1. I came with someone.Copy !req
2. Al.Copy !req
3. Have you heard
about a piece of paper?Copy !req
4. I know everything about it.
I wrote it.Copy !req
5. - What is it?
- Strategy memo.Copy !req
6. - Strategy to do what?
- Beat us.Copy !req
7. - Who has it?
- I do.Copy !req
8. I am a recovering alcoholic
and drug addict.Copy !req
9. Leo, two seats opened up
on the FEC?Copy !req
10. - The Senate will fill them.
- We want our guys.Copy !req
11. Embarrass us, and we'll
give the same back tenfold.Copy !req
12. I get nervous around laws
that assume Americans...Copy !req
13. can't be trusted.
We need mandatory sentencing...Copy !req
14. because judges can't be trusted
to disperse even-handed justice.Copy !req
15. We need term limits...Copy !req
16. because voters can't be trusted
to recognize corruption.Copy !req
17. When the playing field is level...Copy !req
18. and when the process is fair
and open, we have term limits.Copy !req
19. They're called elections.Copy !req
20. He ate his Wheaties.Copy !req
21. The president had a bowl of oatmeal.
Something he's always wanted to try.Copy !req
22. Folks, listen up.Copy !req
23. The president's going to say something
that'll get you all shouting my name.Copy !req
24. There'll be a full briefing
at the White House.Copy !req
25. - You're not gonna want to miss this.
- What's going on?Copy !req
26. The president's
throwing his cap over the wall.Copy !req
27. My father was very fond
of the analogy of the Irish lads...Copy !req
28. whose journey was blocked by a
wall seemingly too high to scale.Copy !req
29. Throwing their caps over the wall,
the lads had no choice but to follow.Copy !req
30. How many times
in the history of our country...Copy !req
31. have we come to a wall
too high to scale...?Copy !req
32. This was given to me by a constituent
who read that I like cognac.Copy !req
33. The problem is that this is brandy
and not cognac.Copy !req
34. Anyone know the difference?Copy !req
35. - Cognac's supposed to come from...
- The Cognac region of France. Right.Copy !req
36. Steve, sit down over here, would you?Copy !req
37. - He won't say anything interesting.
- I think he is.Copy !req
38. - What are you talking about?
- Listen.Copy !req
39. Tomorrow morning we'll begin to change
the way elections are supervised.Copy !req
40. - He'll name two reformers to the FEC.
- What? You said it wouldn't happen.Copy !req
41. - I was wrong.
- You were wrong?Copy !req
42. He's gonna name John Bacon
and Patty Calhoun.Copy !req
43. You told him they take on
campaign finance reform...Copy !req
44. I roll out a legislative agenda
that makes them cry?Copy !req
45. I made it very clear.Copy !req
46. I am proud to nominate
John Branford Bacon...Copy !req
47. and Patricia Calhoun
to the Federal Election Commission.Copy !req
48. - Get him.
- Who?Copy !req
49. Josh Lyman, get him on the phone.Copy !req
50. I'm gonna reach down his throat
and take out his lungs with a scoop.Copy !req
51. You're about to get a call.Copy !req
52. - Yeah.
- Big call.Copy !req
53. Powerful guy.Copy !req
54. - You're still rocked from last week.
- A little.Copy !req
55. They threatened you with an agenda.
You feel powerless, off your game.Copy !req
56. - A little gun-shy.
- Leave him alone.Copy !req
57. You asked me to buck him up.Copy !req
58. - I'm telling you to leave him alone.
- I'm trying to watch the speech.Copy !req
59. - The call?
- On the cell.Copy !req
60. You need us, we're right here.Copy !req
61. Okay.
Hi, senator.Copy !req
62. Take your legislative agenda
and shove it up your ass.Copy !req
63. Turns out I was fine.Copy !req
64. Is the White House worried the FEC
will become a political football?Copy !req
65. Again, the president nominated
one Democrat and one Republican...Copy !req
66. which he was certainly
under no legal obligation to do.Copy !req
67. FEC commissioners have been chosen...Copy !req
68. by signing off on whomever
congressional leadership pointed to.Copy !req
69. Was Congress aware the president
would slip this into his speech?Copy !req
70. I think it's possible
we forgot to tell them.Copy !req
71. Is the president declaring war on Congress?
- Say it's a police action.Copy !req
72. The president is empowered
to nominate federal agency directors.Copy !req
73. It's more of a police action.
- How about that?Copy !req
74. Toby wants you in his office.Copy !req
75. - You know why?
- Polling.Copy !req
76. - He's bringing Kiefer?
- He'll say.Copy !req
77. - Why can't you?
- You're going to his office and I...Copy !req
78. - Yes, he's bringing in Al Kiefer.
- Big polling week. I figured he was.Copy !req
79. - That's what you were afraid to say?
- I wasn't afraid.Copy !req
80. The thing is, Kiefer wants to bring in
a California expert.Copy !req
81. - That's a good idea. Wait.
- Yeah.Copy !req
82. - Joey Lucas.
- She's coming with Kiefer.Copy !req
83. - I was afraid to tell you.
- You shouldn't be. Know why?Copy !req
84. - No big deal.
- I'll tell you what else.Copy !req
85. - You're a pro.
- Yes, but that's not it.Copy !req
86. - What were you going to say?
- That was it.Copy !req
87. But it's true. I'm a pro.
What else?Copy !req
88. - It's no big deal.
- Right.Copy !req
89. - Rambo.
- You talking to me?Copy !req
90. - Nice call.
- That's how we do it in New England!Copy !req
91. - In Indiana, we can't curse.
- In Jersey, we encourage it.Copy !req
92. - Where's Toby?
- In Sam's office.Copy !req
93. Hang on.Copy !req
94. That's good.Copy !req
95. Good.Copy !req
96. Okay. Sam?Copy !req
97. - Yeah?
- You'll come to a verb soon, right?Copy !req
98. - Know what this is?
- Bad writing?Copy !req
99. - Imagery.
- You say potato.Copy !req
100. - Josh, I'm bringing in Al Kiefer.
- You've turned 180 degrees on Kiefer.Copy !req
101. I don't want his advice,
I want his numbers.Copy !req
102. - Advising is what pollsters do.
- He'll do what I say.Copy !req
103. - National language.
- First thing they'll hit.Copy !req
104. We need Hispanics.
What state has a lot of them?Copy !req
105. I want to say Maine. California.
I was only off by a continent.Copy !req
106. - Josh.
- It's fine. Bring her out here.Copy !req
107. - She's here tomorrow.
- This isn't a thing.Copy !req
108. I met her twice.Copy !req
109. Yeah, but one of those times
she broke your heart.Copy !req
110. You know,
the way women can do.Copy !req
111. They take your heart, throw it down
and stomp on it with their high heels.Copy !req
112. She's a beautiful, interesting woman.
I see why guys go for her.Copy !req
113. There's nothing at all I'm saying of
any value, so I'll just keep writing.Copy !req
114. We had a good night.Copy !req
115. C.J.'s doing great.Copy !req
116. Anytime you want to use punctuation,
that would be fine.Copy !req
117. One more question. Katie.Copy !req
118. The FEC's role has never been
that much more than symbolic...Copy !req
119. The FEC isn't symbolic,
but I agree that they're toothless.Copy !req
120. Then will two new commissioners
make any difference?Copy !req
121. - No.
- Why do it?Copy !req
122. Symbolism. There'll be more tomorrow.
Have a good night.Copy !req
123. Jack, C.J.'s inviting you
to follow up on some things.Copy !req
124. - Me?
- Yeah.Copy !req
125. She doesn't want me.
She wants Danny.Copy !req
126. No, she asked for you.Copy !req
127. Danny, the senior correspondent.
If there's gonna be an exclusive...Copy !req
128. She wants you.Copy !req
129. Mandatory minimums are racist.
They're a red herring.Copy !req
130. I understand.Copy !req
131. Look tough on crime
without being tough on crime.Copy !req
132. I know.
We do things one thing at a time.Copy !req
133. - We don't have time.
- You mean treatment.Copy !req
134. Treatment and about mandatory
minimums. It's a red herring.Copy !req
135. Talk to the president about
treatment versus enforcement.Copy !req
136. Don't stray from that.Copy !req
137. Toby, you said,
"You're in charge. "Copy !req
138. You're in charge in the sense
that you're subordinate to me.Copy !req
139. - Where's this place?
- What?Copy !req
140. - The breakfast place.
- Back there.Copy !req
141. - Why didn't you say anything?
- We were having a nice conversation.Copy !req
142. - Some tomato juice while you wait?
- Thanks, Celia.Copy !req
143. - All set there?
- Yeah.Copy !req
144. - Why not closer to the office?
- I wanted privacy.Copy !req
145. - We couldn't meet in the office?
- I was hungry. Sit down.Copy !req
146. You should notice
that Josh has on a nice suit.Copy !req
147. - We'll call it his Joey Lucas suit.
- Joey Lucas is coming?Copy !req
148. She's a California expert.
This is my Tuesday suit.Copy !req
149. You assign your clothes
days of the week?Copy !req
150. I'm saying there's
no particular M.O. ...Copy !req
151. About time. Sit down.Copy !req
152. Hang on. Talk to me about drugs.Copy !req
153. We can make a case
for treatment versus enforcement.Copy !req
154. We're ready to go with minimums
on crack versus powder cocaine.Copy !req
155. One step at a time.Copy !req
156. - Toby said that.
- He's right.Copy !req
157. Remember, I was put in charge...Copy !req
158. It was an honorary kind of thing.Copy !req
159. - Are you ready to order?
- Write these names down.Copy !req
160. Dalton, Dawson,
Foxworthy, Greer...Copy !req
161. Morgenthau, Stackhouse,
Sugarbaker.Copy !req
162. Thank you.Copy !req
163. - What was that?
- You know what that was.Copy !req
164. Leo, what should I do
with these names?Copy !req
165. - Hold on to them until I say so.
- That's the right thing.Copy !req
166. From anybody but me.Copy !req
167. I'd like to clear up that I don't
have suits for days of the week.Copy !req
168. - This is just a suit.
- It's a nice suit.Copy !req
169. Sure, it's his Joey Lucas suit.
I'm regretting not getting waffles.Copy !req
170. I'm regretting having hired
any of you.Copy !req
171. 42% job approval,
and you're talking about waffles...Copy !req
172. and something with Josh.Copy !req
173. - He's wearing a suit for Joey Lucas.
- For a guy named Joey?Copy !req
174. She's a woman,
and I'm not dressed up for her.Copy !req
175. It's a Tuesday suit.Copy !req
176. Point is, we have to make it
through the week with no mistakes.Copy !req
177. We will.Copy !req
178. - I'm saying calm down.
- I'm calm.Copy !req
179. You're not calm. You're acting
like a nervous holyillia.Copy !req
180. A what?Copy !req
181. May not be a word. May just be
something my mother used to say.Copy !req
182. It's a huge mistake.
A huge mistake, Mr. President.Copy !req
183. Possibly a fatal one.Copy !req
184. It'll doom the midterms,
haunt the convention...Copy !req
185. and if you manage to get nominated,
there's no way you win re-election.Copy !req
186. Al's Mr. Good News Happy Guy.Copy !req
187. More voters disapprove than approve
of the president's job performance.Copy !req
188. 42% approval. Not the time
to come out for legalization.Copy !req
189. We're not.Copy !req
190. It's gonna be a long day.
Kiefer's just getting warmed up.Copy !req
191. Listen.Copy !req
192. - You're kidding.
- No.Copy !req
193. - He doesn't want me in there?
- Leo's not comfortable with it.Copy !req
194. - I want to talk to the president.
- You can't.Copy !req
195. - It was just a memo.
- It wasn't just a memo.Copy !req
196. Do you know how pissed
people are at you?Copy !req
197. They're pissed at me.
That's how pissed they are at you.Copy !req
198. - I can be trusted.
- We'll see.Copy !req
199. Leo would feel more comfortable
if you stayed out of his way.Copy !req
200. - You are...
- Drug control.Copy !req
201. - Listen.
- Listen to Sam.Copy !req
202. - Drug control appropriations...
- 17.6 billion.Copy !req
203. are 2/3 enforcement, 1/3 treatment.
We want to reverse that ratio.Copy !req
204. - Spend less on enforcement?
- Spend more on treatment.Copy !req
205. Soft on crime. You don't care
if kids shoot up at recess.Copy !req
206. - We don't care. Do we, Sam?
- What'd I miss?Copy !req
207. 45 minutes and he's already
got me at recess.Copy !req
208. Took you 45 minutes?Copy !req
209. We have some numbers from the Office
of National Drug Control Policy.Copy !req
210. Let's hear them.Copy !req
211. 55,624 federal prisoners,
half the federal prison population...Copy !req
212. - What's up?
- Joey Lucas is in your office.Copy !req
213. - Why are you smiling?
- Fine-looking woman.Copy !req
214. - Yes.
- I can help you out.Copy !req
215. - With what?
- She's a fine-looking woman.Copy !req
216. You got me this job.
I'll pay you back.Copy !req
217. By helping me?
What makes you think I need help?Copy !req
218. - She's a fine-looking woman.
- Get away from me.Copy !req
219. Joey. Kenny. Good to see you.Copy !req
220. I've got your desk set up.
Come with me.Copy !req
221. - My flight was fine.
- We're in a bit of a mode.Copy !req
222. We should just do business.Copy !req
223. This is the White House.
I wouldn't expect candy and flowers.Copy !req
224. Excuse me.
Joey, these are from Leo McGarry.Copy !req
225. Let him know if you need anything.Copy !req
226. That's so sweet.
Thank him for me.Copy !req
227. Did you have a good flight?Copy !req
228. Go back to your office.Copy !req
229. They're carnations.Copy !req
230. Your desk. You got a phone,
a computer, you got access to a staff.Copy !req
231. Women like to personalize their desk
with flowers and lotion...Copy !req
232. but I prefer the place
to be professional.Copy !req
233. Your staff likes to decorate
their desks with hand lotion?Copy !req
234. Some of them might. We don't do that
on my side of the building.Copy !req
235. I'm going back to this meeting,
then I'll brief you on what I need.Copy !req
236. I'm not sleeping
with Al Kiefer anymore.Copy !req
237. - Come here.
- Can I help you?Copy !req
238. - Yes.
- How?Copy !req
239. By coming here.Copy !req
240. This is a place where solemn
work is done. This is a place...Copy !req
241. This is not a place
where one's personal things...Copy !req
242. where things among people...Copy !req
243. This is a place where work is done,
nothing else.Copy !req
244. You bet.Copy !req
245. Nice suit.Copy !req
246. I'll be back.Copy !req
247. Josh, I misspoke last night.Copy !req
248. I said the president wasn't obligated
to nominate a Democrat and Republican.Copy !req
249. - It turns out he is.
- Oh, C.J.Copy !req
250. From the White House Counsel?Copy !req
251. - You're sure?
- About what?Copy !req
252. You said he nominated them both...Copy !req
253. even though he was under
no legal obligation to do so.Copy !req
254. - You'll fix it at the briefing?
- Yeah.Copy !req
255. Don't worry about it.Copy !req
256. The AMA says addiction is a disease.Copy !req
257. You're not gonna be able to sell that.Copy !req
258. - Why does he have to sell it?
- Because.Copy !req
259. Drug addiction is a medical problem.Copy !req
260. It can be treated. It's science.Copy !req
261. It's science to you.Copy !req
262. Science is science to everybody, Al.Copy !req
263. What'd I miss?Copy !req
264. Toby says science is science
to everyone.Copy !req
265. I believe that science is science.
I just don't think you can sell that.Copy !req
266. While Al thinks of something
easier to sell...Copy !req
267. may I speak to Toby and Leo?Copy !req
268. Go.Copy !req
269. Joey Lucas says
she's not with Kiefer anymore.Copy !req
270. That's a load off our minds.Copy !req
271. C.J. misspoke last night
during her briefing.Copy !req
272. - She'll fix it.
- What did she say?Copy !req
273. The president wasn't obligated to
nominate a Democrat and Republican.Copy !req
274. - He is obligated.
- She knows that now.Copy !req
275. - This is a dumb mistake we don't need.
- She knows that too.Copy !req
276. What will you do?Copy !req
277. - How's it going?
- Sam's just starting.Copy !req
278. - You talk to him about the thing yet?
- No.Copy !req
279. - Me?
- Yeah. Listen.Copy !req
280. - Go to a meeting.
- With who?Copy !req
281. A Democrat who has a voice
on campaign finance.Copy !req
282. If she was on the Ethics Committee...Copy !req
283. she could answer Leo's questions.Copy !req
284. I was married to someone like that.Copy !req
285. - I set up lunch for the two of you.
- You set up a date with my ex-wife?Copy !req
286. Say we won't ask Democrats
to unilaterally drop soft money.Copy !req
287. - Make that clear.
- And take her temperature on ethics.Copy !req
288. Okay.Copy !req
289. See you later.Copy !req
290. - Leo, you had to send flowers?
- It's a nice thing to do.Copy !req
291. I had this whole patter thing going,
and then...Copy !req
292. The hell with it.Copy !req
293. - Margaret!
- Yes?Copy !req
294. The names I gave you.Copy !req
295. Dalton, Foxworthy,
Morgenthau, Sugarbaker...Copy !req
296. - You didn't need to memorize.
- I couldn't help it.Copy !req
297. Call their offices. I want one
representative apiece at 2:00.Copy !req
298. - In the office?
- Press briefing room.Copy !req
299. - What do those seven have in common?
- Don't worry about it.Copy !req
300. - I see you're all settled in.
- Yes.Copy !req
301. Looks good.
Not too many personal items.Copy !req
302. Got your little clock.
That's fine.Copy !req
303. Here it is.Copy !req
304. The president is naming two finance
reform-minded nominees to the FEC.Copy !req
305. This will anger the Republican
leadership and they'll retaliate.Copy !req
306. They'll draft bills to put us
on the wrong side of debates.Copy !req
307. The first will be a law making
English the national language.Copy !req
308. I know this. I've worked on it
since Toby called me.Copy !req
309. Lunchtime.Copy !req
310. Over 30% of the federal
prison population...Copy !req
311. are nonviolent first-timers
in jail for drug crimes.Copy !req
312. At a cost for those prisoners alone
of $2 million a day.Copy !req
313. We can sell the public on the idea...Copy !req
314. that $2 million a day
can be put to better use.Copy !req
315. - Not for treatment.
- Yes.Copy !req
316. If we show treatment
prevents substance abuse.Copy !req
317. If you can get people to sit still
to hear that argument.Copy !req
318. "Just say no" takes less time.
Anyone else is soft on crime.Copy !req
319. - The AMA.
- Can't sell it!Copy !req
320. Can't sell science.Copy !req
321. I'm hungry.
Nobody has convinced me of anything.Copy !req
322. Let's eat lunch
and meet here in an hour.Copy !req
323. - How's it going?
- It's still early.Copy !req
324. - What do you want for lunch?
- Good question.Copy !req
325. I could have turkey.
I could have fish.Copy !req
326. - Want to look at the menus?
- Fish never hurt anyone.Copy !req
327. There was an OMB meeting downstairs.
I wanted to see you.Copy !req
328. Is this about the FEC nominees?
You want Josh.Copy !req
329. - I was hoping we could talk.
- Josh.Copy !req
330. Josh isn't himself.Copy !req
331. - "Shove it up your ass"?
- That sounds exactly like Josh to me.Copy !req
332. - My boss wants to burn the building.
- I'm sure that's against the law.Copy !req
333. - Sam, I'm serious.
- This isn't my thing. Go see Josh.Copy !req
334. - You gonna eat?
- What?Copy !req
335. - Lunch. You gonna eat?
- Yeah, at my desk.Copy !req
336. - What are we having?
- Turkey.Copy !req
337. Get two.Copy !req
338. - It's a beautiful day.
- Yes.Copy !req
339. This is nice. It's like a picnic.Copy !req
340. There are restaurants,
indoors, with waiters and tables.Copy !req
341. - You should sit next to me.
- I'm wearing a suit.Copy !req
342. - So am I.
- I'm a responsible adult.Copy !req
343. - I'm a member of Congress.
- I rest my case.Copy !req
344. You know what I got? I got pie.Copy !req
345. Toby, I've got really good pie.Copy !req
346. - It's homemade.
- You baked a pie?Copy !req
347. No, I didn't mean I made it
in my home.Copy !req
348. Let's go.Copy !req
349. - It was baked by a constituent.
- You trust it?Copy !req
350. I was hoping you'd eat it first.
Wanna talk about the FEC?Copy !req
351. He won't ask anyone
to give up soft money.Copy !req
352. You'll hear from Stadler and Ross.Copy !req
353. McCovey, Lester, Brock.
Probably Klesko, Trask.Copy !req
354. Ritchie.
Will we have your people in line?Copy !req
355. - Yeah.
- What about drugs?Copy !req
356. That's different.
Mandatory minimums are racist.Copy !req
357. One step at a time. Treatments.Copy !req
358. I won't talk about mandatory minimums.Copy !req
359. Sentencing Commission's
proposals for cocaine...Copy !req
360. This is what happens.Copy !req
361. I say I won't talk about minimums,
and we talk about them anyway.Copy !req
362. You won't let me
make decisions for myself...Copy !req
363. and deciding for myself
is my birthright.Copy !req
364. - Good to get it off your chest, poky?
- Yes.Copy !req
365. - Problems with what Leo's doing?
- No. But I want to be there.Copy !req
366. Why?Copy !req
367. - Just for fun.
- It's not fun, Andy.Copy !req
368. Not everything is fun.Copy !req
369. You can be there,
but this is a serious thing.Copy !req
370. Can I bring my pie? It's serious.
There might not be food.Copy !req
371. Walk faster.
I don't like the outdoors.Copy !req
372. We'll have to confirm your nominees.Copy !req
373. They're too qualified
not to confirm.Copy !req
374. That's a problem.Copy !req
375. - There's no political cover.
- I understood what you meant.Copy !req
376. - My question is...
- The FEC nominees aren't my thing.Copy !req
377. I'm not talking about that.
I'm talking about drugs.Copy !req
378. - You're gearing up new drug policy.
- For 14 months.Copy !req
379. Now you're taking
daylong strategy sessions.Copy !req
380. - Drugs are important to you.
- To everyone.Copy !req
381. Particularly you.
You're point man at the White House.Copy !req
382. Why do you want to trade it in
for a move on campaign finance?Copy !req
383. I'm not trading it in.Copy !req
384. - You are.
- We're not bartering.Copy !req
385. I'm saying without the FEC
nominations, there's room to work.Copy !req
386. And with them?Copy !req
387. Have all the sessions you want.
No one will take your phone call.Copy !req
388. You can write speeches...Copy !req
389. for when the president meets the
Girl Scout who sold the most cupcakes.Copy !req
390. - Cookies.
- Huh?Copy !req
391. They sell cookies, not cupcakes.Copy !req
392. And it was a good speech I wrote.
About volunteerism.Copy !req
393. - Keep up the good work.
- I will.Copy !req
394. - Leo?
- Yeah.Copy !req
395. - I was coming to see you.
- Your people are in the briefing room.Copy !req
396. Carol has the press in the lobby.
She'll wait for your sign.Copy !req
397. We're telling anyone who asks
that it's a special event.Copy !req
398. - I don't know if you heard...
- Yeah, I did hear, C.J.Copy !req
399. Should I tell you how many ways
that was stupid?Copy !req
400. For one thing, don't pass yourself
off as a legal authority.Copy !req
401. And why use a phrase like,
"Under no legal obligation"?Copy !req
402. - You're parsing your words...
- I know.Copy !req
403. Right away, we gotta go back.
Amateur mistakes make me crazy.Copy !req
404. That was bush league.Copy !req
405. - Bush league, what you did last night.
- My office.Copy !req
406. - Not the press room?
- There's a meeting.Copy !req
407. It's the press room.Copy !req
408. - Hi, Carol.
- Hi, Carol.Copy !req
409. Don't talk to me like that.Copy !req
410. I just got called "amateur" twice.Copy !req
411. The chief of staff can do it,
you can't.Copy !req
412. - I need access for my job.
- With your...Copy !req
413. - You think I'm kidding?
- Am I?Copy !req
414. - The memo was news.
- Says you.Copy !req
415. Says me, says my editor,
says Time, says Newsweek.Copy !req
416. You're a movie star.Copy !req
417. And you're on the outside looking in.Copy !req
418. What you don't understand...Copy !req
419. I'm not in my freshman year anymore!Copy !req
420. I understand more than you think.Copy !req
421. C.J.? Leo's on his way in.Copy !req
422. - What's going on in the press room?
- Special event.Copy !req
423. Good afternoon.Copy !req
424. I'll make this as quick
and direct as I can.Copy !req
425. - Why are we in the press room?
- Without interruptions, it'll be fast.Copy !req
426. A debate is about to begin over the
best way to fight the drug problem.Copy !req
427. We believe money
should be put into treatment.Copy !req
428. The people you work for think
we should put money into prisons.Copy !req
429. Is everyone with me so far?Copy !req
430. Leo, why the seven of us?Copy !req
431. Dick, in July of '96,
your boss' son was arrested...Copy !req
432. for carrying 25 grams of cocaine.Copy !req
433. That's a crime that
usually carries what, Toby?Copy !req
434. - 15 years.
- What did he get?Copy !req
435. Six months house arrest.Copy !req
436. Lynn, your boss's husband
was caught stealing Vicodin...Copy !req
437. from the hospital
where he was chief of surgery.Copy !req
438. Vicodin is a Schedule ll drug,
in the same legal category as opium.Copy !req
439. What's that get?Copy !req
440. One year in prison per pill
and a monetary fine.Copy !req
441. And the congresswoman's husband?Copy !req
442. Pretrial diversion program,
there's no criminal record.Copy !req
443. That's not bad.
Stuart, yours is my favorite.Copy !req
444. Your boss's daughter was pulled over
with 31 grams of coke...Copy !req
445. and charged with intent to deliver.Copy !req
446. Moreover, she'd just been
indicted by a federal grand jury...Copy !req
447. along with 18 other people
for conspiracy to distribute. Toby?Copy !req
448. $2800 fine, and she forfeited
the car in which the drugs were found.Copy !req
449. The president wants
a lively debate.Copy !req
450. He wants to hear opposition,
but he's not gonna stomach hypocrisy.Copy !req
451. We hear "Soft on crime,
soft on drugs"...Copy !req
452. from the people you work for,
we have seven stories for page one.Copy !req
453. You're saber-rattling.Copy !req
454. Here comes the press corps.
Let's find out.Copy !req
455. - We're done here.
- We play nine innings at this level.Copy !req
456. Tell your friends about it.Copy !req
457. Take your seats, please.
C.J. will start the briefing.Copy !req
458. Can I tell you something?
Watching you do that, it was fun.Copy !req
459. - It was not fun.
- You should've had some pie.Copy !req
460. I have to get back to work,
and you being a congresswoman...Copy !req
461. I'm sure you need to be
back out there screwing the people.Copy !req
462. I should tell you something
in the interest of full disclosure.Copy !req
463. The other night,
I was out on a date.Copy !req
464. We had wine, he pulled the car up,
bumped the guy ahead of us.Copy !req
465. A cop was gonna give him a BAC test,
but then he recognized me.Copy !req
466. - Fine.
- I'm just saying.Copy !req
467. You said, "I'm a member of Congress,
can we fix this?"Copy !req
468. No.Copy !req
469. - Who were you out with?
- A guy named Victor Stipe.Copy !req
470. Adviser for the Orioles?Copy !req
471. You went out with the
executive adviser for the Orioles?Copy !req
472. Are you upset
that I went out on a date?Copy !req
473. Or that I went on a date with someone
in the same division as the Yankees?Copy !req
474. Honest to God,
I'm not sure.Copy !req
475. Mandatory minimums.Copy !req
476. Why are you getting into cars
with guys who've been drinking?Copy !req
477. I can still do that.Copy !req
478. - You'd pick me up with a date?
- If he wasn't an Oriole or a Red Sock.Copy !req
479. In fact, just date the
National League, would you?Copy !req
480. Toby, I'm not kidding.
Mandatory minimums.Copy !req
481. No way.Copy !req
482. It's good seeing you.Copy !req
483. - Andy?
- Yeah?Copy !req
484. Let me have the pie.Copy !req
485. Mr. President.
Oh, you're in bed?Copy !req
486. Yeah.Copy !req
487. - When I called, you were awake.
- Because I answered the phone.Copy !req
488. I was just coming by to talk.
It can wait.Copy !req
489. - What's on your mind?
- You sure?Copy !req
490. Yeah. I gotta be up
in four hours anyway.Copy !req
491. What are you doing?Copy !req
492. FEC. Where's the president?Copy !req
493. He went to the residence
about an hour ago.Copy !req
494. I noticed the light
in Joey Lucas' office is on.Copy !req
495. - She's still here?
- Yeah.Copy !req
496. - Why are you telling me?
- She's a fine-looking...Copy !req
497. - Good night.
- You give her a little something.Copy !req
498. "This is for you on your first day. "
Give it to her, say something nice.Copy !req
499. - See you tomorrow.
- Take it easy.Copy !req
500. - Hey, Charlie.
- Hey.Copy !req
501. - Tell him what you told me.
- I don't...Copy !req
502. Tell him what you told me.Copy !req
503. Steve Onorato
came to see me this afternoon.Copy !req
504. - Onorato came to you?
- Tell him.Copy !req
505. He said if we dropped FEC,
he could warm things up for drugs.Copy !req
506. I don't understand.Copy !req
507. He said that?Copy !req
508. He even pointed out that Sam was
working on drugs for the White House.Copy !req
509. - You've made the big time, Sam.
- What?Copy !req
510. He knows about Laurie.Copy !req
511. - You're friends with a call girl.
- So?Copy !req
512. He wants to move you to the front
so he can drop Laurie on you.Copy !req
513. Are you serious?Copy !req
514. - You haven't done anything wrong.
- I know. Are you serious?Copy !req
515. We're serious.
Don't worry about it.Copy !req
516. Are you saying he tried
to practice on my...Copy !req
517. - Credulous simplicity?
- Yeah.Copy !req
518. What can I do right now?Copy !req
519. No, right now. At 11:35.
I want to know what I can do.Copy !req
520. - Take it easy.
- No!Copy !req
521. I'm gonna call the senator and tell
him to shove his agenda up his ass!Copy !req
522. - I did that.
- I'll do it again.Copy !req
523. This is like The Godfather...Copy !req
524. when Pacino says
he's gonna kill the cop.Copy !req
525. It's a lot like that scene,
only not really.Copy !req
526. - Did Leo go home?
- He's in the residence.Copy !req
527. It is like that scene.
I'm James Caan, you're Al Pacino.Copy !req
528. Toby's the guy who makes
the tomato sauce.Copy !req
529. - Let's go.
- I'm gonna pick up the late wires.Copy !req
530. - Hello.
- Hi.Copy !req
531. - Kenny.
- Hi, Josh.Copy !req
532. I saw the light on.
You guys are here late.Copy !req
533. I wanted to give you first-look
analysis in the morning.Copy !req
534. There's some decent models
in the Bay area.Copy !req
535. San Jose is a mess.
So is Orange County...Copy !req
536. - ... Long Beach and San Diego.
- I brought you a coffee mug.Copy !req
537. Why?Copy !req
538. Just as a thing, because
you don't know anybody.Copy !req
539. It's got a picture of the White House.
It says "the White House. "Copy !req
540. Seal of the president.Copy !req
541. It's a White House coffee mug.Copy !req
542. Thank you.Copy !req
543. - Kenny, can you give us a second?
- Oh, sure. I'm gonna step outside.Copy !req
544. I wore this suit special today.Copy !req
545. This isn't my regular Tuesday suit.Copy !req
546. You have a regular Tuesday suit?Copy !req
547. No.Copy !req
548. For me?Copy !req
549. Yes.Copy !req
550. Okay, I gotta go.Copy !req
551. I don't want to belabor the point.Copy !req
552. I do think that this
is understandable.Copy !req
553. I feel self-conscious
coming down on drugs...Copy !req
554. two months after I announced
I was a recovering drug addict.Copy !req
555. What do you think?Copy !req
556. - About what?
- What I just said.Copy !req
557. I wasn't listening to a lot of it.Copy !req
558. If there's anyone qualified
to talk about the benefits...Copy !req
559. of treatment versus
criminal action, it's you.Copy !req
560. Would anyone's life be better if
you'd gone to jail instead of rehab?Copy !req
561. - No.
- Thank you.Copy !req
562. Anything else?Copy !req
563. Apparently there is.Copy !req
564. I'm sorry. I heard Leo was here.
I assumed you were awake.Copy !req
565. - I am.
- I want to apologize...Copy !req
566. for the gaffe at
last night's briefing.Copy !req
567. You fixed it, right?
Then let's move on.Copy !req
568. I do apologize.Copy !req
569. No need, but I accept your apology
and now I'm ready to move on.Copy !req
570. - Sir.
- How you doing?Copy !req
571. - You were sleeping?
- Not for a while.Copy !req
572. Great. Usually you have a hard time
getting to sleep before 2:00.Copy !req
573. - Not tonight.
- Gotta feel good.Copy !req
574. Let me tell you what I want
to happen right now.Copy !req
575. Good evening.Copy !req
576. Josh walking in the door
wasn't even close.Copy !req
577. - How you doing?
- Fine. How you doing?Copy !req
578. Good.
I gave Joey Lucas a coffee mug.Copy !req
579. She doesn't know anybody,
she's working hard.Copy !req
580. She's very committed.
I think I did the right thing.Copy !req
581. The part I don't understand is, I got
24 armed guards outside my bedroom.Copy !req
582. After a day of meetings,
are you closer to a decision on drugs?Copy !req
583. A day closer.
There'll be more meetings.Copy !req
584. In the meantime,
everybody calm down.Copy !req
585. Leo's got your engines fired
like it's Daytona.Copy !req
586. Keep them there.Copy !req
587. Guess what.
Mistakes are gonna be made.Copy !req
588. Minimize them,
fix them, move on.Copy !req
589. Kiefer's numbers got you scared?Copy !req
590. Listen to me.Copy !req
591. I have never lost an election
in my life.Copy !req
592. We do this right,
people are gonna respond.Copy !req
593. You all had a good day.Copy !req
594. We should go,
leave you now.Copy !req
595. You should feel free
to do this when my wife is here.Copy !req
596. Something has come up,
and I'm hot as a pistol.Copy !req
597. - Apparently...
- Sam.Copy !req
598. We can talk tomorrow.Copy !req
599. Everybody.Copy !req
600. Mandy's doing her job.
Let her out of the doghouse.Copy !req
601. - That's me.
- She's doing her job. C.J.?Copy !req
602. - Yes, sir?
- So was Danny.Copy !req
603. Yes, sir.Copy !req
604. - Good night.
- Good night, Mr. President.Copy !req
605. - Mr. President.
- We were almost done.Copy !req
606. I met with
Congresswoman Wyatt today.Copy !req
607. When you were married, did you
call her Congresswoman Wyatt?Copy !req
608. No, sir.Copy !req
609. Sometimes I call my wife Dr. Bartlet.Copy !req
610. No, I call her Andy.
Or Andrea.Copy !req
611. Okay.Copy !req
612. - Mandatory minimums.
- You're whipped.Copy !req
613. She's talked to you for a year
about mandatory minimums.Copy !req
614. You've been saying no,
but we know who wears the pants.Copy !req
615. - You call your wife Dr. Bartlet.
- Just for the turn-on.Copy !req
616. - The thing is, she's right.
- Andy?Copy !req
617. Mandatory minimums are higher for
crack than powder cocaine.Copy !req
618. The majority of crack users are black.
The majority of drug users are white.Copy !req
619. - The mandatory minimums are racist.
- Yes, they are.Copy !req
620. - It should be part of the discussion.
- It will be.Copy !req
621. Good.Copy !req
622. - Well, good night.
- Good night.Copy !req
623. I'm sleeping better.Copy !req
624. I dream about a great discussion
with experts and ideas...Copy !req
625. and diction and energy,
and honesty.Copy !req
626. And when I wake up, I think,
"I can sell that. "Copy !req
627. - Good night, Mr. President.
- Good night.Copy !req