John Spencer Explains It All

This bit, from The West Wing nails it--and is beautifully performed by the late John Spencer, with the support of Joanna Gleason:



I admired Spencer's work in a lot of different roles, but his portrayal of Leo McGarry was, I think, the crowning moment of awesome in a superb career. I was having a West Wing DVD retrospective this week as a "study break" from writing, and happened to hit this episode. Just outstanding work, especially in this scene.