <I>his</I> influence within the Bush administration in order to implement his policy goals. Gellman's discoveries will surprise even the most astute students of political science.<BR><BR> Above all, <I>Angler</I> is a study of the inner workings of the Bush administration and the vice president's central role as the administration's canniest power player. Gellman exposes the mechanics of Cheney's largely successful post-September 11 campaign to win unchecked power for the commander in chief, and reflects upon, and perhaps changes, the legacy that Cheney--and the Bush administration as a whole--will leave as they exit office. 2915500 16 9 2008 Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency total:278|5:103|4:127|3:42|2:6|1:0| 278 1161 580 105 3 3 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 14:49:43 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 18:41:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 19:31:01 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 15:26:52 -0800 2008
neat summary of these past eight Wonderland years:

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11/12: No surprise. Cheney gives his higher-up subordinates comparable positions in the presiden...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 11:58:56 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 19:22:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:50:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:54:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 16:41:52 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 16:46:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 11:18:51 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 09:06:43 -0700 2009
I do think Gellman co...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 21:14:33 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 10:11:20 -0800 2009
There is a large cast of supporting players -- Alberto Gonzales comes off especially badly -- but in a curious way it's the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 20:16:54 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 02 02:07:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 02 16:42:40 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:43:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 10:57:58 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 13:40:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2889247