I'm not sure who the idiot is who decided the character Lyor Boone needed to be inflicted on us. He adds nothing to the show but adds to my, and others, anger and annoyance with this show. Season one was fairly good but season two needs some better writing. Adding a White House lawyer was an OK idea, but this arrogant and divisive political strategist is about to drive me away. Also, as someone else pointed out, the show seems to be pulling from current events and acting just like other shows, instead of having creative plot lines and writing. If I want current events, I turn on the news. I want entertainment, not a politicized version of current events. Oh, and the other subplot they are adding in, not going into enough detail to make it a spoiler but about the 1st Lady's mother, is flat out ridiculous. They are straining to come up with something scandalous and apparently don't have good enough writers to come up with something credible.