Introduction 1(6)
Chapter One The Most Important Form of Government Is a Father, Mother, and Children: We Need a Return to Family Values
7(20)
Chapter Two The Further You Drift from Shore, the More Likely You Are to Be Lost at Sea: We Need a Return to Local Government
27(12)
Chapter Three You Cant Spend What You Don't Have; You Can't Borrow What You Can't Pay Back: We Need to Control Spending and Debt
39(22)
Chapter Four If You Drain the Lake, All the Fish Will Die: We Need a Simple and Fair Taxation System
61(14)
Chapter Five Once Humpty Dumpty Falls, It's Hard to Put Him Back Together: We Need a Responsible Approach to Health and Health Care
75(14)
Chapter Six If You Don't Hear the School Bell Ring, Class Never Starts: We Need an Education System That Values All Students
89(16)
Chapter Seven Leave Your Campsite in Better Shape Than You Found It: We Need to Take Responsibility for the Environment
105(26)
Chapter Eight Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: We Need Immigration Reform That Works
131(14)
Chapter Nine Bullies in the Playground Understand Only One Thing: We Need a Strong Approach to Terrorism
145(22)
Chapter Ten When the Bullets Are Real, There Aren't Any Toy Soldiers: We Need an Effective Military Policy and Strategy
167(14)
Chapter Eleven With Enemies Like This, Who Needs Friends? We Need to Strengthen America's Position on the World Stage
181(14)
Chapter Twelve Hope Is More Than Just the Name of My Hometown: We Need to Have Faith in the Future, No Matter How Big Our Present Problems Are
195(10)
Epilogue: A Simple Election 205(4)
Acknowledgments 209(2)
Notes 211(12)
Index 223