Yea, though we walk through the valley of the shadow of suck -

we shall fear no evil; for thy five years of slash, they comfort us...

From an article in today's New York Times about how much The West Wing sucketh, thanks to John Wells:

"Mr. Wells is better known for soap opera than for global politics. And all the life-threatening perils and interpersonal melodramas (will the love between Leo and the president ever be consummated?) have crowded out the touches that made the first seasons so special...."

Well, that tears it

( minor West Wing spoiler )