Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Novelist

I agree. Put the LeCarre in charge of the CIA, the Lawrence Block in charge of the FBI, and John Grisham as Attorney General.

"These ideas were out there -- any reader of trash literature could have come up with this entire plan in 28 minutes. But no: We left the CIA in the hands of Allen Dulles and Richard Helms and George H.W. Bush, people who probably don't even know what the Holcroft Covenant is. How messed up is that?
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A fun little story by Larry Niven gives this an interesting spin as well. "The Return of William Proxmire" I won't spoil it for you. Track it down.