THE SYSTEM: The American Way of Politics at Breaking Point Haynes Johnson Broder

Description: Shipping: All items will be packed safely in a sturdy package for safe shipping. We ship internationally and offer combined shipping for multiple purchases. Expedited, Priority Mail and FedEx shipping available Once payment is received, we ship your item on the next business day. The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point 1st Edition by Haynes Johnson (Author), David S. Broder (Author) From Publishers Weekly A remarkable feat of investigative reporting, this is probably the fullest account to date of the behind-the-scenes political battles surrounding President Clinton's failed health insurance initiative. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington reporters Johnson (Sleepwalking Through History) and Broder (Changing of the Guard) believe that Clinton made a major mistake in creating a special White House health-care task force headed by his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and business consultant Ira Magaziner. The First Lady's presence stifled the free expression of ideas by cabinet members and White House aides, and the president overlooked Magaziner's track record of overly complicated, failed public-policy proposals, the authors charge. Furthermore, the Clinton plan had fatal vulnerabilities, notably the absence of a few simple structural principles that could be readily grasped by the public. The authors expose the full extent of the massive lobbying campaign by the plan's opponents, among them conservative Republicans, insurance companies, health-care providers and the Christian Coalition. This probe into the failure to provide affordable, universal health coverage brilliantly illuminates why so many people believe that the government no longer represents them. Author tour. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal These two Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentators spent three years interviewing politicians, experts, citizens, and lobbyists for this superb narrative about the healthcare debate of 1993-95. President Clinton, interviewed several times, admits he underestimated the strength of fiscal and conservative special interests. The authors also attribute the failure of the healthcare bill to the lack of an electoral mandate; the leadership of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was too committed to universal care to be unbiased; and a proposed bill incomprehensible to legislators and citizens. A pledge by the Newt Gingrich-led House to defeat any Democratic proposal doomed the bill. The authors go beyond the Beltway to show that adequate medical coverage is becoming a have vs. have-not issue, for the inner city and for a growing number of downsized middle-class workers. This complex set of events provides lessons and warnings for a government that has lost its spirit of bipartisianship and no longer represents the best interests of its citizens. Hardcover: 668 pages Publisher: Little Brown & Co; 1st edition (May 1, 1996) Language: English CONDITION VERY GOOD HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION 1996 by Little Brown Co, Hardcover w dust jacket 670 pages. Book in close to new condition. Interior clean, no markings odor or animal hairs, light crease on jacket. ABOUT US: 15 years of experience in online selling with high customer satisfaction . BUY WITH CONFIDENCE - If you don't like the item, just return it in the way you received it and we will gladly return the purchase price.2.2 We offer combined shipping for one low shipping charge. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE GREAT Books on Politics, Business, Art and HISTORY Please click the link below for all items for sale: PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR Great Collectible AUDIO CDs, Vintage 78 rpm Records and Turntable/ Phonograph Items Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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