It’s hard to throw a stick in a book store and not hit a book about Bush 43 (aka Dubya) these days. From Scott McClellan’s What Happenedto Randall Balmer’s God in the White House: A Historyto Bob Woodward’s Plan of Attackthere seems to be an unending stream of books praising, excusing and exalting the current President of the United States (although I admit it is becoming increasingly harder to find those willing to exalt him).

Craig Unger’s attempt to paint a picture of the 43rd President, The Fall of the House of Bush, is hardly subtle in it’s stance towards Dubya’s failings, errors and downright malfeasance. Drawing upon his years of experience as a NYTimes reporter and his previous book: House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World’s Two Most Powerful Dynasties, Mr. Unger outlines the deeply troubled relationship between Bush Senior and Junior. Although the author shows an unquestioning bias towards George Sr., I was unable to view him sympathetically as it seems the writer had intended.

Beyond the obvious affection the writer has for Bush 41, the book is filled with absolutely engaging stories, facts and anecdotes. Most shocking, is the detailing of the rise in power experienced by the religious right within the US. My perception of George W Bush shifted from one of Machiavellian schemer to blindly devoted religious pawn.

While it is definitely slanted hard to one side of the political divide, the book is well written, interesting and very engaging. Worth a look!