Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

John Spencer

How could I’ve forgotten…The West Wing finale

in Apolitical/Peter by

That The West Wing ended its brilliant run on television has been hard enough. That its final year coincided with the death of my father was doubly difficult because The West Wing was mine and my dad’s favorite show, the program we enjoyed watching together (you should have heard the political debates that took place during the commercial break). After my father died, there was an episode of The West Wing in which they eulogized the character Leo McGarrity, played…

Keep Reading

With fond remembrance, John Spencer

in Apolitical/Peter by

Leo to Josh: “This guy’s walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out. A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up: “Hey, you! Can you help me out? ” The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up: ” Father, I’m down in this hole. Can you help me out? ” The priest…

Keep Reading

Go to Top