Presidential Conclusions

Presidential Conclusions, by Douglas J. Wood, is the third novel in a trilogy about Samantha Harrison who has become the second woman President following Hillary Clinton’s one-term administration. I found this to be a difficult read for two reasons. First, Harrison is forced to deal with multiple coordinated terrorist attacks in the U.S. Thousands of people are killed. The terrorist plots are believable and therefore quite frightening – all probably possible. Second, the author clearly hates Obama who he only mentions in derogatory terms. He refers to Obama’s failed foreign policy, failed heath care bills, failed immigration policies, etc.

In order to get good advice about how to deal with the terrorists, Harrison created a Presidents’ Council which consisted of all living Presidents meeting with her in the White House. However, Wood wrote that Harrison had only reluctantly issued an invitation to Obama for whom she had total disregard. Then, out of his alleged bitterness about the way he was perceived and his incredibly low popularity ratings, Obama did not even respond to the invitation. I have a far different appreciation of our immediate past President than does the author.

Clearly, this trilogy was written from a far right-wing perspective, including a strong pro-life belief. Without the political agenda of the author, this might have been a good book. Perhaps if the trilogy was reviewed by my fellow blogger East Coast Don, who has much more of a right-leaning philosophy than I do, the recommendation to skip this one would be different.