Cross-posted at Eclectablog.
We lost one of the good ones this past Friday when David Foster Wallace, author of the legendary Infinite Jest, was found dead from suicide. DFW's insight into society and American life, in particular, made him a standout in the literary world. His death is a tragic loss.
In 2000, DFW spent two weeks on the campaign trail with John McCain, writing an essay for Rolling Stone Magazine called "Up, Simba!" that ended up in his book Consider the Lobster. It was later released as an e-book and, more recently, as a stand-alone book, "McCain's Promise".
DFW's impressions of McCain came to change from one of admiration during the 2000 election to something less favorable in 2008. More after the jump.
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