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Supreme Courtship | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Buckley
Publisher: Twelve
Category: Book
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 5949
Media: Paperback
Pages: 285
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0446579823
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446579827
ASIN: 0446579823
Publication Date: September 3, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
In bestselling author Christopher Buckley's hilarious novel, the President of the United States, ticked off at the Senate for rejecting his nominees, decides to get even by nominating America's most popular TV judge to the Supreme Court. p President Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees onto the Supreme Court. After one nominee is rejected for insufficiently appreciating To Kill a Mockingbird, the president chooses someone so beloved by voters that the Senate won't have the nerve to reject her--Judge Pepper Cartwright, star of the nation's most popular reality show. Will Pepper, a vivacious Texan, survive a Senate confirmation battle? Will becoming one of the most powerful women in the world ruin her love life? Soon, Pepper finds herself in the middle of a constitutional crisis, a presidential reelection campaign that the president is determined to lose, and oral arguments of a romantic nature. iSupreme Courtship/i is another classic Christopher Buckley comedy about the Washington institutions most deserving of ridicule. BR HR class=bucketDivider noShade SIZE=1 BRB class=h1Amazon.com Exclusive/BBR bAn Essay from Christopher Buckley/b p IMG src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promotions/BuckleyChristopher-amzn.jpg" align=left border=0 Somewhere in this brilliant, hilarious, impossible-to-put-down--to say nothing of moderately priced--new book of mine, the narrator notes that appointing a Supreme Court justice is pretty much the most consequential thing a president can do, short of declaring nuclear war; more to the point, that this fact is generally pointed out every four years by whoever is running second in the presidential election. p The Supreme Court is by any definition the most important branch of government. Who else has the power to say--without fear of being contradicted by someone higher up the food chain--"Congratulations, you just won the presidential election, even though the other guy got more votes!" Or, "We really feel awful about this, but you have to be lethally injected tonight at midnight."? If you're on the Supreme Court, you are the top of the food chain. p I've written satires about other Washington institutions. It never occurred to me to try one about the Supreme Court, for the reason that I never found it particularly funny. It was my editor, Jonathan Karp, who suggested it, and if the book turns out to be a stinkeroo and bombs, I am going to petition the Court to have him lethally injected. p At some point, while scratching my noggin and trying to come up with some way into a satire about the Marble Palace, I scribbled on a legal pad (how appropriate is that?): iJudge Judy on the Court/i. p I called Karp and ran it past him. He laughed, which I always take as a good sign, since he doesn't laugh at 99 out of 100 of my genius ideas. p My Judge Judy is a sexy Texan named Pepper Cartwright. She was an actual judge before she became a TV hottie. How, you ask, did she get on the Court in the first place? Well, it all starts on page one where--did I mention how moderately priced the book is? p i--Christopher Buckley/i br HR class=bucketDivider noShade SIZE=1
Product Description
President of the United States Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees appointed to the Supreme Court. After one nominee is rejected for insufficiently appreciating EMTo Kill A Mockingbird/EM, the president chooses someone so beloved by voters that the Senate won't have the guts to reject her -- Judge Pepper Cartwright, the star of the nation's most popular reality show, EMCourtroom Six/EM. BRBRWill Pepper, a straight-talking Texan, survive a confirmation battle in the Senate? Will becoming one of the most powerful women in the world ruin her love life? And even if she can make it to the Supreme Court, how will she get along with her eight highly skeptical colleagues, including a floundering Chief Justice who, after legalizing gay marriage, learns that his wife has left him for another woman. BRBRBRSoon, Pepper finds herself in the middle of a constitutional crisis, a presidential reelection campaign that the president is determined to lose, and oral arguments of a romantic nature. EMSupreme Courtship/EM is another classic Christopher Buckley comedy about the Washington institutions most deserving of ridicule. (2008)
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 Satisfied January 2, 2009
B. Wilfong (Newark, OH)
I really debated about how to rate this book. Quality wise it is not 4 stars, but in terms of entertainment value it certainly is. I guess I would not make a good judge! br /Regardless, Mr. Buckley is up to his usual tricks satirizing all things Washington DC. I have read a lot of Buckley lately (see my recent reviews) and this was the most enjoyable of the lot. I have found, with a few exceptions, that Buckley's novels have moments of brilliance and I find myself totally engaged. Then he does something uncharacteristic of his characters, or simply too outlandish, and I find myself pulled from the world of the text. His inconsistency bothers me, as does his weakness for how to end his novels. br /Having said that, Supreme Courtship boasts two of Mr. Buckley's most likable characters in Judge Perdita "Pepper" Cartwright, and President Donald Vanderdamp. Both characters seem to reflect middle America and its values, and I for one do not think that Buckley is lampooning them. The novel's best moments are theirs, and it is the subplots involving other characters that detract from this text. Pepper's Senate confirmation hearing, and her moments of supreme insecurity are among the novel's best moments. President Vanderdamp delivers an unintentionally moving speech in chapter 20, and one wishes for the days when such an honest and simple man could once again lead the free world. He is what he is, and does not try to be all things to all people. Could such a person even be elected president Mr. Buckley seems to be asking the reader. br /Don't expect this novel to be more than it was created to be. Enjoy the fictional look into the secretive Supreme Court, and you will finish the novel satisfied. br /
 Silliness January 1, 2009
Walter Benenson (East Lansing)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Too overdone, but amusing anyway. Many points of law had to be overlooked to make the plot work.
Not Buckley's Best, But Still Good December 25, 2008
Frederick S. Goethel (Central Valley, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a fan of Buckley's writing and believe he produces some of the best and most consistent political satire to be found on bookstore shelves today. This was another good book by Buckley, who has a real knack for finding the right characters and molding them into situations that read like they are almost reality. And, he did it again. While this won't tease your brain, it should cause some serious giggles, if not downright laughter. A great book for the political junkie on your list or for a long airplane flight. br / br /
Very funny December 17, 2008
Deborah L. Worthington (Allen, TX United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book, especially the beginning was really funny. Considering it was written in 2007 and into the publishers in early 2008 before many of the events and catch phrases happened, is just a hoot.
 Poor Choice of Words December 12, 2008
Judy Grabar
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
For a man whose father was a master of words, this mans vocabulary left something to be desired. I will have to admit I only made it through the 2nd chapter due to the language used. My husband, however, did read the book through, and although not appreciating the language, found it to hold his interest.
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