Rather
disappointing; all anyone wants from these guys, who are professional dirt
diggers, is to dish the salacious gossip about public figures. This is no
expose though, it's a romanticised version of their dull lives trawling through
public records looking for inconsistencies and controversies. They're on the
side of the angels (the Democratic
Party), and what they're doing is necessary in American politics where the
stakes and the corruption levels are so high. Our political controversies
always seem so quaint by comparison. No billion dollar wildlife refuge
destroying town polluting scams here; just MPs claiming for moat cleaning and
duck islands.
I read this as the
authors appeared on the magnificent 'Daily Show', and that's where they were at
their best; hinting about who they know things about and giving their opinions
on public figures. They'd be great to go for a drink with, but the book is so
tame.
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