The behind-the-scenes processes by which things get made laws, journalism, sausages are usually said to be so chaotically unhygienic that seeing them in action will put youoff the thing itself for good.
And I also have to tell you that I am concerned because state budgets have not yet recovered, and you're now seeing a whole bunch of state and local governments who were able to put off layoffs last year, as the recovery money is running out, having to make some very tough decisions.
In the novel, McCarthy played off postapocalyptic Hollywood thrillers, and so he gave you the heady feeling that you were seeing a movie unfold on the page.