Your humble blogger [1] finds Thomas Geoghegan the most important nonfiction writer in America right now. So does blogger Kathy G (her introduction to his life and work is a must read). [2] Ezra Klein calls Which Side Are You On? [3], his memoir and masterpiece, "the greatest book ever written about anything." [4]
David Sirota thinks he should be be drafted for labor secretary [5], and so do I. Join the movement here [6]
Links:
[1] http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/see-you-court-quote-day-long-and-short-it
[2] http://thegspot.typepad.com/blog/2008/07/tom-geoghegan-m.html#more
[3] http://www.amazon.com/Which-Side-Are-You-Revised/dp/1565848861/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217523505&sr=1-1
[4] http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=09&year=2006&base_name=labor_day
[5] http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/25/7535/92659/617/556709
[6] http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28060247742&refurl=http//www.facebook.com/s.php?q=tom+geoghegan+for+labor+secretary&init=q