I was initially delighted with the skewering of the campaign process and treated the text as simply humorous. (What better candidate than one that doesn’t say anything?) As I continued to read this 1994 book, i became more frustrated with how it seemed prescient and with the subtle “conservative” point of view.

It’s a rare book that makes me wish for a book group to try and disentangle layers of message. This book has some very interesting and relevant layers that could bear discussion.

Wonderful! A sci-fi action thriller about presidential politics—what could be more fun?