Movie by Joe Conason (also a frequenter of Salon.) About a year late here; a friend rented the flic, by chance.

Pretty much a trip through the earliest roots of the Rt. Wing's perpetual assault on Clinton, since before Preidential run - by all means possible. Naming names of a millionaire or two deeply involved in the orchestration of these assaults. Connections from pre-Whitewater through the net-0 of the Starr inquisition. (And re Starr's installation after.. his predecessor was finding no cause for an indictment on any charge.)

(Ken Starr's axe-grinding extensively covered; the shameless bias as evidenced by his history; then that job offer at [link|http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-clintonrightwingconspiracy.html| Pepperdine] to be underwritten by the very-Right, very-rich Clinton-hater, Mr. Scaife.) Falwell's in there, and some other familiars. Susan McDougal's lengthy recap is either a tissue of lies or an acurate depiction of the absurd and utterly cynical nature of such for-hire specialist atty groups, as target: "bringing down politicians via $$-power." Enough info to assess the weirdness of her estranged (and Strange..) husband, during the course of this siege.

[just one random Google response - with some interesting $$ numbers and Scaife / other relations.]

Much more useful if someone paid attention at the time - as a tying-up of the loose ends. Not a substitute for the casual innocent, seeking a nobrainer recap. It was never simple enough for sloganeering - even if that's all we ever got from the 'press'.

Many interesting, familiar Principals are interviewed at length; one need not be a pol. junkie to appreciate a decently attention-sustaining glimpse of the nastiness now institutionalized, and as perpetrated across all those years. Familiar glimpses of the operation of the Repo Noise Machine - and other curiosities of the lumpen proletariat.

Or, you could read Waiting for Godot, one more time..