I can agree with you given your context. For me, I am interested in political systems in general. Klein and Heritage are both actors in that system, so I find them both interesting. For people who do not want to expend their time thinking about political systems (i.e. rational people) following Klein and Heritage is not a worthwhile investment.<p>However, my main objection to myth_drannon's comment, was that he was quoting Klein. She is hardly different from Heritage. Moreover, in this specific instance, the report in question is quantitative with a well-defined ranking system.  Obviously, Heritage's underlying qualitative claim was the impetus for the report, but that does not preclude the veracity of the data.