I guessing a lot of DU has seen the movie, it stars Warren Beatty as a politician who finally tells the truth about what's happening behind closed doors. Someone who comes to the point of not giving a damn any more and decides to unload every dirty thing he knows, every back room deal, every quid pro quo.
It's a movie that's not only funny but sad and terrifying and I wonder if it would make any difference at all if a high level politician actually did it.