“Sinking the Ship of State traces the arc of the Bush presidency from its humble beginnings in the slime of the South Carolina primary to its zenith on a carrier deck beneath a “Mission Accomplished” banner and down to its sorry demise in proposed impeachment proceedings. Brasch lays the whip to an indolent press, “cash register patriots,” and a corrupt Congress. It is an exhilarating ride.”
—Don Kaul, syndicted columnist; retired Washington columnist, Des Moines Register
“When most Americans and the mainstream media were accepting whatever they were told by the Bush Administration, Walter Brasch was meticulously peeling away the incompetence, deceit, corruption and, most of all, their cavalier attitude to the Constitution.”—Jim Hightower, syndicated columnist; author of There’s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos and Thieves in High Places
“Walter Brasch shines a merciless light on the moral hypocrites and constitutional villains who act as the self-appointed protectors of the nation. His writing is propelled by a lively sense of humor and an acute sensitivity to the darker ironies of our times.” —Jeffrey St. Clair, co-editor, CounterPunch; author of Grand Theft Pentagon
“A powerful, compelling and accurate indictment of the Bush administration. When the mainstream media were either inept or afraid to challenge a sitting president, Brasch constantly pointed out constitutional and civil rights violations. This book pulls the story together into a whole so the sum of the parts add up to a fascinating big picture that is far worse than any of the mainstream media portrayed.” —Rob Kall, editor, OpEd News
“Brasch does not spare the media in his well-informed and well-written account of the real-time history of this benighted era. It should serve as a call to action in behalf of our imperiled democracy.” —Alice Cherbonnier, editor, Baltimore Chronicle
“Brasch is one of the first and most consistent columnists to warn about George W. Bush and his neo-conservative administration’s plans for a pre-emptive attack on Iraq and the drummed up evidence of WMD. Brasch is an articulate and entertaining writer exposing constitutional and human rights violations.” —Regina Huelman, editor,
Liberal Opinion Week
“In a world where ‘the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity,’ Walter Brasch turns Yeats on his head. Walter’s intense passions for liberty and enlightenment make him one of the best voices we have to combat the worst who rule over us. Probing, witty, insightful and learned, Dr. Brasch gives good medicine for what ails us.” —Chris Floyd, syndicated columnist and author, Empire Burlesque
