Actually, it’s the dirtiest sport of all — politics. I always laugh that we take covering the Redskins so seriously, but we’re children compared to political writers. These guys would devour us.
Game Change is a behind-the-scenes look at the 2008 presidential election following Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain and Sarah Palin.
Lots of good nuggets. Some insight into John Edwards’ denied womanizing that shows what a slime bag he is. And to think I considered voting for him. Imagine if Edwards had won and this illegitimate kid surfaced? It would make Bill Clinton’s nonsense look like a schoolboy crush.
I thought the first 200 pages were OK, Very exhaustively researched on Obama-Clinton campaigns, but exhausting to read. Pages 200-300 were better, but I was still disappointed. But, 300-440 were excellent and made the book worth reading. The stories on McCain and Palin were real page turners.
If you enjoy the game of politics, which is Washington’s real game, then read the book.
