Reading...

This weekend I read John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best. I came away knowing a lot more about our next president, and with even more respect for him. It seemed apparent to me that the authors were not big Kerry fans. They publicize the book as basically a series of facts - dates, events, etc - but their own editorial spin and mild digs at Kerry were inserted fairly regularly.

Regardless, it is not possible to learn of the man's life and accomplishments and not at least have a healthy respect for John Kerry.

My son Ben just finished Robert Reich's Reason, and after Ben's raves about how much sense Reich makes (and I've admired Reich for years anyway), this will be my next book.

Also on the coffee table in the living room is Craig Unger's House of Bush, House of Saud (Ben is currently reading this one), and John Kerry's A Call To Service, which my wife is currently reading.

We all plan to read all of these books, and to keep on getting educated throughout this election. There's way too much at stake to just sit back.