Andrew C. McCarthy
Auteur van The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America
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Andrew C. McCarthy is a former federal prosecutor who received the Justice Department's highest hobors. He is a contributing editor to National Review, a Fox News contributor, and nationally renowned commentator on legal and national security issues. He is the author of the New York Times toon meer bestsellers Willful Blindness and The Grand Jihad. toon minder
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For those of us who don't believe there is an administration since the Carter administration--and likely well before that--that has *not* engaged in activities that could be considered high crimes and misdemeanors (Iran Contra, invading Iraq in 2003, sanctioning torture, revoking Glass Steagall, to name a few), this book doesn't really attempt to make a persuasive case--it assumes a readership that is already persuaded. I am politically left of center but I try to expose myself to ideas outside my own ideology and I tried to come to this book with an open mind. (In part because there are any number of things about the current administration that I am deeply dissatisfied with.
The book goes into detail describing the many misdeeds of the Obama administration, some of which *are* disturbingly obstructionist, partisan, self serving, etc. But for the most part I didn't find these complaints compelling as "high crimes." Unsurprisingly Benghazi gets a lot of ink and I absolutely agree that the administration did a lousy job in their response to Bengazhi, I just don't find it convincing that trying and failing to achieve spin on a story constitutes high crimes and misdemeanors. And while I don't think the loss of life in Benghazi should be downplayed, a lot of embassies have been attacked and many people have died with virtually no notice on either side of the political spectrum. It's hard to understand why Benghazi is so special beyond partisan opportunism. See also: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/may/12/john-garamendi/pr...
I was really surprised that this book didn't talk about the expansion of the NSA and spying on Americans, targeting american citizens for drone strikes, and the hostility the administration has for whistleblowers). As far as I'm concerned, this administration has been shockingly and disappointingly conservative--one of its biggests successes is slashing the deficit for pity's sake!(http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2014/sep/05/barack-obama/obama-says-he-has-cut-national-deficit-half/)
This book is not going to persuade many people who don't already agree with the underlying deeply partisan premise. If you're looking for even-handed conservative critique, look elsewhere.… (meer)