The West Wing

I adore it. It's my favourite TV show of all time. The characters are everything I aspire to. I'm watching series one, again. It's still every bit as beautiful as it was the first time I watched it. 

And yet, it always, always, depresses the hell out of me. I mean it puts me on the verge of tears when I watch it. It highlights the weakness of myself. I want to follow my dreams, I want to be the guy who wants to eloquent, not out front, but rather the guy behind the guy, someone who can serve the public good. I can be that person. But I am working in a job I hate, stressed out of my mind for the dollar I need but don't want...