IN THE MAIL: Craig Shirley’s new book, Reagan’s Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign that Started it All. I haven’t read it, but Joe Trippi likes it: “It’s a must-read to understand the movement that has put President Bush in the Oval Office for a second term, what drives that movement, and why President Bush will implement an aggressive plan to achieve his goals. For Democrats it is a must-read because the book provides an object lesson on how a party thought to be void of ideas, moribund, and on life support 29 years ago, rose up and changed course and is now defining the debate at home and abroad.”

And how do I know this? Because somebody (Shirley’s publicist, I think) posted the review, along with some others, in the Amazon comments. Smart promotion.

UPDATE: A Bush-Reagan comparison here, saved from the NYT’s editorial wastebasket through the magic of the blog.

ANOTHER UPDATE: You can see Trippi interviewing Shirley here.