Newt is a very bright guy. While this book is a bit out of date, his ideas are brilliant. The country has taken a step in the wrong direction and partly due to the failure of so called conservatives to deliver with integrity. They did not. Newt calls for action! I liked it a lot!

Hubby bought this to read. =]

Mixed feelings on this book. There's no question that Gingrich is an intelligent and thoughtful man and writer. And much of what he analyzes in this book as what's wrong with our current political system is right on the money, as are many of his proposals, particularly those for the revamping of the legislative and judicial branches of our government, much of his foreign policy ideas, and, to some extent, his economic policy. Where he, or at least the book, fails for me is his revisionist history - none of it necessary as in every case where he used inaccurate or just plain false historical references there was no need to, as the true facts would have supported his case just as well, though perhaps without as much emotional impact. Too, there are some fundamental areas where I simply find his positions unacceptable, and interestingly, they fall in the areas where he relies on his religious faith rather than his intellect - in particular his push for America to be recognized as a Christian nation that tolerates other faiths, but does not accord them equal status, and, not surprisingly, his views on homosexuality and some other minority groups.

Although some assumptions are made that are questionable, overall the book has a good approach to making government work better. As an example, Newt suggests moving a lot of the power back to the people as would be the case in a pure democracy, but that has been shown to be counterproductive. Unless the general population is willing to sacrifice their immediate gratification for long term success, then they will simply vote for those who will sacrifice the country as a whole for their local concerns. Another example is the assumption that as soon as we go to electronic health records and can reduce the fraud in the system, that those perpetrating the fraud won't simply find other ways to do it. Other than these types of assumptions however, there are many salient points that should be addressed and implemented to reduce our governmental bureaucracy.

Very clear outline of Newts ideas. I still wish he would have run in 2008...

I suppose he deserves some credit for a few outside the box ideas.

My ideal presidential candidate, what an awesome guy

If you like Newt, you will love reading this book. If you don't like Newt, then you should read it anyway to understand where he is coming from.

I like the Newt. He's clear in his message. His American Revolution books are amazing! Besides that, the problems he outlines in the book are the exact same ones that I've been learning about watching Glenn Beck for the last few years. His solutions are not complex but will rock the Progressives on their heels and hopefully send them back to their hidey holes or root them out entirely.

I think his education plan needs to be taken seriously. Lots of time and energy has gone into this plan and it does offer a glimmer of hope. We need to realize that education just can't be only focused on our youth. We all need to train, retrain or update our "tools" to bring our country back to greatness.

His health plan makes alot of sense but some areas were gray to me. If it's not in plain speak to me, then someone might want to take a look at it again and further define their goals.

If Newt were running for President in 2012, I would take a serious look at him. In the meantime, I'll continue enjoying his books!

I decided to read this book in order to be better informed for the 2012 Republican Primaries in which Newt Gingrich is a major candidate. This book is filled with ideas on how to improve our government, economy, education, healthcare, energy, and solve many problems we face in America today. I found many/most of these ideas to be sound in logic and would support many of the changes he suggests. I particularly agree with his social security ideas and I was pleasantly surprised to agree with his moderate approach to environmental issues.

Unfortunately, I'm not nearly as confident in my support of Newt Gingrich the man and his leadership qualities. I suppose time and the voters will have to decide if he gets another chance at high office.

interesting

This book should be read by any conservative,,,It is in my opinion they way things should be but are not at this ntime...I would hope the president of the USA would read this book and take its words to heart and implement them into his way of thinking and lead by doing those things...