I knew it was time to turn off the TV when I saw an ad for Karate Dog. I should have turned it off when West Wing ended. It was a good show, and even though it drifted for a while there, it was far more relevant than viewers deserved.
In a time when we are stuck with an administration that was approved of by a majority of voters in the last election, there is a certain fantasy aspect to a show like West Wing, a kind of wish fulfillment. We ought to go around asking why our government isn't better than it is. We ought to dream big and strive to be the best in the world.
It sounds terribly naive to write things like that. Is it criminal to hold people accountable? Maybe it is. If the FBI doesn't have a file on you by the time you are in your 30's, then you're too complacent.
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