Summary: In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about The Lame Duck Congress. A wily President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) considers the extraordinary option of recalling the Senate from a winter holiday to push through a ratification of a new nuclear test-ban treaty -- despite the lame-duck status of many Senators who will not return in the next session -- while the drunken Ukrainian leader, Vasily Konanov (Eugene Lazarev) thunders through the White House demanding to see the President. Elsewhere, Toby (Richard Schiff) is shocked to hear that even if the Senate returns, the White House might still lack the necessary votes; Sam (Rob Lowe) learns something when he grudgingly works with new Republican assistant counsel Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter); a stubborn C.J. (Allison Janney) argues against allowing reporter Danny (Timothy Busfield) private access to the President for a series of exclusive stories; and Donna (Janel Moloney) is on a mission to get the President to back legislation on repetitive stress injuries. Stuff we mentioned: http://westwing.bewarne.com/second/28lameduck.html http://www.westwingepguide.com/S2/Episodes/28_TLDC.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lame_duck_session We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht True Beauty Podcast
