I agree with the author that there is a culture of corruption, but that culture exists more in politics itself rather than with one candidate or one party. The book met my expectations of lots of hate speech with footnotes lending an feeling of validity to the author's point of view. In the end, 'the other side' of this argument could offer the same kind of supporting documentation to their arguments. The accusations are serious and ugly, just as the accusations the liberals level against the conservatives are serious and ugly. Unfotunately, each side as a portion of what is needed to set things straight, but the art of lying to prove a point has become so refined that one is left skeptical of anything written supporting either view; at least this one.