The swamp : Washington's murky pool of corruption and cronyism and how Trump can drain it / Eric Bolling.
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TextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 228 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9781250150189
- 1250150183
- 320.973 23
- JK2249 .B65 2017
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!
When Washington D.C. was first built, it was on top of a swamp that had to be drained. Donald Trump says it's time to drain it again.
In The Swamp, bestselling author Eric Bolling presents an infuriating, amusing, revealing, and outrageous history of American politics, past and present, Republican and Democrat. From national political scandals to tempests in a teapot that blew up; bribery, blackmail, bullying, and backroom deals that contradicted public policies; cronyism that cost taxpayers hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars; and personal conduct that can only be described as regrettable, The Swamp is a journey downriver through the bayous and marshes of Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom.
The presidential election of 2016 was ugly, but it exposed a political, media, industry, and elite establishment that desperately wanted to elect a politician who received millions of dollars from terror-funding states over a businessman willing to tell the corrupt or incompetent, "You're fired."
The book concludes with a series of recommendations for President Trump: practical, hard-headed, and concise ways to drain the swamp and force Washington to be more transparent, more accountable, and more effective in how it serves those who have elected its politicians and pay the bills for their decisions.
Last year President Trump declared Wake Up America to be a "huge" book; Eric Bolling's second book is sure to build on that success. Entertaining and timely, The Swamp is the perfect book for today's political climate.
Illustrations on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
Into the mire -- Sex in the swamp -- Brawling in the House -- Foreign entanglements -- Lobbying in the swamp -- Campaign of error -- Machines in the swamp -- Big government, big scandals -- War machine, scandal machine -- From Great Society to -Gate Society -- A Republican soak in the swamp -- Contract with America, contact with an intern -- Path out of the swamp: limit terms, limit lobbying -- Draining by deregulating -- Dare to drain.
The cohost of Fox News' "The Five" chronicles various stories of political scandal in Washington, DC, and ends by offering recommendations on how President Trump can rid America's capital of political corruption.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Eric Bolling was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 2, 1963. He is a graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida with a BA degree in economics.He began a career in baseball. After being drafted in the 22nd round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, a torn rotator cuff injury cut short his career.
He became a commodities trader on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He served five years on the board of directors at the NYMEX and became a strategic adviser to the exchange's board of directors. His recognitions and awards include being named to the list of Trader Monthly's Top 100 in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, he received the Maybach Man of the Year Award at the Trader Monthly Awards.
He helped to develop CNBC's Fast Money. Currently he works for Fox Business Network. He began there as a financial analyst and went to host the business show Happy Hour. In 2011, he became a co-host of The Five on the Fox News Channel and serves as guest host for many of their shows such as The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity, and Fox and Friends.
His book, Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--and Why We Need Them More Than Ever, was published in June 2016. The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism--And How Trump Can Drain It was published in July 2017.
(Bowker Author Biography)