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The full story behind the six words that reshaped Republican fiscal politics----and still haunt American governance today.

"Read my lips: no new taxes." With that electrifying pledge at the 1988 Republican National Convention, George H. W. Bush sealed his nomination and unified a party. The promise became one of the most famous--and most consequential--lines in modern American political history. When President Bush broke it two years later, the fallout didn't just derail a presidency; it permanently transformed Republican thinking about taxes, deficits, and political survival.

In 1990, facing a ballooning deficit, binding budget law, and the highstakes final phase of the Cold War, Bush made a fateful decision to accept a budget deal that included tax increases. The reaction was swift and brutal. Conservatives erupted in anger. Headlines screamed betrayal. Party unity collapsed. Though the agreement ultimately helped balance the federal budget, Bush paid a steep political price and lost his bid for reelection in 1992.

Drawing on rare firsthand experience and rigorous historical analysis, John J. Pitney Jr.--who worked inside the Republican National Committee during the crisis--reveals what really happened behind closed doors. He shows why Bush believed he had no viable alternative, how Democrats forced the issue, and why defense cuts were a nonstarter at a pivotal moment in global politics. Most importantly, Pitney traces how Republicans turned the 1990 budget deal into a cautionary myth: the belief that any tax compromise guarantees political ruin.

That lesson, embraced as doctrine, has shaped Republican fiscal strategy for decades. It has fueled resistance to deficit reduction, constrained budget negotiations, and helped drive today's federal debt. By revisiting the moment when the party's modern tax orthodoxy was forged, this book offers essential insight into the roots of contemporary budget battles.

Authoritative and deeply revealing, this is the definitive account of how one broken promise changed American politics and why its consequences are still with us.