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[...]Cramer condemns the shallowness of policy making in the context of the permanent campaign, where position papers are churned out as demonstrations of seriousness (and as bids for the allegiance of the policy wonks from whom advice is solicited), rather than as acts of genuine leadership. [...]a...

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Published in:Postmodern culture 1995-05, Vol.5 (3)
Main Author: Benson, Thomas W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
Dole, Robert J
Dukakis, Michael S
Journalism
Political parties
Politics
Presidents
Skepticism
Speeches
Wolfe, Tom
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Summary:[...]Cramer condemns the shallowness of policy making in the context of the permanent campaign, where position papers are churned out as demonstrations of seriousness (and as bids for the allegiance of the policy wonks from whom advice is solicited), rather than as acts of genuine leadership. [...]a reviewer cannot reasonably claim that Cramer should have done it differently, but merely offer a note of caution (to which must be added the lament that instead of depositing his documentation, say, with a presidential library for eventual scrutiny by scholars, Cramer ceremonially destroyed all of his files, notebooks, and interview tapes upon publication of the book).
ISSN:1053-1920
1053-1920
DOI:10.1353/pmc.1995.0022