In the season finale, Ironside faces his greatest nemesis: a building without ADA-compliant wheelchair ramps.

"This is the best closet I've ever been locked in! B-"

Christie's probably going to run in 2016. He'd be the establishment, non-crazy choice, and probably has about a 50/50 shot of winning the nomination. His biggest weakness is he's used to the media fawning over him like they do in New Jersey. Granted, a lot of the national media does that too, but it's hard to see his…

Until there's a culling of the crazy wing of the Republican Party and/or the Democrats regain a majority in the House and 60 votes in the Senate again, nothing's going to get done regardless of who's in the White House.

Yes, both parties are the same, except when it comes to abortion, gay marriage, social security, medicare, medicaid, food stamps, taxes, public transportation, climate change, energy policy, starting unnecessary wars, health care… I'm way to the left of the Democrats, but this whole Nader-esque "both parties are…

Her tenure as Secretary of State has made me like her more. I still think she'd be a triangulating centrist President, but that seems to be the best we can get these days.

There are a lot of places where people are registered Democrats but they don't vote like Democrats anymore. Hell, eastern Oklahoma still has counties where 90% of the voters are registered Democrats. few conservative Democrats like Joe Manchin can hang on in a state like West Virginia, but I think most of those voters…

When are they ever right? I mean, how many times did the talking heads hype Jon Huntsman, Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty or some other boring conservative as being a Serious Contender for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2012?

Well, you've got a good 15 months or so before Hillary 2016 starts up.

For one of their season-opening episodes from a week or two ago, they replaced the center value of $10,000 with $100,000. All kinds of excitement, and the woman playing ended up winning… $1,600. It's one of the worst games they have on the show (though not as bad as One Away).

It's The Red Pill: The Series.

Having to produce The Real Deal With Bill McNeal is a full-time job.

Did she actually do any work, though?

The Closer was good at that too. I remember one episode where Kyra Sedgwick's character literally takes someone who got off on immunity or something to be executed by rival gang members. Plus she constantly tricked people into waiving their right to an attorney.

Well, they *do* have to pay Wiggum a pig every month, and two comely lasses of virtue true.

Tim Stamper reminds me of Tom DeLay, which doesn't help the creep factor.

I can't imagine the Urquharts have had sex in years (if at all). Their relationship is so… professional. They don't appear to have any children. Elizabeth only seems to be interested in Francis consolidating his political power and status.

And Logo's schedule is mostly reruns of Roseanne, Will & Grace, and The Golden Girls now.

I think it's a fair point that Tolkien's pacing is pretty bad. I just finished Fellowship of the Ring and the first half of the book is digression after digression after anti-climax after anti-climax. And the characters break out into song more often than in a musical. Once they get out of Elrond's house and actually…

I've got a brand new pair of roller skates, you've got a brand new key