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Jeff Flake is a politician and author, born in 1962 in Arizona. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. Currently he is a junior U. S. Senator (since 2013). He is the author of Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle. mehr anzeigen (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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And this is the background to Arizona Senator Jeff Flake's book "Conscience of a Conservative". While most political books have a probability of being liked by at least one-half of the country, depending upon which side of the political spectrum one finds oneself, Flake's book has the potential of finding favor with a higher percentage of voters. I say that given that the President's overall approval ratings have generally been in the 40% range, and since the book is critical of President Trump, perhaps the remaining 60% of people with look at it favorably.
Clearly though, the staunchest of Trump supporters and the hardest of hard core conservative ideologues are unlikely to be buying, reading, or enjoying this book.
And as Senator Flake is frequently critical of President Trump, the President has likewise been critical of Senator Flake, especially since Flake failed to provide total support for Trump during the primaries and afterwords. Trump has already spoken out publicly against the Senator, even though both are Republicans, and has gone so far to offer verbal and financial support to Flake's G.O.P. primary opponent.
Given the diminishing prospects of getting re-elected to his Senate seat, this this book may be Flake's last chance to answer his critics, especially the President. Nonetheless, the book is not simply a rant against his critics, although he does often criticize the President and selected Republican leaders. But over and above all that, what Flake does try to do in this relatively short book is to provide an explanation of his own Conservative values and principles, and how important it is for him to be guided by his principles, and not be guided by policies which enhance re-election chances. He provides his reasoning as to why politicians must be willing to hear all sides of an argument, work with others (even those of the opposing Party), and to work for the common good. In that regard, it's a very different type of political book.… (mehr)