And in this new and stunning book, New York Times best-selling author David Freddoso (The Case Against Barack Obama) provides the much-needed expose of an administration that has brought Chicago-style corruption and strong-arm politics to Washington, looking to reward its friends (the unions, federal workers, and other liberal interest groups) and punish its enemies (the private sector workers and taxpayers who foot the bill for Obama's massive expansion of the federal governmeNT.
Author(s): David Freddoso
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 262
Tags: Politics, Political Science, Mafia, Economics, Barack Obama, Hussein, Corruption, liberalism, crime, graft, misconduct, conspiracy, Ethics, wwg1wga
CONTENTS
Title Page
Foreword
CHAPTER ONE - “GANGSTER GOVERNMENT”
ABOVE THE LAW
EXPANDING POWER
CHAPTER TWO - STOP US IF YOU CAN: SAVING THE UAW
DETROIT’S FORTUNATE SONS
RUNNING AMERICA LIKE HE OWNS IT
BLANK CHECK
“I DON’T NEED LENDERS”
ROADKILL
CAPTIVE INDUSTRY
COLLUSION COLLISION
FAILURE IN SUCCESS
CHAPTER THREE - ON THE PRECIPICE: OBAMACARE
AN OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE
UNCLE SAM: THE ENFORCER
PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON SENIORS
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GUN
DIRTY DEALS, DONE VERY EXPENSIVE
“IT GETS BETTER”
RULE BY BUREAUCRAT
CHAPTER FOUR - THE MOST EXPENSIVE STORY EVER TOLD
WE JUST WASTED A TRILLION DOLLARS?
BORROW AND SPEND
“IT’S LIKE A BUDGET NUMBER”
CAN OPENER
NET ZERO
LEARNING FROM SPAIN
THE ANSWER IS BLOWING IN THE WIND
NO JOBS HERE
HIGH-SPEED RAIL
FROM CRISIS TO WASTE
FREE MONEY ISN’T FREE
CHAPTER FIVE - WE’RE GONNA HELP OUR FRIENDS: BIG LABOR
THE SEIU AGENDA IS MY AGENDA
PAYING HIS DEBTS WITH YOUR MONEY
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
FAVORS AMONG FRIENDS
UNION TOADY TASK FORCE
THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET INCREASE PANEL
CHAPTER SIX - WE’RE GONNA HELP OUR FRIENDS: THE TRIAL LAWYERS
THE SPECIAL-EST INTEREST
TAX CUTS FOR A FEW RICH
PREEMPTION
FAVORS AMONG FRIENDS
MR. LEAD PAINT GETS A NOMINATION
THE OBAMA ANTI-STIMULUS
CHAPTER SEVEN - “WE’RE GONNA PUNISH OUR ENEMIES”
BOGEYMAN OF THE WEEK
CONTEMPT
NOT A FRIEND? OUT OF LUCK.
SUING ARIZONA
“QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?”
CHAPTER EIGHT - RECOVERING FROM GANGSTER GOVERNMENT
POWER OF THE PRESIDENT
ASSESSING THE DAMAGE
THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW
“IF YOU CAN KEEP IT”
Acknowledgements
NOTES
INDEX
Copyright Page
