Why are the cute ones named 'Sam' always disposable?

So. Sucks to be Rob Lowe this week. Or these past few weeks. He didn't get an Emmy nom, unlike a certain group of nine of his co-starts. Which really wasn't any great surprise. As Sam, he's sweet, he's cute, and he's adorably idealistic, even when he's screwing up.

And now he's leaving West Wing. ::Sniffles:: Salary disputes. Since it'll be mid-season, I'm guessing I'm going to have make up my own little story about a happy ending for him. My powers of denial about what's actually happened to the characters in a show are rather good. Take X-Files, for example...