THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES, THIS. Just a taste:

“We may have been registered to vote but we didn’t wear our political affiliation on our sleeves or, in the spirit of neutrality, bring our politics into the office. (And our editors would likely have sent us packing if we did.) We didn’t believe the dominant political parties were intrinsically evil or good. We knew enough history—and had enough humility—to understand that each party over time had produced its share of rogues and do-gooders, heroes and scoundrels. Following the money in the name of keeping an eye on the public’s purse was always going to be a better path to uncovering stories of malfeasance and corruption than political affiliation.”

FWIW, Ken Wells is the very best reporter and writer I’ve ever worked with. Check out his page on Amazon. I tease him often that he writes so well I hate his guts.