<DIV><p>Al Franken's landmark bestseller, <B>Lies (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them): A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right</B>, was praised as a “bitterly funny assault” (<B>zThe New York Times</B>) that rang “with the moral clarity of an angel's trumpet” (<B>The Associated Press</B>). Now, this master of political humor strikes again with a powerful and provocative message for all of us.</p> <p>In these pages, Al reveals the alarming story of how:</p> <ul> <li> <div>Bush (barely) beat Kerry with his campaign of “fear, smear, and queers,” and then claimed a nonexistent mandate.</div> </li> <li> <div>“Casino Jack” Abramoff, the Republicans' nearest and dearest friend, made millions of dollars off of the unspeakable misery of the poor and the powerless. And, also, Native Americans.</div> </li> <li> <div>The administration successfully implemented its strategy to destroy America's credibility and goodwill around the world.</div> </li> </ul> <p>Complete with new material for this paperback edition, <B>The Truth (with jokes)</B> is more than just entertaining, intelligent, and insightful. It is at once prescient in its analysis of right-wing mendacity and incompetence, and inspiring in its vision of a better tomorrow for all Americans (except Jack Abramoff).</p> </div>