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"From the Reagan Revolution to the "Clinton-Gingrich co-presidency," Who's in Control? recounts how the once dependable, pragmatic center in American politics came to be "missing in action" in the momentous battle to define the role of the federal government." "Darman reveals in detail the interaction of the political strategies, legislative tactics, and colorful personalities that produced these policies - including the making and the breaking of President Bush's "no new taxes" pledge. In assessing the subsequent debate about the budget and "big government," Darman laments the decline of the political center. He holds both President Clinton and House Speaker Gingrich accountable for the politics of polarization and stalemate that have made it seem as if no one is in control in Washington."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Library Journal Review

A bigtime Republican mourns the loss of middle-of-the-road politics. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

In this spirited, if defensive, political memoir, Darman, who held key posts in the Reagan and Bush administrations, argues that the American political system requires an effective center based on constructive compromise. That center, he maintains, has been undermined by indecisive President Clinton and extremist House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who, in effect, preside over "a new odd-couple co-presidency" plagued by frequent stalemate and partisan posturing. Darman calls himself a moderate pragmatist and credits Reagan with upholding the political center against ultraconservatives who wanted to ostracize the U.S.S.R., ban abortion and abolish government intervention in the private marketplace. Darman defends his record as Bush's budget director, arguing that the much-criticized 1990 budget act actually led to an economic upturn in 1991-1992. He offers advice to whoever wins the next presidential race: cap the growth of federal expenditures and decentralize power to the states in education, welfare reform, crime prevention, job retraining and the creation of enterprise zones. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved