The culprits.

The people who watch West Wing, apparently, and ironically, are the people who re-elected Bush. I think.

Consider this one commercial during a recent broadcast of the continually underwhelming and aging series: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, followed by the National Dog Show, and a plug for the upcoming "A Christmas Carol: The MUSICAL."

I mean, what the hell is this? Isn't this your worst nightmare of the cliched way-too-domesticated and overly conservative mid-western American?

Or maybe I'm just a cynic. Either way, God help us.