Well real politics would trump fictional politics like that sometimes. And plus it's so easy to get stalled in season 5. It took the writers awhiiiiiiiile to figure out what to do sans Sorkin. That sucks about your internet, though :(

What were they saying specifically on NPR? But I agree and that's one of my favorite things about Obama -- maybe he does lack foreign policy experience but I absolutely trust him to consult with multitudes of people who have it in droves.