Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own ... The Bombshell Exposé on Congress Corruption

Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own ... The Bombshell Exposé on Congress Corruption

<p><b>A bombshell investigation reveals how Washington really works: politicians extort money from us, then use it to buy each other’s votes.</b> Best-selling author Peter Schweizer reveals:</p><br /><br /><p>*Obama’s "Protection Money": How the Obama Administration targeted industries for criminal investigation but chose not to pursue key political donors.</p><br /><br /><p>*John Boehner’s "Tollbooth": How the Speaker of the House extracts money by soliciting political donations before he will hold crucial votes on the House floor.</p><br /><br /><p>*The "Slush Fund": How politicians extract "campaign contributions" and then convert them to bankroll lavish lifestyles complete with limos, private jets, golf at five-star resorts, fine wines, and cash for family members.</p><br /><br /><p>*Capitol Hill’s "Underground Economy": How congressmen use a little-known loophole that allows them to secretly link their votes to cash.</p><br /><br /><p>Extortion finally makes clear why Congress is so dysfunctional: it’s all about making money, not making law.</p><br />