Boys On The Bus Author:Timothy Crouse The Gang Was All There! The Superstars of political reporting like Teddy White, Hunter Thompson, The Times' R.W. Apple, Dave Broder of the Washington Post - the network glamor boys, wire service virtuosos, fawners, drunks, fornicators, hacks and hatchet men all crammed in to the press bus - all looking for a piece of the action.