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Politic$, Inc.: Principle, Not Profit

With the 2008 presidential primaries well over a year away, the virtually unknown John Cox of Illinois

is quietly moving through the political circles of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina in an effort

to generate possible support in his long shot campaign for the White House. Accompanying his efforts

is his book, Politic$, Inc.: Principle, Not Profit: Why We Need Statesmen, Not Career Politicians,

which outlines his thoughts on career politicians who haunt the halls of Congress, while also laying out

his personal philosophy of conservatism.

John Cox http://www.cox2008.com is a 50-year old Chicagoland businessman, tax attorney,

accountant, school board president, and ex-Democrat who believes that the time is right for a true

political "outsider" to take control of the Executive branch, two decades after his much-admired

President Reagan bid Washington farewell. Mr. Cox, unsuccessful in his attempts for office in Congress

in 2000 and the Senate in 2002, believes that his moment has finally arrived.

In Politic$, Inc., Cox argues that the current political model is broken, due to professional politicians

who are more concerned with personal advancement and financial gain than the national interests.

Throughout the book, the Chicago businessman draws on his experience in having dealt daily with the

burdensome tax code, bureaucrats who forget whom they work for, and legislators who have turned

their office into personal fiefdoms.

His 224-page paperback book offers his solutions in a straightforward style that will strike a chord with

conservatives frustrated by the runaway spending of a Republican-held Congress and White House. His

message should also grip those readers who have been equally appalled at the reflexive stance that
Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert recently took in defense of Democrat Rep. William

Jefferson of Louisiana, and the political hypocrisy of people like Republican Senators Arlen Specter

and John McCain.

Author Cox asserts in Politic$, Inc. that free-market principles -- not reliance on government -- should

be used to combat the looming problems of Social Security, health care and the deteriorating American

educational system. Government, Cox continues, is a hindrance to progress, made all the more so by

professional politicians who choose to ignore difficult and sometimes distasteful solutions in lieu of

political compromise, thus wasting the opportunity to resolve our country's most important issues.

Politic$, Inc. will have appeal for an electorate starving for true conservative leadership. Cox concludes

in his missive that term limits are necessary because legislators have repeatedly shown themselves

incapable of political restraint. The advantages of incumbency are strengthened by the compromising

examples of those already in office. He points to senatorial examples such John McCain and Alan

Specter.

John Cox, whose father abandoned his infant son and mother, is unconditionally opposed to abortion on

demand and against amnesty for illegal aliens. The author advocates a missile defense system to stay

steps ahead of rogue nations who might pursue nuclear weapons. He is also committed to implementing

a free-market blueprint for health care costs, education, and the environment, that is fair and

responsible -- meaning minimal government interference.

Politic$, Inc. is not a flawless recitation of solutions to the nation's ills. Much of Mr. Cox's proposals

and solutions depend not only on a more responsible type of public servant, but also on a more

responsible electorate. Throwing out career politicians such as Senator Specter, for instance, would

require political courage -- courage to back true conservatives, at the risk, he maintains, of temporarily

putting Democrats in office. (Ironically, it can be argued that Specter's reelection did put a Democrat in

office).
Though lacking real political exposure, Cox does have the advantage of having spent his entire

professional life in business, wrestling with government regulations and the rules and the red tape of

bureaucrats. Not holding office, he is also beholden to no group. He has earned his fortune on his own,

a self-made man. If his book resonates with readers as brightly as his ambition, Politic$, Inc.: Principle,

Not Profit: Why We Need Statesmen, Not Career Politicians, might be his ticket to political office.

Copyright © 2006 by Nathan Tabor Nathan Tabor is a conservative political activist based in

Kernersville, North Carolina. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in public

policy. He is a contributing editor at http://www.theconservativevoice.com and his 60-second

commentaries are heard on over 250 stations daily. He writes weekly for Townhall.com,

HumanEventsOnline.com, Crosswalk.com and many others. You can contact him at

Nathan@nathantabor.com.

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