alternate reality

<![CDATA[ My usual MO with television shows is to wait until they're about to end (or be canceled), then get really interested. This holds especially true for Aaron Sorkin-created shows. After having missed Sports Night on both network and syndication, we picked it up on DVD. After racing through both seasons, it turned into one of my favorite shows.

So now it's The West Wing. Virginia got the first two seasons for me last Christmas, and I finally opened it earlier this month. It's slower going, but two things keep coming to the front:

1. It's a really well-written and well-done show.
2. Why is the show the alternate reality, and our world the actual reality?

Michael Brown, who managed to preside over the worst national disaster in recent memory, is back in business. The Iraq-related expenditures are expected to be up to $320 million. And finally, our president is hypocritically calling for tax breaks for oil companies to end, having championed those breaks in the first place.

Can I have the alternate reality, please? ]]>