Dark Horse

I wanted to let you know about this book that came out this year. It does show the problems that getting involved in politics can lead to, in a somewhat entertaining way. One of the main problems is that people do seem to have to compromise their principles to win elections, especially in a party politics system. Of course, our own church does publish some booklets that talk about the coming King of Kings who won't have to be dependant upon anyone for electoral favors such as this booklet
http://www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/JC/ which is well worth rereading again if you haven't in a while. Anyway, the book I wanted to let you know about is reviewed below if you are interested in it.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191865776&referer=brief_results
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
A Look Behind the Curtain,
By
Bill Wood "Perimeter reader" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
Dark Horse is a fast paced story that could have been easily lifted from newspapers or right off of the network news programs. Although it was a little challenging at the very beginning, probably due to the reader being dropped into the middle of a political process with a large cast of characters, Once you sort out the players the payoff is worthwhile. Ralph Reed has been involved in bare knuckled politics for many years. It is obvious from the tags for this book, that he continues to be a lightening rod of vitriol from his political adversaries. I suppose success brings both adoration and vilification. Notwithstanding all of that, Dark Horse is a fun read, in the way that Bill Buckley's Blackford Oakes series are fun to read. One gets the sense that as this story unfolds the reader is treated to a behind the scenes look at the intrigue of a national campaign. Who better to let us in on that than one who has been in the center of many political storms over the years. Though Reed portrays politicians and religious leaders reasonably realistically, every one appears to be brawlers when the gloves come off in the heat of the battle. it is easy to imagine that much of the story was drawn from Reed's experience as a consultant in the political process and a former candidate for office himself. That little touch of realism makes the story that much more interesting. If you are looking for a fun read with a little constitutional education and political drama, Dark Horse fits the bill. For the aspiring young politico, Dark Horse captures the heat and emotion and does so in a manner that one would not mind their kids picking up the book and reading it. Hopefully Ralph will give us another book in the no so distant future that extends the story line of some of the interesting characters we have met in this book. And another review is here http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2008/06/19/bet_on_this_dark_horse