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05/25/2005: "“The Stackhouse Filibuster”"

I am watching “The Stackhouse Filibuster” episode of The West Wing for something like the tenth time. It’s one of my favorite episodes of one of my favorite shows.

I find myself drawn to any story about accomplishing the impossible. CJ says at one point “Stackhouse wasn’t supposed to last fifteen minutes…but someone forgot to tell Stackhouse.” Over and over in the episode, people say variations of “He can’t possibly” and “There is no way.” Can’t, won’t, no way, impossible. Still a man accomplishes the so-called impossible.

Most of my goals are impossible or close to. So, naturally I love any story where someone accomplishes something everyone else says is impossible.

Perhaps the episode is especially appropriate today because Stackhouse accomplishes the impossible while suffering a head cold. I’m so sick right now that just getting through the day seems impossible.

But in a few days, when I’ve beaten off this not-flu flu, I will get back to attacking my other “impossible” goals, inspired by a certain fictional senator named Stackhouse.