{"product_id":"gangster-government-david-freddoso-9781596986480","title":"Gangster Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"GANGSTER GOVERNMENT\" \u003cbr\u003eColumnist Michael Barone invented the phrase.\u003cbr\u003ePresident Obama has perfected the practice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in this new and stunning book, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author David Freddoso (\u003ci\u003eThe Case Against Barack Obama\u003c\/i\u003e) provides the much-needed exposé 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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGangster Government\u003c\/i\u003e you'll learn, among other shocking revelations: \u003cbr\u003eHow the Obama administration has used \"czars\" and \"recess appointments\" to install powerful bureaucrats, some with extreme views and shady pasts, without congressional oversight\u003cbr\u003eHow the Obama administration ignored the Constitution and reversed 100 years of bankruptcy law to reward its friends (the United Autoworkers) in the GM and Chrysler bailout\u003cbr\u003eWhy even the pretense of \"cutting costs\" in Obamacare came second to rewarding the Democrat-supporting trial lawyers' lobby\u003cbr\u003eWhy, ignoring federal law, the Obama administration is trying to shield the TSA workers who search passengers at airports from private sector competition\u003cbr\u003eHow the trillion dollar \"stimulus\" was directed overwhelmingly at protecting \u003ci\u003egovernment\u003c\/i\u003e workers supported by the taxpayers\u003cbr\u003eWhy \"green jobs\" are all about shaking down the taxpayer for favored businesses--not about truly \"sustainable\" energy or jobs\u003cbr\u003eHow the Obama administration bullies private businesses and even state governments that don't cooperate with gangster government \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGangster Government\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating and revealing look at the momentous first two years of the Obama administration and its subversion of our Constitution and laws. It casts a hard look at a president whose training on Chicago's political playground shines through every bent law and every broken promise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Freddoso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596986484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596986480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regnery Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d","brand":"David Freddoso","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44254979752191,"sku":"9781596986480","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36be9d33-e773-4ad0-9f47-6ff99aedaf20.jpg?v=1694615419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gangster-government-david-freddoso-9781596986480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}