OMG. Has the White House Been READING MY DIARY?

THIS JUST IN: Josh Lyman based on real-life, AWESOME person. 

I KNEW IT. 

Remember back when Bush was president and things were really bad, but you could always watch the West Wing, and pretend, at least for a few hours, that Martin Sheen was president? The show is off the air now, but one of the characters is now in the real White House: Bradley Whitford's character, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman, was based on Rahm Emanuel, back when he was special adviser to the Clintons.

Congrats, Brad Whitford. Your character's perpetual spot on my top five list (a spot that guaranteed me making the joke "I'd like to be the Chief of HIS staff" at least once) just got threatened by your real-life White House counterpart. Usher in the House of Rahm!

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APPARENTLY THE SAME PERSON AS...

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Can't you tell by the moody, Sorkin-esque lighting?!?! And the sexy authoritative stance, playful yet disciplined? 

Fact: NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

As far as I'm concerned, Obama just got himself re-elected.