In their infinite wisdom, the writers and producers of the CBS drama The Good Wife thought it was a great idea to have White House advisor Valerie Jarrett perform a cameo appearance in Sunday night's episode.

The Weekly Standard gives context to the scene:

The scene features Jarrett on the phone with Julianna Margulies (who is the star of The Good Wife and who plays Alicia Florrick), being coached by Alan Cumming (who is playing a political strategist by the name of Eli Gold).

In earlier episodes of the series, Democratic Party operative Donna Brazile has appeared as well.

The New York Times reviewed the appearance and called the cameos a "fan service for a liberal audience of a certain age" but the praise ended there:

These cameos would make sense if Michelle and Robert King, the show’s creators, were lobbying for some kind of federal production tax credit. And they probably succeed as fan service for a liberal audience of a certain age. But they don’t work as television drama. The political functionaries can’t act — they’re a distraction, and they flatten every scene they’re in. The shock of recognition isn’t worth it.

At what point do Hollywood producers and executives realize that it's offensive to a majority of Americans to have their living rooms invaded during prime time by political figures? The same would be true if Karl Rove had been tapped for a scene in 24 during the Bush Presidency. We have enough of political figures on cable news, please leave them out of our comedies and dramas in scripted shows. These programs are supposed to be an escape.