There are really two stories here, both based on the release of FBI files. The more sensational story is Rehnquist's addiction to prescription drugs, the second -- and perhaps more important -- story is that the FBI was used during both of Justice Rehnquist's confirmation hearings to investigate possible adverse witnesses.

Yes, it's god journalism because it digs quite deep into, and stays focused on, a very specific subject. Also, that subject is an important one: the possibility for a supposedly apolitical government agency to be used for partisan purposes. Even if the story is not entirely true, it is possibly a good reminder that no government should be trusted too much. We SHOULD be skeptical towards the government, and to the news we read from ALL sources, even our favorites.

In one section, he quotes someone saying that only the Republicans used the FBI for political purposes. Then at another point, he quotes a republican saying that the Democrats initiated the specific political FBI requests in this story. The author of the piece does nothing to try to piece together which view is correct, and instead just reports the "he said/she said" story as is.