He knows Joe Average; Ralph Klein succeeds because he's so much like the people he leads.(King Ralph: The Political Life and Success of Ralph Klein)(Book Review)

0 Comments | Report Newsmagazine, The, December, 2002 | by Milke, Mark

KING RALPH: The Political Life and

Success of Ralph Klein

Don Martin

Key Porter Books, Toronto

256 pages; hardcover; $29.95

A weakness of political journalists is that they often become overly sympathetic to the politicians and governments they cover. Once they know a politician, journalists often self-censor their writing in order to guarantee continued access to the powerful. Don Martin, columnist for the Calgary Herald and the National Post, seems to have avoided that siren call. The result is a frank assessment of the ever-higher rise of reporter-turned-mayor-turned-cabinet minister-turned-Alberta premier Ralph Klein.

How frank is Mr. Martin? For starters, his index lists 17 references to Ralph Klein and...

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