Smaller Gov't are still being thrust into political debate, so says the author, and ought not be the focus of future. The collegial discussions of Big Gov't vs. If we, American society in sum, are to begin to forge ahead in achieving new innovations in technology, communications and culture, then the foundations for such are not yet being built. I find this book to be most helpful in explaining how the hope for America, or the American Dream, and the pugnacious nature of the current political landscape find each other at odds, even at the highest levels. Underlying his stories about family, friends, members of the Senate, and even the president is a vigorous search for connection: the foundation for a radically hopeful political consensus.Ī senator and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a Christian and a skeptic, and above all a student of history and human nature, Senator Obama has written a book of transforming power. He also speaks, with surprising intimacy and self-deprecating humor, about settling in as a senator, seeking to balance the demands of public service and family life, and his own deepening religious commitment.Īt the heart of this audiobook is Senator Obama's vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics: a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the 'endless clash of armies' we see in Congress and on the campaign trail a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of 'our improbable experiment in democracy'.

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum.

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