A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush by Ronald Kessler

I picked up this book because I was looking for another view of George Bush. I was aware of Ron Kessler as a respected historian and expected balance. I certainly got another view but it was a bit syrupy. I should have had a clue with the polemic prologue on Clinton.

Nobody is as wonderful as Mr. Kessler portrays Mr. Bush to be. While he may be courteous to the servants he has been anything but courteous to those of us who voted against him. (Many great men have been less than kind to their servants but they are still great men.) This is a "scorched earth" presidency and party. I was willing to see the other side but this hagiography is really over the top.

One characteristic that I believe to be true, though, is Mr. Bush's penchant for looking ahead and moving forward. Now, if the rest of you could just forget about Clinton.

(In the interest of full disclosure I only made it halfway through this book.)