all the president's men.

so apparently the new show "commander in chief" premieres tonight on abc. oh, come on, i know you all have seen the billboards. the reviews are mixed, and i probably won't end up watching it, but i am interested by some of coverage that's happening around the show. jonah goldberg of the ever enlightening national review is convinced that a show about a woman president would be bo-ring, and his colleague kathryn lopez cites a ridiculous email that argues because geena davis' character moves into the presidency via an assassination, rather than winning it outright, the Equal Rights Amendment is bullshit.

or something like that.

anyway, i'm not even going to bother getting into whether or not this is a "feminist" show, or "feminist" premise, or anything else like that. i'm not sure whether the existence of the show will soften the american public up to the once-abominable idea of a person with ovaries occupying the oval office. however, i will admit to this: a few weeks ago, i was watching tv and an extended promo for the show came on. i watched with mild interest as they laid out the characters and the premise. near the end of the promo, geena davis' character has accepted the presidency and is preparing to deliver (i'm assuming) her first state of the union speech. the setting is the back of the congressional hall, and as the doors open you see geena davis standing there, and you hear it announced, "ladies and gentleman...the president of the united states."

call me corny, but that was a rush.