• New York Magazine, Friday, October 18, 2013 3:02 PM

One Washington-based hero has emerged after three weeks of political turmoil, according to some: Robert Costa, the National Review's Washington editor, who "got so many scoops about the GOP's constantly changing strategy that congressional leadership warned members about leaking to the National Review, a fact also reported by the National Review," writes Joe Coscarelli.

Coscarelli explores Costa's background, detailing just why he was the right man for the job of explaining Republican strategy:  "Most Capitol Hill reporters don't understand the conservative mind-set or why someone would be a Republican," political columnist Tim Carney explains.  "This gave [Costa] a huge leg up."

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