Barons of the Beltway by Michelle Fields

My latest review for Blogging for Books is Barons of the Beltway by Michelle Fields.

   It was pretty clear a couple of chapters into this book that the author was a Republican, because every person she accuses of wasting money in Washington D.C. is a Democrat. I think we all know that's not true, the book would've been more balanced if she reported on some of the Republicans who abuse the system, too.
 She also seems to have something personal against Joe Biden, stabbing him several times in the book with sharp jabs. What she sees as taxpayer waste-Biden goes out for dinner with his wife, interrupting some traffic, and chats with passersby on the sidewalk-I see as a vice president who wants to remain grounded and still in touch with the people of the city. So you have to read this book and form your own opinions.
 The stories are meant to poke the bear and get us upset about taxpayer waste-and in many chapters succeeds. Extravagant parties for staffers, personal planes, outrageous speaker fees...all feels like excess we're footing the bill for. The author ties in stories from history that also features excess from our founding fathers- This is definitely not a new problem. Will anything ever be done about it? I don't think so.
 Again, I would've liked to have seem the author be more objective and feature some Republicans in the bashing, they're definitely not saints either.  Otherwise, the book is an interesting read. I'd recommend it to Republican readers, but they're angry enough already. Democrats? This won't please you either.