oh, how I love Brad Whitford

Gems from his appearance on the Tavis Smiley show tonight (yeah, no idea who it is either, but who cares):

"government is where the moral consensus is made tangible."

"standing on principle is easy, in a way. trying to negotiate how deep in the mud you have to wade to get an inch of what you want, that's heroic."

"My ancestors farmed and raised cattle, and I wear makeup. only in America. they'd be so proud that I have a favorite mousturizer."

and so much more, but it was late and I was blinded by his beautiful smile, which thank g-d will still grace my TV screen in Studio 60 on Sunset Strip, Sorkin's new show. My only problem tonight was that Bradley Whitford's appearance was at the same time as Caitlin Flanagan's on Colbert. Because there is a critique of Flanagan to rival my Maureen Dowd post coming down the pike, my friends, I would have loved to see Colbert take her on.