Great Government Goofs: Over 350 Loopy Laws, Hilarious Screw-Ups and Acts-Idents of Congress

Great Government Goofs: Over 350 Loopy Laws, Hilarious Screw-Ups and Acts-Idents of Congress

by: Leland Gregory List Price: $11.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.21 You Save: $1.74 (15%) as of 11/23/2009 21:22 EST Used Price: $0.38 Third Party New Price: $4.75 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 351.0207 EAN: 9780440507864 ISBN: 0440507863 Label: Dell Manufacturer: Dell Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: October 06, 1997 Publisher: Dell Release Date: October 06, 1997 Studio: Dell Related Items: Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions America's Dumbest Criminals: Wild and Weird Stories of Fumbling Felons, Clumsy Crooks, and Ridiculous Robbers Disorderly Conduct: Excerpts from Actual Cases see more Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The New York Times bestselling author of America's Dumbest Criminals takes on the Feds on this unofficial guide to the hilarious screw-ups the government doesn't want anyone to know about: i.e. a federal computer once listed everyone in Hartford, Connecticut, as dead and 80,000 buttons promoting safety were recalled because they were small enough to be swallowed, the pin was too sharp, and the paint was toxic. 20 line drawings. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Goofy and Funny! A quick enjoyable read. 90 Snazzes on the 100 Point Snazz-o-Scale. Great Government Goofs is a thoroughly enjoyable book. I don't give it a perfect 100 only because some of the author's little jokes don't work. But many do. And the stories themselves will leave you stunned and amazed, outraged, laughing, and shaking your head in disbelief. Great Government Goofs tells many ridiculous tales of our Government in action. Or inaction. From silly quotes by politicians. To colossal wastes of time, money, and manpower on ridiculous studies. To just out and out stupidity. The illustrations by Scott Stantis are few but very well done and funny. The author also wrote "America's Dumbest Criminals." I thought Mister Gregory should have called this book "America's Dumbest Criminals Part Two," for all the politicians in this book are absolute crooks. Here's an example: "The Pentagon spends $8,612 per second, about $271.6 BILLION a year." And that was ten years ago! I hope the author does another book like this, for surely the government has become a lot stupider. Rating: - Easy reading. I'm not crazy about the format of this book, but it's an interesting skimmable "bathroom reader" sure to make you chuckle (sadly) at the state of things. Heard this author interviewed - very credible, interesting guy. Rating: - Funny This is a hilarious look at our country's leaders and their "human side". Mistakes are common place for most of us and our government has made a lot of big ones! A fast and easy read. Rating: - Good for a laugh Is it any wonder there are so many screw-ups? We live in a crazy society and this provides some of the reasons why. Rating: - Write your Congressman! A friend of mine who works for the Department of Education bought me this book after my first trip to DC. I was shocked at how the government sometimes runs. It's true that many of these stories are taken out of context, but it's still an enjoyable (if frustrating) look at government waste. This author has written several books about phenomenally stupid people.