Tired of politics as usual? This vision of what politics can be in America poses a crucial question: What if our political leaders started talking to us as if we were grownups? Golden models a realistic new candor that could break through the downward spiral that has us expecting less and less of our political leaders while they're thinking less and less of us.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Golden

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ENDORSEMENTS
Are you almost ready to throw up your hands and give up on politics and citizenship? Before you do, please read this book. It will change your idea about what's possible in America, and very likely stir you to action to make it happen—as if if you were a grownup, taking charge of your own future.
~ Thom Hartmann, author of We The People, A Return to Democracy, and The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight

REVIEWS
Democracy, as is often said, is a participatory sport—but not a "game," no matter what the cynics tell us. It doesn't work unless we're all thinking about the consequences of the actions our elected representatives take. They're the hired help, which means we have a very direct role to play in who they are and what they do. And to play that role in a way that's best for the American republic, not to mention best for our children and their children, we need to be informed.
As If We Were Grownups, Jeff Golden's collection of "suicidal"speeches is a solid contribution to the education of voters, leaders, and opinion-makers. Its provocative arguments and persuasive yet respectful tone will add measurably to the thinking person's ability to sort throuugh some tof the most important issues of our day— and then help chose the hired help.
~ Brad Knickerbocker, Senior Staff Writer, The Christian Science Monitor