By Dave Andrusko

I was zipping around various online sites trying to purchase a CD for our first grandchild when I ran across a link to a story in USA Today.

"These are turning out to be very happy holidays for George W. Bush," write Anthony DeBarros and Carol Memmott. "Decision Points," President George W. Bush's very readable and informative memoir, is #1 on the New York Times best seller list for hardcover non-fiction. Published November 9, the book has sold a whopping 1.75 million copies.

The book is also "the best-selling title this holiday season," Kathryn Popoff, Borders' vice president for merchandising and trade books, tells USA Today. "People, regardless of their political philosophies and persuasion, want to read about what our last president has to say."

And this bonanza, in spite of the hostility of the usual suspects.

We wrote about "Decision Points" the week it came out (http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Nov10/nv111010.html).

As I observed at the time (having seen only selected passages), there are revealings, including those of special interest to pro-lifers.

But as I subsequently read the book, two qualities really struck me. First is how respectfully President Bush treats even those who were the most hysterically vicious toward him while he was in office. For the professional Bush-haters, that, of course, counts for nothing. For everyone else, this respectfulness speaks volumes.

Second, Bush came to his pro-life policy conclusions not only because he was (as he said many times) a "pro-life President," but because he weighed the evidence. Mr. Bush reasoned his way to a decision, which is the antithesis of the attitude attributed to him by his anti-life opponents.

For what it's worth, if you are looking for a book to buy your friends and family for Christmas, I would highly recommend "Decision Points."

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