Read Fuzzy Math, by Paul Krugman.

Concise, biased, overview of the Bush tax cut before the cut, the war, the job losses etc. Excellent predictions, so far. Some small background information on taxation and expenditures.


Read The Price of Loyalty, by Ron Suskind.

Fascinating inside look at the workings of the Bush White House. Takes a positive view of O'Neill, who plays a minor baddie in the above mentioned Krugman book. You get the inside arguments about the tax cuts, which it turns out were very similar to the Fuzzy Math arguments, but still to no avail.