The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House Book by Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz Reviewed by Joseph Levendusky Like many folks of my generation, I hated Spiro Agnew. So did most people I knew. Agnew was Richard Nixon’s attack dog, and Nixon was presiding over the senseless deaths of thousands of young Americans in Viet Nam. But much time has passed, and current events have dimmed vexatious memories of the past. Enter Rachel Maddow and co-author Michael Yarvitz, who provide a rather entertaining refresher course. Richard Nixon’s Vice President positioned himself as the enemy of the youth movement, the anti-war movement and just about anything…
