The Great West Wing Rewatch: 3.6 "Gone Quiet"
Joel: One of the fun things about The West Wing, is how even though it’s a show about people who either work for the most powerful man on earth or who are the most powerful man on earth, their problems can still remind you of your own, even when it comes to issues at work. As I watch CJ trying to make sure there is some sort of response in store for the “Why do you want to be President?” question, I’m reminded of plenty of times where something in my life seem to be so much of a given, that nobody really worries about it until it comes up for real and everyone realized that nobody is prepared at all. While on one hand it’s alarming that things get missed by the people who are supposed to be in charge of keeping our government from crumbling to the ground, on the other hand it can be comforting to watch, knowing that it doesn’t happen to just you. I also love the time the episode takes to highlight the loopholes being used to finance campaign ads. Trust me, as we continue...