Making Government Work,Used

Product DescriptionA bold call to action for those who would lead well and those who would be well led.'Performance is better than promise' has long been the motto of Ernest F. 'Fritz' Hollings, a former Governor of South Carolina and sixterm U.S. Senator whose distinguished political career speaks volumes about the potential of the elected and the electorate to use government for the good of all. Making Government Work serves as equal parts political memoir and reformminded call to action as Hollings shares compellingand often candidly colorfulaccounts from his half century of public service to illustrate the smart stewardship of resources and authority needed to enact policies that can make positive differences in the lives of Americans.Hollings lays out clearly his deep commitment to improving our system of government, strengthening regulations on free trade, countering dependence on campaign contributions, and enhancing our communications and education programs to compete better in an informationdriven global marketplace. This prescriptive compendium of sound thinking seeks to reinvigorate a floundering system and to call good people and good ideas back into the service of America's bright future.Review'In a gripping examination of the severe crisis confronting the United States, Hollings taps his more than onehalf century of public service and presents this user's guide to democracy.'Living in South Carolina'Fritz Hollings is working on a government reform project he can only conduct from the outsidegetting the money out of politics and the politics back into Congress. . . . He outlines his plans for getting Washington off the money mill in Making Government Work.'Bill Moyers Journal'Only Hollings could make such a compelling case on how to make government work. His straightforward style will appeal to anyone interested in the inner workings of government.'Bob Dole'In this engaging memoir Hollings demonstrates that he's still telling it like it is! In direct nononsense language, he describes his remarkable political career of nearly a half century of service to the people of South Carolina and the nation. When you finish this lively book, you'll agree that Fritz Hollings was an extraordinary Senator and public servant.'George J. Mitchell'Fritz Hollings, the keenest wit in the Senate and a grand storyteller, reveals how the people's business gets done; why big money, nonstop news cycles, polling, and armies of costly consultants produce only deadlock; and what we can do to make our government work again. Every voter should read this book.'Richard J. Whalen'Still showing his trademark wit and wisdom, Hollings treats us to an insider's candid retrospective on how government forged successes in the past, as well as a compelling vision of how it can be made to serve the people's interests better in the future. He has given us an owner's manual for operating our democracy in the twentyfirst century.'Richard W. Riley'Making Government Work is part autobiography, part political history, and part guidance on how Hollings, a former South Carolina governor who served six terms in the U.S. Senate speaking his mind, believes the nation can solve its problems.'Greenville (S.C.) News'With razorsharp wit and insight, former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Senator Ernest Hollings has produced a rare species of political memoir that stresses dealmaking, compromises, and genuine bipartisanship to produce effective leadership and legislation in government.'G: The Magazine of Greenville (S.C.)'Hollings had a reputation for speaking his mind during his many years in office, and he continues to be familiarly forthright in his political memoir.'Charleston (S.C.) Post & Courier'Hollings makes it clear in Making Government Work that heperhaps more than any twentiethcentury South Carolina political figureunderstands the power and possibility of government.'Columbia (S.C.) State'A thorough memoi