I shy away from Aaron Sorkin references in politics — they seem so obvious and uncreative — but this morning it really did seem like American politics had been dragged down to a TV fantasy version of itself, where the opposition is a cartoon character and the president is serious because he talks about being serious.

And, like we just heard Justin Timberlake give a speech in a club, someone, somewhere is inspired, inexplicably — as the president heads off to tape a show with Oprah and help those Celebrity Apprentice finale ratings.

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