Did anyone see Law&Order last night? [View All]

Fred Thompson is being allowed to use the show to pursue his political agenda. A few month ago we learned that the Nicaraguan Contras never sold drugs (a blatant lie). Now they write Serena off by basically labeling her a liberal who was unfit for the job, and had to be fired from a position that protects the public. (Like, I guess, all liberals should be).

Serena did not deserve to be fired. Furthermore, she had been portrayed as a competent and effective DA over the years. That's how the character was written. Now they are suddenly saying that she was not suitable. And the reason was her unacceptable liberalism.

This is so disgusting, the way the Republicans think they own the debate, the way they think they own history. We now live in a country where the official version of history is that Ronald Reagan was not at all insensitive to the AIDS crisis and was quick to combat it.

The lesbian comment at the end was just the writers trying to be cute. Play up the liberal/conservative divide between the two characters. Maybe let Thompson imply that if a lesbian is fired over job performance she instantly screams prejudice.

Steve