The federal budget deficit, the health-care system and the role of religion are some of the issues on voters' minds and addressed in the following books.

The former Senate Majority Leader (D-SD) offers a prescription for our ailing health-care system.

Critical
By Sen. Tom Daschle
Thomas Dunne, $23.95
ISBN 9780312383015

Professor and author Balmer examines the distance between church and state in administrations from JFK's to G.W. Bush's.

God in the White House
By Randall Balmer
HarperOne, $24.95
ISBN 9780060734053

The editors of PublicAgendaOnline explain the whys and wherefores of the federal budget and our national debt.

Where Does the Money Go?
By Scott Bittle & Jean Johnson
Collins, $16.95
ISBN 9780061241871

A brief for the country's next president, written with fellow former Bush II administration staffer Marc Sumerlin.

What A President Should Know
By Lawrence B. Lindsey
Rowman & Littlefield, $24.95
ISBN 9780742562226

The author of the bestseller What Liberal Media? debunks myths and misconceptions about liberalism.

Why We're Liberals
By Eric Alterman
Viking, $24.95
ISBN 9780670018604

A former Bush speechwriter offers his ideas for rejuvenating the conservative movement.

Comeback
By David Frum
Doubleday, $24.95
ISBN 9780385515337