Publisher's Weekly

Thomas DiLorenzo reports:

I decided to do a brief survey of what Publishers Weekly has had to say about a few of the more notorious leftists in America, and here’s what I came up with. Hillary Clinton’s Living History should "appeal to people on both sides of the political fence." In the audio version of the book "her Midwestern accent is evenly pitched and pleasant." "The casual and straightforwardness of her delivery will engender a sense of trust . . ." and will leave readers with "a new respect for the former First Lady." Yeah, whenever I hear the name "Hillary Clinton" that’s exactly what pops into my head: trust and respect.

As for her husband’s long-winded autobiography, My Life, Publishers Weekly announces that "when matched against other presidential memoirs . . . [Bill] Clinton’s scores favorably, certainly exceeding the flaccid efforts of . . . Ronald Reagan." Nothing "flaccid" about ole Bill Clinton, according to the feminists at Publishers Weekly.

Mario Cuomo co-authored a book with Lincoln idolater Harold Holzer a few years ago entitled Why Lincoln Matters: Today More than Ever, in which they argue that if he were alive today Lincoln would be a social democrat like them. It is, says Publishers Weekly, a "heartfelt moral tract" by "a centrist Democrat." "One comes away . . . nicely uplifted by Cuomo’s intentions." So, if you feel the need to be uplifted, there’s the recipe: Inquire about Mario Cuomo’s "intentions" and you’ll feel better.

Ted Kennedy has a new book out this year entitled America Back on Track. Publisher’s Weekly calls it "An effort to reawaken the belief in progress . . ." Americans only believe in "progress," apparently, when far left-wing Democrats are in power.

Kennedy’s "straightforward solutions . . . like increasing the minimum wage to $7.25 – are refreshing." The economics profession discredited the notion of reducing poverty with job-killing minimum wage laws several generations ago, a fact the anonymous "reviewers" at Publishers Weekly are obviously oblivious to.

Heh.