For instance, Clinton who was unquestionably the smartest of the bunch I talked to - both the ones who made it and didn't. He had a great interest in policy.

PubliRobert Scheerrs Weekly wrote that the book "proves that when it comes to the ruling sway of money power Democrats and Republicans Wall Street and Washington make very agreeable bedfellows. The delegation also contained people from the San Francisco Red Guard the women's liberation movement the Peace and Freedom Party Newsreel and the Movement for a Democratic Military. My only regret is that my pen was not sharper and my words tougher.

Scheer is editor-in-chief for the Webby Award-winning online magazine Truthdig. The Society of Professional Journalists awarded Scheer the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi award for his column.