A top reporter exposes the deep ties between the Obama administration and the big banks that are bankrupting our country. As the recession continues, President Obama has chastised the "fat cats" who feast off government bailout money while unemployment remains high and smaller businesses...

Prologue: "The hippopotamus under the rug" -- The most certain man in the world -- Triumph -- The stealth ideologue -- The rise of Rubinomics -- Larry and Joe -- Portrait of a contrarian -- Children of the boom -- The high tide of hubris -- The last guy at the Alamo -- Reaganites redux -- The...