With much of Republican Washington caught up in David Kuo’s book — how could he so disloyal? How could he betray so many people?  Is this hypocrisy re-defined?– it’s refreshing to see it’s still possible to work for famous politicos, write a book based on your experience that’s not entirely flattering, and still come out smelling like a rose scholar.

The New Republic profiles someone who’s done that — Eron Shosteck and his stumbling, bumbling Rep. Charles Lattan, a Congressman who’s wholly fictional based somewhat on the not-nearly fictional career Shosteck had on the Hill working as Dennis Hastert’s press secretary (more recently, Shosteck was Extreme Mortman’s best man, and and I was his.  Of course, calling Shosteck a best man is like calling a wall in China great.)

Noam Scheiber writes:

Shosteck is understandably coy when discussing his muse. “Some of the scenes are based on actual events,” he says. “Others are completely products of my imagination. It’s up to the reader to decide which is which.” Given what we know of Hastert’s performance during the Foley scandal, that shouldn’t be too challenging. These days, it’s hard to read up on Shosteck’s protagonist without inferring a thing or two about the man who runs the House.

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