Just finished reading the book Culture of Corruption by Michelle Malkin. It documents the tax cheaters, criminals, hypocrites, and business-as-usual politicians President Obama has surrounded himself with and appointed in his administration. The book showed that the campaign of Hope and Change is anything but and that President Obama is a promise-breaking politician just like all the rest. One of the more interesting points of this book is that the author quotes many liberals/democrats who have criticized President Obama for reasons such as his selections for appointments to his administration, going against his own no-lobbyist rule, his courting of special interests, etc. The thing that made the most impact was the hypocrisy. President Obama made his campaign about changing Washington when he is actually deeply entrenched in special interests, nepotism, and what Malkin calls pay-for-play politics. This is a VERY detailed and thoroughly documented book (for example, the footnote section at the end of the book is 75 pages long). Although I appreciate the research and facts Malkin has made available to us, I found myself skipping several pages at a time because I just couldn't keep reading all those nitty gritty details of how Hilda Solis is in cahoots with unions and wasn't held accountable for violations of campaign disclosure and finance rules. The only other thing that rubbed me the wrong way was that sometimes the author would resort to namecalling. Michelle Malkin herself is an interesting character. She founded hotair.com and michellemalkin.com and has investigated many corrupt politicians including George W. Bush's own cronies. I would recommend this book for someone who wants facts and details to back up their opinion that the Obama administration is not what they claim it is.
And here is an awesome clip of Michelle Malkin taking on the ladies of the The View. I want to be like that when I grow up :)
Michelle Malkin on The View
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