Tanja in the Oval Office

President Josiah (Jed) Bartlet

Lately, I have been confused about American politics. Oh yes of course, you say, it’s easy to mix it all up, when you think about the Health Bill that was adopted last Saturday by the House of Representatives. Actually, that’s not why I am confused. I am confused because I am addicted to the West Wing. I am a few years late, but – for the younger people among us – 10 years ago, the West Wing was a wildly successful TV show about life in the Oval Office. It was on the air for 7 seasons straight! And I have been a huge fan ever since I started watching it. The president on the West Wing – his name is Jed Bartlet – is a smart democrat, the opposite of everything W. ever was. President Bartlet is extremely politically correct and integer. I feel virtuous merely by watching him! But recently, I have been watching too many West Wing episodes. So many that I almost started to believe that the American president’s name is Jed Bartlett.