Matt Taibbi...An Outsider's View that got it right...

"This is the way government runs in George W. Bush's America: You borrow as much money as you can, skillfully privatizing the proceeds, only making sure it's the public's signature on the loan application. It's Enron-think, where the deal itself, not it's long-term implications, is what's important"-Matt Taibbi in his article for Rolling Stone Magazine (RS 1007) titled "Jailhouse Nation" which profiles Willacy County's $60 million Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas.

Damn, if that wasn't one of the best articles about Valley politics I've read in a long time-if ever. It's an excerpt from an article from a journalist by the name of Matt Taibbi. Dubbed the successor to Hunter S. Thompon's style of Gonzo Journalism, Taibbi had done in his article what many local journalists don't have in their hearts, or minds to do. Cover the story, hit 'em hard, and don't take any crap from any elected official who tries to spin his or her policies in such a way as to have the citizen's believe what they do is in the best interests of everybody.

That's reporting. That's telling it like it is.

Matt Taibbi has a blog over at a website titled "The Smirking Chimp." If as a reader, you enjoy material presented in a way that's a little offbeat to the status quo of most major media outlets, do yourself a favor and read Matt Taibbi's work. I've become an avid reader of his articles in Rolling Stone magazine since his coverage of the 2004 Presidential Campaign. The subsequent book titled, "Spanking the Donkey" was a purchase I put off for too long. Now, the only place I can find it is the internet, and I'm not too big on making purchases over this type of medium. So if anybody sees it at Barnes & Noble or Hasting's, drop me a line via the comments section. I'd appreciate it.