...After he had been here about a month, we gave [Jonathan] Allen what we thought would be good news: We wanted him to join us as a regular staff writer, with some extra money to boot. But Allen had other ideas and told us, to our dismay, that he was thinking of leaving journalism. After some more discussion, it became clear he was dreaming not merely of an exit from journalism but of an entrance into a new career as a Capitol Hill [Democrat] political operative...
Lookit this! Jonathan Allen is STILL a Capitol Hill Democrat political operative, 10 years later!
Not surprising at all. Thanks for the info. I was totally unaware of any of that. Not surprised at all. Par for the course but, it’s info I was unaware of.