To write down a short article containing fundamentally political issues expressed in a highly idiomatic style is not a piece of cake. Looking for suitable idioms which can be connected with scrutinizing(that can be used to scrutinize) political subjects can lead to overburdened complications (tho overly complicated expressions) to get your intended message across. Certainly there are some tricks to break the ice (find a way), but from time to time you might lose words(be at a loss of words) even though you put your nose to the grindstone (burn the midnight oil).