Invasion of the Party Snatchers

“A bitter yet comic blend of ferocity and ridicule at the neo-conservatives and theocrats who have taken over [the Republican] party.” —Jules Witcover, author of Strange Bedfellows

Victor Gold wants his party back.

Victor Gold, the former press aide to Barry Goldwater and speechwriter, senior advisor and biographer for George H. W. Bush, is furious that the Neo-Cons and their strange bedfellows, the Evangelical Right, have stolen his party. Now he’s fighting back.

In this critique of the Bush administration and the Republican Congress, Gold reveals, among other explosive items, how George W. was manipulated by the Vice President and former Secretary of Defense to become, as Lenin famously phrased, “a useful idiot.” Gold’s detailing of the president’s puppet-like role amongst Neo-Conservative warmongers and Theo-Conservative religious fanatics is utterly chilling.

After four decades as a Republican insider, Gold is ready to tell all about the war being waged for the soul of the GOP, including the elder Bush’s opinion on the actions of his son.

“Entertaining, provocative . . . Mr. Gold is on to something.” —The Washington Times

“For those disillusioned with the state of the GOP, this quick, uncompromising polemic provides substantial support, along with a large dose of cold comfort.” —Publishers Weekly

“Like his political mentor Barry Goldwater, Gold pulls no verbal punches in telling the story of how the Bush–Cheney White House has made a mockery of the conservative values it claims to uphold.” —Frank Mankiewicz, former press secretary to Robert Kennedy and George McGovern's campaign manager