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Check out the latest Rasmussen numbers measuring the American public’s mood:
For nearly two years, economic issues have held the top spot in terms of importance among voters.
But the latest national telephone survey shows that 83% now view government ethics and corruption as very important, placing it just ahead of the economy on a list of [...]

When I worked in Seattle covering corporate welfare and city government, I became strange bedfellows with a diverse alliance of libertarians on the right and Ralph Naderites on the left who oppose “public-private partnership” deals between developers and statist Democrat AND Republican politicians.
These “public-private partnership” scams inevitably involve tax-increment financing gimmickry to siphon off tax [...]

GOP Rep. John Carter is not letting this go.
Keep the heat on the Democrat Culture of Corruption:
New Rangel Financial Violations Demand Removal from Ways and Means Chairmanship
(WASHINGTON, DC) – A month after House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) admitted failure to report nearly a million dollars in assets on federal disclosure forms, the [...]

Football plays politics, but the opposite isn’t always recommended

So, the House officially “rebuked” GOP Rep. Joe Wilson for calling out President Obama’s health care lie and another Kabuki moment of manufactured outrage is over:
On a largely party-line vote, the House voted 240 to 179 to ratify a “resolution of disapproval” against Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) for interrupting Obama’s speech last week before a [...]

Hey, look: It’s another nutroots boycott that’s bound to backfire. Out-of-state callers are phoning South Carolina government officials and telling them they’ll never visit again over GOP Rep. Joe Wilson’s unruly moment last week when he called out one of President Obama’s health care untruths:
State and local tourism officials are being flooded by emails and [...]

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the New York Times’ call for dirty Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel to resign amid mounting ethics and tax evasion scandals.
U.S. Representatives John Carter (R-TX) and Steve King (R-IA) marked the anniversary on the House floor — and contrasted the Democrats’ furor over GOP Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst with their [...]

You know about Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
But have you ever played Six Degrees of Roddy Blago?
Take any Blago corruption story, and you can link it to Team Obama in six easy steps or less.
Watch.
Over the weekend, Rod Blagojevich’s former chief fundraiser, Christopher Kelly, died after his girlfriend found him over his car wheel in [...]

Government affairs.

Culture of corruption.

The Democrats bloodied Republicans with the “culture of corruption” cudgel.
Republicans are finally performing some political jujitsu.
Keep repeating it and don’t give them a pass:
Action Demanded on Rangel/Geithner Tax Violations
(WASHINGTON, DC) — While Democrats continue their plan for a federal takeover of the nation’s healthcare industry, new revelations show they are incapable of effectively managing even [...]

“If you would just shut up…”

Charlie Rangel puts a whole new twist on walking-around money.
He doled it out to Ethics Committee Democrat members walking around on the Hill.
And it’s paying off.
WCBS-TV reports:
CBS 2 HD has learned of more alleged back-door dealings and political power peddling by Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel.
The reigning member of Congress’ top tax committee is apparently “wrangling” [...]

Just got the news from Regnery this afternoon: Culture of Corruption is #1 on the New York Times best-seller list for the 5th week in a row.
Bottomless thanks again to all of you who have bought the book, shared it, spread the word, and used it as a resource to create real Hope and Change [...]

“…there was no intent to disrespect…”

Disconnected.

Photoshop: The People’s Cube
The New York Post’s Maggie Haberman reports that disgraced former NY Democrat Governor Eliot Spitzer is mulling a return to politics.
Really:
Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been privately talking with friends about a possible comeback, and is considering a run for statewide office next year, several sources told The Post.
Less than [...]

The corruptocrat from Louisiana is fighting to keep every last scrap of his ill-gotten gains — and he has enlisted his lawyer daughter to help.
Via NOLA.com:
Forrmer U.S. Rep. William Jefferson and his wife, Andrea, have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection as the convicted ex-congressman prepares for a forfeiture hearing in his federal corruption case.
William [...]

When he’s not race-baiting, he’s tax-evading and excuse-making.
And always getting away with it.
The latest? He “forgot” to disclose between $500,000 and $1 million in unreported wealth.
Meticulous Man of the People:
Rep. Charles Rangel failed to report as much as $1.3 million in outside income — including up to $1 million for a Harlem building sale — [...]

The New Mexico Republican Party is asking pointed questions about the DOJ’s decision to drop charges against crony Democrat governor and failed Commerce Secretary nominee Bill Richardson.
It was “killed in Washington,” we’ve been told.
Who killed it and why?
Show us the sunlight, Team Obama:
ALBUQUERQUE—In response to news reports that high-level Washington DC officials in the U.S. [...]

“It was killed in Washington.”

Got the news from my publisher this afternoon that Culture of Corruption will top the New York Times best-seller list at #1 for the 4th week in a row. You can catch me tonight around 9pm-ish Eastern on Hannity on FNC, where I launched the book a month ago.
Reminder that you can buy shattered O [...]

Man, the updates to Culture of Corruption just keep piling up. Here’s another one for my Clinton and Money Men chapters:
The U.S. attorney in New York on Tuesday charged a New York investor and major Democratic fund-raiser with a $74 million scheme to defraud Citigroup Inc (C.N).
Hassan Nemazee, 59, was charged with one count of [...]

All wee-wee’d up.

“Resource.”

Just got word that Culture of Corruption will top the New York Times best-seller list for the third week in a row.
Thanks again for continuing to support the book and spread the word!
You can catch me on Hannity tonight on FNC at 9pm Eastern and on Fox and Friends tomorrow at 7:15am Eastern talking about [...]

This helps explain why the White House smear machine is in overdrive:
Self-identified conservatives outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states of the union, according to the Gallup Poll.
At the same time, more Americans nationwide are saying this year that they are conservative than have made that claim in any of the last four years.
In 2009, [...]

Reader Frank e-mails: “Can you please find out how many times the current White House has used “misspoke?”
Ask and ye shall receive! Feel free to add your own examples in comments below or e-mail them to writemalkin@gmail.com with “misspoke”-o-meter in the subject line. I’ll keep a running tally. These are just four of the most [...]

Read this illustrated guide from Doug Ross on why you shouldn’t:
Spread the word.
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Related: What the NYT’s 8,100-word Valerie Jarrett profile didn’t tell you
Related: Culture of Corruption: Rezko edition

Hey, anyone wanna buy Obama crony Tony Rezko’s foreclosed mansion?
It’s up for auction today.
Maybe ACORN will bus in some protesters.
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Culture of Corruption: It’s bottomless.