explosion of political corruption and abuse of power

These are extraordinary times, and frankly, from where I sit here in Washington I am worried about our nation's future. The combination of an extreme far left Obama administration and one-party control of Congress has had predictable consequences. Troubling signs are everywhere.

We are now in the midst of one of the greatest expansions of American government in history. And with big government now growing ever bigger, we are also seeing an explosion of political corruption and abuse of power. For the first time in my life, I feel like our government is out of control. And I know that I'm not alone in this concern.

Check out just a few of the lowlights from year one of the Obama administration:

•In a recent court filling in Judicial Watch's "Filegate" litigation, the Obama administration made the startling claim that the Privacy Act does not apply to the White House. In other words, the Obama White House believes it can violate your privacy rights without any legal consequences or accountability!
•President Obama boldly proclaimed that "transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," but his administration is addicted to secrecy, stonewalling virtually all of Judicial Watch's Freedom of Information Act requests.
•The Obama White House has turned the National Endowment of the Arts (and the agency that runs the AmeriCorps program) into propaganda machines, using your tax dollars to persuade "artists" to promote the Obama agenda! According to documents uncovered by Judicial Watch, the idea emerged as a direct result of the Obama campaign and enjoyed White House approval and participation.
•President Obama has installed a record number of "czars" in positions of power. Too many of these individuals are leftist radicals who answer to no one but the president. And too many of the czars are not subject to Senate confirmation (which raises serious constitutional questions).
The list goes on...trillion dollar bailouts, government-run healthcare, banks and car companies, ACORN corruption, attacks on conservative media, illegal alien amnesty, unprecedented and dangerous new rights for terrorists, perks for campaign donors – this is the Obama legacy – and we haven't even gotten through the first year of his presidency!