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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (62447)	10/12/2002 9:48:51 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Any special plans for the weekend?

To: Neocon who wrote (62447)	10/12/2002 9:02:09 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I was reading Scandalmonger today, by Safire. I don't know if you've read it, but I am really enjoying it. I read all the non-fiction stuff that came out (John Adams, Founding Brothers, etc, and I own the Dumas Malone multi-volume set on Jefferson) but Scandalmonger is real fun- it ties a lot of things together for me, in a really entertaining way. I read about the Alien and Sedition acts in John Adams, but in Scandalmonger you get a more entertaining sense (because of a compelling narrative) of what exactly they entailed. Anyway, if you haven't read it yet, I recommend it. I found it to be great fun. I have recommended it to several people, and only one complained that it was dry. But she doesn't like histories, and she complained about John Adams being dull too. So I discount her opinion on books dealing with history, although she gives me good mystery recommendations.