My favorite essayist, Joan Didion, was one of the first national journalists to expose Joe Lieberman as a pompous moralizer. In her book,
Political Fictions, she discusses Lieberman's actions during his vice presidential run. She dissects his actions and his language usage to illuminate the true Lieberman.
This is a must read for anyone who is intereted in the Lamont/Lieberman race or in politics in general. Along with skewering Joe, she sheds light on a number of unsavory politicians and the political system as a whole.