Wednesday’s my favorite night, because West Wing is on. It’s my favorite show because the writing is great, the actiing is very good, and because I’ve always sort of revered the White House. Seat of enourmous power and elegance. And it belongs to the people.

We get to decide … ideally … who occupies it. And up until four years ago, I believe we did. So I watch and imagine the check and balances of democracy at play in this impressive place. Someday, it will be so again, if we can rid ourselves of those damn voting machines.

Also tonight, the writer Tom Wolfe will be on The Daily Show, hawking his latest book. That should be good; he’s a interesting guy, from what I’ve read.