It's My Party Too


Christine Todd Whitman, former US EPA Administrator, is releasing a book called It's My Party Too: the Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America. The book mainly examines the "rightward lurch" of the GOP under the Bush administration. According to an article by Amanda Little:

"It seems [Whitman] quit [the EPA] because she was hoodwinked and hamstrung by her superiors. Unable to implement her agenda at EPA, she was effectively captaining a ship that was on permanent autopilot.

Enviros may be disappointed to find the EPA dish rather scanty -- only one chapter is devoted to her experiences at the agency. The rest of the book examines the "rightward lurch" of the GOP under the Bush administration, which is causing a rift between moderate and hard-right Republicans along several fault lines, the environment chief among them. Whitman fears this rift could threaten the long-term viability of the Republican Party." (full article)

This sounds like an interesting read. I heard Ms. Whitman speak about her book on the radio today. She seemed conflicted in her viewpoints--she described how Bush withdrew his promised support of her CO2 reduction proposals after pledging otherwise, but she can't bring herself to fault Bush himself--only all the neocons who surround and will follow Bush.




Posted: Wed - February 2, 2005 at 09:35 AM          

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