West Wing: It's Santos vs. Vinick

We're down to only political junkies watching The West Wing. But looking at my page load stats, it appears that the audience for this blog is also the audience for The West Wing. So here it goes...

Hoynes is out. After last weeks "coming next week" trailer, my wife & I thought vice president Buffalo Bob would be struck down by the sex scandal, but instead it is Hoynes, which is not surprising, since he resigned earlier in the show due to a loose zipper problem.

I think its shaping up to be a race between Vinick (Alan Alda) and Santos (Jimmy Smits) to see who will replace Bartlett as the next President. I'd vote for Vinick. As a moderate Republican, it will be easier for the show to explore current events, and the conflicts between conservative dogma and common sense. But on the other hand, virtually the entire cast would be replaced over a single summer, which is an unprecedented risk for a network TV show.

We will see. Stay tuned....