I wrote a pretty lengthy post about this book in my blog:

http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/12/booknote-lou-dobbss-war-on-middle... ( )

MUST read this one. Prepare to have your outlook re-oriented. I made some changes in my political outlook and actions based upon this. ( )

Whether you are a liberal or a conservative- I urge you to read this book. Those out there who want to dismiss Dobbs for whatever bias they have- well, if you want to remain ignorant- go for it. At least Dobbs is no Michael Moore- he speaks the truth without a left or right slant. ( )

Lou Dobbs in angry. It comes out in his voice which is more like and bark and it is in his prose. Basically, the middle class is being screwed by our politicians who are being bribed by the lobbyists. The middle class are too fat and lazy to do anything about it. Or they lower middle class is working too hard to stay afloat finacially and are not sophisticated enough to see through the Bush veneer of being a good christian who lives by his christian values. Bush and his cronies live by the $ which is how they make decisions. The lobbyists are in the Bush camp to make corporate America even richer while sacrificing the middle class.

While this was an interesting book to listen to it was discouraging and offered little in the way of antidote to the poison of lobbyists and the Bush administration. I do disagree with Dobbs view of illegal immigration as he supports the building of a fence (even 700 miles). Fences create both physical and intellectual barriers that would destroy our relations with Mexico and South America. Interesting book but we need an action plan. ( )

While Dobbs' work borders on being overly preachy in spots, it raises some excellent points that may prompt some defenders of existing domestic policies to rethink their stands. Of particular interest is Dobbs' assessment of trade policies. One interesting nugget: Dobbs blames "pitiful leadership" at Ford and GM for the problems U.S. automakers are facing. He concludes that domestic car companies must embrace some of the quality control measures that Japanese automakers have implemented. ( )