"North by Northwest" actresses, lava lamp inventors, and real-life vets and peace activists played by Tom Cruise aren't the only things born on the Fourth of July. One Independence Day, Loca Lemonde was inspired to write satirical farces about U.S. politics--a tough act to follow, since U.S. politics were already a farce. But she pulled it off, producing a series of comedy sketches in prose that will tickle even the wonkiest political junkie. No political failure goes unforgotten and no political party goes unscathed by Lemonde's biting satire and cheeky wit.
