1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. I can't do the job, Abbey.
Do you understand? I can't do it.Copy !req
3. - He's gonna need a nap midday.
- A nap? He's gonna love that.Copy !req
4. We have to run this thing.
Are we gonna stand for something . . .Copy !req
5. . . . or just change his sheets
for the president's hospital bed?Copy !req
6. - When you coming back?
- Been here an hour . . .Copy !req
7. . . . and already I need another 30 days
at Sierra Tucson.Copy !req
8. Come with me.
This guy may be the real deal.Copy !req
9. I already found my guy.Copy !req
10. The speech was one
of the president's best.Copy !req
11. - Thanks for not making it too long.
- We were aiming for pith.Copy !req
12. You succeeded.
We've been speaking with Toby Ziegler . . .Copy !req
13. . . .author of the president's final
State of the Union. Thank you.Copy !req
14. - Clear.
- That was great.Copy !req
15. On prescription drugs, I was wondering
if the coverage was—Copy !req
16. - I'm sorry, I've gotta—
- C.J.'s waiting for you.Copy !req
17. - Thanks.
- And here.Copy !req
18. - Congratulations.
- Don't.Copy !req
19. - Dials soared.
- Please don't.Copy !req
20. - Don't get me started on the crosstabs.
- Trying not to, in fact.Copy !req
21. - Is he here yet?
- Any minute.Copy !req
22. - We sure he's ready for this?
- Says he is.Copy !req
23. - Still, 7 a.m.?
- It fits everyone's schedule.Copy !req
24. - Says he has some thoughts to share.
- Some thoughts?Copy !req
25. - Fantastic speech, Toby.
- Oh, thank you.Copy !req
26. - You really can't take a compliment.
- No.Copy !req
27. Taylor Reid said it was
his finest State of the Union.Copy !req
28. Yeah, because it's his last.Copy !req
29. In last night's address, the president
called for the largest expansion...Copy !req
30. of the Earned Income Tax Credit...Copy !req
31. - Here we are, sir.
- Yeah.Copy !req
32. Turning to international affairs,
President Bartlet announced...Copy !req
33. - Thank you.
- Good to have you back, Mr. McGarry.Copy !req
34. Thanks, Brian.Copy !req
35. Good to have you back, Mr. McGarry.Copy !req
36. Welcome back, boss.Copy !req
37. Thought we were keeping this
low-key . . .Copy !req
38. . . . just a couple of us
kicking a few ideas around.Copy !req
39. This is low-key. Annabeth wanted
to bring the Marine band.Copy !req
40. Word got out, and everybody wanted
to come and hear what you had to say.Copy !req
41. - Good to see you, Leo.
- Welcome back.Copy !req
42. - Come now, no false modesty.
- It's actually self-Ioathing.Copy !req
43. - It was great.
- Have you two met?Copy !req
44. Press response has been terrific.
Stop being such a pill.Copy !req
45. Well, I really wasn't expecting to have
to address a convention, but I can—Copy !req
46. - Before we start, we got you something.
- Completely unnecessary, truly.Copy !req
47. Just for the record,
I voted for the watch.Copy !req
48. My very own defibrillator.Copy !req
49. Well, like I was saying, I wasn't
really expecting to discuss this . . .Copy !req
50. . . . with such a large group,
but I've been thinking . . .Copy !req
51. - . . . and this might be an excellent time—
- Commander.Copy !req
52. - Sorry.
- No problem.Copy !req
53. I rather unexpectedly found myself
with a bit of spare time on my hands . . .Copy !req
54. . . . these last few months. We've been
here seven trips around the sun.Copy !req
55. Done some things we're proud of,
things we're less pleased about.Copy !req
56. - The vice president. I should . . . .
- Sure.Copy !req
57. - Just be a minute.
- It may be time for us . . .Copy !req
58. . . .to take our own temperature.
An internal inventory.Copy !req
59. - Can I borrow C.J. for a moment?
- Sure.Copy !req
60. What's done, what's undone.Copy !req
61. What's done that we'd like to undo
or do over.Copy !req
62. A demonstration in Bolivia
outside our embassy. Big one.Copy !req
63. - The ambassador's statement.
- It's seen as interfering in the election.Copy !req
64. The guy is a socialist
who says if elected . . .Copy !req
65. . . . he'll halt their
coca eradication program.Copy !req
66. - Get into this.
- I'll call DOD, Intel . . .Copy !req
67. . . . the undersecretary
for low-grade conflicts.Copy !req
68. - We have an undersecretary for that?
- Be glad he's who I'm calling.Copy !req
69. Fight the seduction of tumult
for tumult's sake.Copy !req
70. - I need Charlie.
- Of course.Copy !req
71. - There's a situation in Bolivia.
- Serious?Copy !req
72. Low-grade.
See what meetings you can cover . . .Copy !req
73. . . . what needs to be moved.Copy !req
74. - What's Leo talking about?
- I'm really not sure.Copy !req
75. Sir, one week doesn't seem—
Can we discuss it?Copy !req
76. Didn't we just do this?
Taking inventory?Copy !req
77. - It's called the State of the Union.
- It was fine.Copy !req
78. Excuse me, Leo. Labor secretary's
panicked about the press.Copy !req
79. I'll be right back.
The man's an infant.Copy !req
80. It's about time he got a good spanking.Copy !req
81. - I'd better . . . .
- Referee.Copy !req
82. Sorry.Copy !req
83. - Welcome back.
- I just came to get these guys.Copy !req
84. - Situation. Juggling some things.
- Go on.Copy !req
85. Are we done, Mr. McGarry?Copy !req
86. No. Not yet.Copy !req
87. Balance is back. Any numbness? Pain?Copy !req
88. Physical or existential?Copy !req
89. Any chance of getting
a straight answer?Copy !req
90. - Good luck with that.
- Nada. Spiritual or otherwise.Copy !req
91. - You don't have to go.
- They'll think we're Yankee elitists.Copy !req
92. - And be correct.
- You could make the occasional effort.Copy !req
93. Five hundred laps around an oval.Copy !req
94. An entire sport predicated
on the expectation of the Grand Guignol.Copy !req
95. Guignol, Guignol.Copy !req
96. If you're gonna brag about intellectual
hauteur, get your fancy references right.Copy !req
97. Grand Guignol, connoting the sanguinary.
Blood. Like hockey.Copy !req
98. - Leave my Bruins alone.
- Martinsville Speedway. It'll be a treat.Copy !req
99. There are people with their own teeth
that are NASCAR fans.Copy !req
100. Are you a doctor?
I didn't see your credentials.Copy !req
101. University of Daytona.Copy !req
102. Now who's with
the not-straight answers?Copy !req
103. He prefers to be the amusing one.
Fun for the rest of us.Copy !req
104. So is he well enough to join me?Copy !req
105. Pressure and vitals are fine,
but I'd rather he didn't push himself.Copy !req
106. - He put you up to this.
- Enjoy the Grand Guignol.Copy !req
107. Horror and sensationalism, not blood.
Look it up.Copy !req
108. The president will see you now.Copy !req
109. Sir, Zalaya's now polling
a close second in Bolivia.Copy !req
110. Wasn't he fourth?
Maybe our ambassador . . .Copy !req
111. . . . can say something new and
inflammatory, help him bridge that gap.Copy !req
112. There's concern about rioting.Copy !req
113. We need a statement
affirming our impartiality.Copy !req
114. Pretend to a disinterest
no one's gonna believe . . .Copy !req
115. . . . because some diplomat
had too much—Copy !req
116. - What do they drink there?
- The ambassador's not a stickler.Copy !req
117. I'm not declaring to an indifference
that'll provoke guffaws.Copy !req
118. If Zalaya wins, he's pledged
to renationalize their industries . . .Copy !req
119. . . . stop payment on their $6 billion debt,
and remove all U.S. imperialist forces.Copy !req
120. The imperialist forces their government
expressly invited in.Copy !req
121. They've been one of our best allies
in the war on drugs.Copy !req
122. Since no one ever wins and it
never ends, we shouldn't call it a war.Copy !req
123. But we have 2000 troops
and seven battleships in Latin America . . .Copy !req
124. . . . and our pilots engage daily in gunfire.
But we don't have to call it war.Copy !req
125. How about a low-grade conflict?Copy !req
126. State feels we can tamp it down if you
walk the ambassador's statement back.Copy !req
127. "The United States remains neutral
in all free elections . . .Copy !req
128. . . . and discourages any manner
of external interference. "Copy !req
129. I can probably keep a straight face
through that. Is it enough?Copy !req
130. - You may specify with regard to Bolivia.
- "This means you, La Paz. "Copy !req
131. - So it's reported in the Latin press.
- They can figure it out. What's next?Copy !req
132. You wouldn't be more comfortable
in your office?Copy !req
133. This is fine.Copy !req
134. - I'm sure you could go in and join them.
- I'll wait.Copy !req
135. They should be done any minute.Copy !req
136. Can I get you some water or anything?Copy !req
137. I'm good, Deb. You've got things
to worry about other than me.Copy !req
138. - You never called me Deb before.
- No?Copy !req
139. The president does sometimes.
I actually kind of hate it.Copy !req
140. - I'm sorry.
- It's okay. You didn't know.Copy !req
141. - You ever tell him?
- Hard to work it in.Copy !req
142. "Sir, the North Koreans just threatened
to rain nuclear fire on Japan . . .Copy !req
143. . . . the NASDAQ is tanking,
there's a Category 4 hurricane . . .Copy !req
144. . . . making landfall in the Keys . . .Copy !req
145. - . . . and, oh, don't call me Deb. "
- You should tell him.Copy !req
146. Oh, hey.
Leo, sorry about this morning.Copy !req
147. - It happens.
- I got this Bolivia thing.Copy !req
148. - I understand.
- Love to get your perspective on it.Copy !req
149. - After I've seen the president.
- Later.Copy !req
150. Whenever.Copy !req
151. - This afternoon?
- Sure, if that's good.Copy !req
152. Yeah. Yeah.Copy !req
153. - Three-thirty?
- See you then.Copy !req
154. Looking forward to it.Copy !req
155. Was that Thomas Paine always there?Copy !req
156. I thought that was Nathan Hale. "I regret
I only have but one life," et cetera.Copy !req
157. Paine. "These are the times
that try men's souls. "Copy !req
158. Get over yourself, Tom.Copy !req
159. Ways and Means
has some procedural issues . . .Copy !req
160. - . . . with the Earned Income Tax Credit.
- But there's movement.Copy !req
161. Ten billion's the goal,
but it's an election year, I'm realistic.Copy !req
162. Great response to the State of the
Union. Thirty-six breaks for applause.Copy !req
163. I don't know what's more embarrassing,
that we count or that I care.Copy !req
164. - Very impressive.
- I blame him.Copy !req
165. - Wasn't me.
- He's doing his "sackcloth and ashes" bit.Copy !req
166. I used to think it was a way
of harvesting more compliments.Copy !req
167. Now I understand it's just
self-abnegation and clinical despair.Copy !req
168. Man understands me.Copy !req
169. Mr. President, Leo McGarry is outside.Copy !req
170. - He's been waiting?
- Yes, and you're late . . .Copy !req
171. - . . . for your NSA briefing on Chechnya.
- Okay. Thanks.Copy !req
172. - Thank you, Mr. President.
- Knock again in five minutes.Copy !req
173. - Yes, sir.
- Thanks, Deb.Copy !req
174. Leo, have I said how great it is
having you back?Copy !req
175. - A few times.
- Oh, sorry.Copy !req
176. Everyone has.Copy !req
177. Not quite sure what
you want me doing.Copy !req
178. What you always did.
Make me smarter.Copy !req
179. By comparison? Absolutely.Copy !req
180. Oh, congratulations on last night.Copy !req
181. I planned a morning
resting on my laurels . . .Copy !req
182. . . . but there's
this l-don't-know-what in Bolivia.Copy !req
183. Courtland and his big yap.Copy !req
184. - Wonder why he said it.
- He's an idiot.Copy !req
185. He was always an idiot.Copy !req
186. Why do you think
we made him ambassador to Bolivia?Copy !req
187. - Why do you think?
- Have you given thought . . .Copy !req
188. . . .how I might make myself useful?
I don't wanna undermine C.J.Copy !req
189. Sorry to interrupt, sir,
but President Trenier is holding for you.Copy !req
190. You can do that. Talk to the French.Copy !req
191. - Sorry. I gotta take this.
- Of course.Copy !req
192. The day's getting away. Dinner tonight?Copy !req
193. - Be great.
- I don't care I've said it.Copy !req
194. - It's a great thing you're back.
- See you tonight.Copy !req
195. Bonjour, Mr. President. Yes, I'm really
looking forward to the G8 in Paris.Copy !req
196. I know what it is.
It just has a dull name.Copy !req
197. Earned Income Tax Credit. It's the one
program that sounds like what it is.Copy !req
198. Exactly. D-U-L-L.Copy !req
199. This goes to the DNC,
and this one's a blast fax.Copy !req
200. It was a highlight of the address.Copy !req
201. By "highlight," you mean a chance for
viewers to wonder if they'll have sex.Copy !req
202. - You have—
- I know.Copy !req
203. It's important. Thirty-six million
live below the poverty line . . .Copy !req
204. - . . .a million more than last year.
- Shout that out.Copy !req
205. - We blame Republicans.
- There's a fresh angle.Copy !req
206. Did you see the HUD bill markup?Copy !req
207. The secretary spoke
to the budget director.Copy !req
208. No program does more to lift kids
from poverty than EITC.Copy !req
209. Oh, God, I thought the name was dull.
The acronym's worse.Copy !req
210. You can't find a catchier handle?Copy !req
211. "Marriage penalty."Death tax. "
Now that you remember.Copy !req
212. - Leo.
- Margaret.Copy !req
213. - Who did this to you?
- I got rid of everything.Copy !req
214. I should have gone with the mahogany.
I had a feeling.Copy !req
215. I don't want any clutter.Copy !req
216. - It's a look.
- Are those the—?Copy !req
217. I'm still looking for the second inaugural.Copy !req
218. - Floor's good.
- Really?Copy !req
219. - Tower or pile?
- Surprise me.Copy !req
220. I just found out eight U.S. contractors
are being held at gunpoint in Bolivia.Copy !req
221. Intel's sketchy, but it looks like
it might be by Zalaya supporters.Copy !req
222. - Thanks for the tapes.
- We're in the Sit Room . . .Copy !req
223. - . . . if you wanna—
- I'm sure you can all handle this.Copy !req
224. Let me know about
the second inaugural.Copy !req
225. Sure.Copy !req
226. - I should . . . .
- Yeah. C.J.'s probably looking for you.Copy !req
227. Right.Copy !req
228. —is an age of possibility, of great trials,
but also of tremendous opportunities.Copy !req
229. We need to set our nation
on a new course, create a new history.Copy !req
230. - Ten-hut.
- At ease.Copy !req
231. - What's the story?
- U.S. contractors were ambushed . . .Copy !req
232. - . . .in the Chapare jungle.
- How many?Copy !req
233. - Eight.
- Alive?Copy !req
234. - Far as we know.
- Captured by who?Copy !req
235. - They're described as Zalaya supporters.
- I have enthusiastic supporters.Copy !req
236. They don't hold people at gunpoint,
much as I might wish they would.Copy !req
237. These are paramilitaries, sir.Copy !req
238. Run for president,
you get a private army?Copy !req
239. It's South America. If Bolivia wasn't
landlocked, he'd have his own navy too.Copy !req
240. They claim the contractors are CIA
hijacking the election.Copy !req
241. - Are they?
- No.Copy !req
242. - Why are they there?
- They're private citizens.Copy !req
243. Who take camouflage gear
with them on vacation?Copy !req
244. They're part of the coca eradication.Copy !req
245. - They work for the government.
- Bolivian?Copy !req
246. - U.S. government.
- Sorry.Copy !req
247. State has a $ 700 million contract
with Tarmacorp, their employer.Copy !req
248. - They're armed?
- Yes. They're spraying coca fields . . .Copy !req
249. - . . .run by drug cartels.
- C.J.'s driving at the difference . . .Copy !req
250. . . . between what they're called
is more like dolphins and porpoises . . .Copy !req
251. . . . rather than lions and bats.
What are the captors' demands?Copy !req
252. - They haven't made any.
- We think this may be an election stunt.Copy !req
253. Zalaya got a bounce
from the ambassador.Copy !req
254. He figures a trumped-up U.S.
tampering charge puts him over the top.Copy !req
255. Our guys were there spraying
coca fields. We're certain of that?Copy !req
256. Not necessarily themselves directly.Copy !req
257. I know they may not attach the hose
to the nozzle . . .Copy !req
258. . . . but they were doing eradication work.Copy !req
259. - Yes, sir.
- Not freelancing? Maybe doing some . . .Copy !req
260. . . . electoral strong-arming
in their free time?Copy !req
261. - There's no evidence of that.
- Make sure, would you, please?Copy !req
262. With our history there,
people will find it easier to believe . . .Copy !req
263. . . . Zalaya's charges than our denials.Copy !req
264. It may not make a difference, but when
we call him a liar, let's be right.Copy !req
265. Okay. Next crisis. Korea.Copy !req
266. A 3-foot hole has appeared
in the DMZ fence.Copy !req
267. Intergovernmental Affairs must announce
the Indian health-care reauthorization.Copy !req
268. - It'll get trumped by Bolivia.
- Where is that?Copy !req
269. Being sure we weren't doing
what Zalaya says.Copy !req
270. - And?
- Liar, liar, pants on fire.Copy !req
271. It won't rhyme in Spanish.
Don't be disappointed.Copy !req
272. President took a turn
at Whack-a-DCI.Copy !req
273. - Guy's gotta quit, right?
- I hope not. It's fun.Copy !req
274. It's the only person he picks on. CIA
director goes, it could be you or me.Copy !req
275. It's been me. Are we concerned
about our history down there?Copy !req
276. - Allende, the CIA and Che Guevara?
- Yeah. We don't have much credibility.Copy !req
277. - No. Talk to Intergovernmental?
- In my spare time.Copy !req
278. Thank the VP for his help
on the speech follow-through.Copy !req
279. About that. He's out there. He's shilling.Copy !req
280. Showing loyalty to an administration
he happens to be serving in?Copy !req
281. It's the president's agenda.
I don't recall . . .Copy !req
282. . . . discussing what would help us
in the primaries.Copy !req
283. He'll help this week because the
president can't, but then he campaigns.Copy !req
284. - Maybe don't thank him so much.
- Hello, Ms. Cregg.Copy !req
285. Governor, everyone.
Sorry to keep you waiting.Copy !req
286. First lady's gonna be attending
a stock-car race.Copy !req
287. - Hell, yeah.
- Excuse me?Copy !req
288. Colorful regional colloquialism betokening
enthusiasm of a visceral, rowdy variety.Copy !req
289. - You're making this too complicated.
- Prep her.Copy !req
290. It's a bunch of cars going real fast
around an oval. I'm done.Copy !req
291. It's a food pyramid,
not a human genome.Copy !req
292. There are fish-out-of-water concerns.Copy !req
293. This is your dream come true. Eliza
Doolittle gets to tutor Henry Higgins.Copy !req
294. I'll see if I can't find
my redneck-to-snob dictionary.Copy !req
295. Here's the message.
"Eat less bread. "Copy !req
296. - You're offended?
- You're implying . . .Copy !req
297. - . . .I'm some hillbilly hick?
- Sorry. I didn't mean to imply it.Copy !req
298. - It was an emphatic assertion.
- We rubes can throw down.Copy !req
299. Just teach her some terms. Vocabulary.Copy !req
300. First, no one attends a stock-car race.
You're just going.Copy !req
301. - Like as not, going drunk.
- Good, but I don't think Dr. Bartlet . . .Copy !req
302. - . . . will be getting liquored up.
- Too bad. It gets boring.Copy !req
303. Can you teach her when to cheer?
Stuff like that?Copy !req
304. Just make sure we avoid
a flyover-values disaster.Copy !req
305. - Sorry?
- People in the middle of the country . . .Copy !req
306. - . . .you fly over getting to—
- Real cities?Copy !req
307. Can't see why you worry
about offending them.Copy !req
308. The labor secretary.Copy !req
309. Yeah. Thanks.Copy !req
310. Interdiction without intervention.Copy !req
311. Eradication without education
leaves root causes...Copy !req
312. to linger and fester,
damning our most vigorous efforts...Copy !req
313. - What are you watching?
- The State of the Union.Copy !req
314. - I don't remember hearing that last night.
- Second year.Copy !req
315. - You need something?
- Felt bad about running out this morning.Copy !req
316. Is there a time
you could catch me up?Copy !req
317. - Whatever's good.
- This afternoon?Copy !req
318. - Who should I coordinate this with?
- That'd be me.Copy !req
319. Oh, okay. How's 6?Copy !req
320. - That works.
- I'll be here.Copy !req
321. I don't mind going over.
Could stand the exercise.Copy !req
322. - I'll come to you.
- Fine.Copy !req
323. See you then.Copy !req
324. —cost to our national treasury, as well
as our citizenry trapped in a disease...Copy !req
325. as insidious as it is neglected.Copy !req
326. - You're bailing.
- We're not bailing.Copy !req
327. Earned Income Tax Credit
is a Democratic issue.Copy !req
328. We can push it out at 500 million.Copy !req
329. - The president wants 10 billion.
- That's more.Copy !req
330. He got applause from both sides.Copy !req
331. Last night. In the dawn, Republicans
are gonna insist on added enforcements.Copy !req
332. - Their sobriety gives me a hangover.
- Fraud prevention, accounting—Copy !req
333. These are families at the bottom.Copy !req
334. - Paperwork will confuse them.
- I'll be there soon.Copy !req
335. - We're done.
- We're not done, and you're not bailing.Copy !req
336. - It's a Republican Congress.
- Why does no one come here . . .Copy !req
337. . . . and say this is a Democratic
White House? We should reflect it.Copy !req
338. - We don't have votes.
- After a State of the Union . . .Copy !req
339. . . . presidents usually barnstorm
to sell it.Copy !req
340. Don't lecture us on how to wield
this White House's clout.Copy !req
341. - She really said that?
- if she wasn't a woman . . .Copy !req
342. . . . we might have had to throw down.
Regional colloquialism.Copy !req
343. - What's the next step?
- Not sure there is one.Copy !req
344. - EITC's just dead?
- No, no, Timmy.Copy !req
345. There's a nice farm
where it can play with other dogs.Copy !req
346. How did last night become this?Copy !req
347. Bolivia, bad employment
numbers . . .Copy !req
348. - . . .a hole in the fence.
- Now no furniture.Copy !req
349. The majority leader's been in the Treaty
Room since— He says since Tuesday.Copy !req
350. The NOAA administrator called
about the flood area in Hawaii.Copy !req
351. He's setting up a conference call
with FEMA.Copy !req
352. - You have a meeting with Leo.
- if things are wild . . .Copy !req
353. - . . .I'll find you.
- Carol wants you.Copy !req
354. The labor secretary
is threatening to quit.Copy !req
355. - You saw the new furniture?
- Leo, I'm sorry—Copy !req
356. - Sure. We'll get to it.
- Majority leader, natural disaster.Copy !req
357. - Busy day.
- Yeah.Copy !req
358. - One week.
- Can we not do this?Copy !req
359. One week to support the man
who dug him out of obscurity.Copy !req
360. - He was a widely known congressman.
- As a joke.Copy !req
361. - We made fun of him.
- You guys picked him.Copy !req
362. - I wasn't in that room.
- You think I was?Copy !req
363. Then be mad at the president.
Or Leo. Or whoever else was there.Copy !req
364. And pick a position.
You can't think he's a joke . . .Copy !req
365. . . . and then be upset
he's not helping.Copy !req
366. - Yes, I can.
- He's supportive. He'll continue to be.Copy !req
367. - if it's in his interest.
- Oh, I'm sorry.Copy !req
368. - Have political rules been suspended?
- They should be any chance we get.Copy !req
369. - It's disloyalty.
- The vice president has been steadfast.Copy !req
370. I wasn't talking about him.Copy !req
371. - Hey, Leo.
- Hey.Copy !req
372. - What you watching?
- Old State of the Unions.Copy !req
373. - What for?
- Just curious.Copy !req
374. - How you doing?
- Little whiplashed.Copy !req
375. - Last night was such a high.
- There as a staffer, at the adult table.Copy !req
376. Watching at home. My sister threw a
party because I got a line in the speech.Copy !req
377. - Which one?
- "We must help those working hardest . . .Copy !req
378. - . . .to help themselves. "
- I see your fingerprints on it.Copy !req
379. Only EITC's already in trouble.Copy !req
380. - The whiplash. House Dems?
- They're defeatist.Copy !req
381. - And Annabeth doesn't like its name.
- She's not wrong.Copy !req
382. I don't get excited when I hear EITC.
Do you?Copy !req
383. If it had a more memorable name,
it'd be easier to fight for?Copy !req
384. I think if we could define it more clearly
as a tax cut . . .Copy !req
385. . . .so a vote against it is seen as
raising taxes on the working poor.Copy !req
386. I don't see how you easily oppose it.Copy !req
387. —dropped off my kids at school.Copy !req
388. Thank God, because I don't know
what to tell them.Copy !req
389. - Who's—?
- Contractor's wife.Copy !req
390. Tarmacorp said to call
my congressman.Copy !req
391. I called him.
He said call the State Department.Copy !req
392. No one is taking responsibility.Copy !req
393. Toby.Copy !req
394. Yeah.Copy !req
395. My husband is an engineer,
not a soldier.Copy !req
396. - Hi. I need to see the president.
- Not in there.Copy !req
397. - I don't have anything.
- He's in the residence.Copy !req
398. - Oh, okay.
- Napping.Copy !req
399. Only to be disturbed
if there's an emergency.Copy !req
400. - It wasn't on my schedule.
- Or mine.Copy !req
401. Will you let me know
when he comes back down?Copy !req
402. My first call.Copy !req
403. Are you gonna teach me
proper speedway decorum?Copy !req
404. How to win friends
and influence yokels, ma'am.Copy !req
405. If I made a crack like that,
you'd think me a terrible snob.Copy !req
406. What did you turn down
to do Martinsville?Copy !req
407. NIH symposium on molecular structures
and bio-imaging.Copy !req
408. Not a lot of NASCAR crossover.Copy !req
409. Let's start with the dress code.Copy !req
410. Jeans, T-shirt. Oh, and can you borrow
the president's leather flight jacket?Copy !req
411. - You don't find that inappropriate?
- Women will be in bikinis . . .Copy !req
412. . . . on lounge chairs in the RV park.
Inappropriate's still a ways off.Copy !req
413. I've given this a lot of thought, and I
know something we can bond over . . .Copy !req
414. - . . . where stock cars are concerned.
- Yes?Copy !req
415. - We're both women.
- Okay.Copy !req
416. Women are 45 percent of the audience
for NASCAR events.Copy !req
417. - More than any major-league sport.
- I wonder why.Copy !req
418. Everyone has theories,
but I'm gonna tell you plain.Copy !req
419. It's the drivers.
They're a bunch of studs.Copy !req
420. Well-built hotties running around
in tight fire suits.Copy !req
421. - Hotties?
- Hotsy-tot, Hottentot hotties, ma'am.Copy !req
422. Well, that's all very well and good,
but I don't—Copy !req
423. - Oh, my.
- He'll be there.Copy !req
424. And him. Oh, and this one.Copy !req
425. - The one with the eyes.
- A favorite.Copy !req
426. I would imagine.Copy !req
427. You see the contractor's wife?
You're gonna have to brief.Copy !req
428. These guys, absolutely,
positively not CIA?Copy !req
429. Definitely, definitively not.Copy !req
430. - Don't lean on that, Toby.
- Why?Copy !req
431. They're U.S. mercenaries. Former
military. Special Ops, SEALs, Marines.Copy !req
432. It's "distinction
without a difference" land.Copy !req
433. - I don't see that.
- It's not your job to.Copy !req
434. They weren't doing what they're
accused of. That's our statement.Copy !req
435. - Anyone talk to Leo?
- He's watching State of the Unions.Copy !req
436. - Unions?
- Old ones.Copy !req
437. - Yeah?
- We said 3:30.Copy !req
438. We did?Copy !req
439. So . . .Copy !req
440. - . . . what's your day been like?
- It's quiet.Copy !req
441. - Yours?
- Not quiet.Copy !req
442. - Bolivia?
- Yeah.Copy !req
443. - Korea, things down in Burundi.
- What?Copy !req
444. Just these contractors operate . . .Copy !req
445. . . . under such vague guidelines
because that's how everyone wants it.Copy !req
446. There's no oversight, no controls,
and a whole lot of money.Copy !req
447. - You know these guys?
- Not these, but—Copy !req
448. Yeah, I know these guys. And
it's not just that it's futile, you know.Copy !req
449. As long as Americans will pay
$60 a gram for cocaine . . .Copy !req
450. . . . some peasant farmer earning
$60 a year is gonna grow it.Copy !req
451. But it's just so geopolitically
counterproductive.Copy !req
452. We make villages war zones,
destroy land . . .Copy !req
453. . . . poison families with herbicides . . .Copy !req
454. . . . then we're all surprised
when they go vote for the socialist.Copy !req
455. Sorry.Copy !req
456. It's a crappy day.Copy !req
457. It's my "annivorcery. "Copy !req
458. I don't— What?Copy !req
459. "Annivorce. "
It's the anniversary of my divorce.Copy !req
460. - I didn't know you'd been married.
- Couple times.Copy !req
461. - Hopeless romantic.
- Hopeless anyway.Copy !req
462. - You?
- Yeah.Copy !req
463. What did you wanna talk about?Copy !req
464. Sorry. Ms. Harper, they need you
in the Situation Room.Copy !req
465. Maybe later.Copy !req
466. - Debbie.
- That wasn't very long.Copy !req
467. - I couldn't sleep.
- Couldn't or wouldn't?Copy !req
468. I have three daughters and a wife,
two of whom are also doctors.Copy !req
469. If you think I don't get enough of that
sort of comment, you're not imaginative.Copy !req
470. Naps are restorative.
Churchill took them.Copy !req
471. Churchill also maintained
a 24-hour buzz.Copy !req
472. These days, people who drink that much
are encouraged to attend meetings.Copy !req
473. A person more for veneration
than emulation.Copy !req
474. I don't know where all this
restorative junk is from.Copy !req
475. Every nap I've ever taken
leaves me feeling groggy and on edge.Copy !req
476. I hadn't noticed. The NSA called.
Secretary of state.Copy !req
477. NSA again, saying talk to her
before talking to the secretary of state.Copy !req
478. You're right.Copy !req
479. About so much.Copy !req
480. To which specific or category of things
are you referring?Copy !req
481. - The EITC needs a better name.
- To brand it.Copy !req
482. - Not just catchier.
- No, to help you fight for it.Copy !req
483. - To make it harder to fight against it.
- Deputy Secretary Morrison again.Copy !req
484. - Workfare's taken. Work Aid?
- Sounds like a handout.Copy !req
485. - Employment Incentive.
- Oh, no, no. That's terrible.Copy !req
486. - Work Tax.
- It's all a work tax.Copy !req
487. - Poverty Tax.
- That's closer.Copy !req
488. Poor Tax. It's simple, direct.Copy !req
489. Poor Tax. It's good.Copy !req
490. - You want to call her back?
- I'll be right there.Copy !req
491. Hard to argue in Congress
to institute a poor tax.Copy !req
492. Yeah.Copy !req
493. Thanks.Copy !req
494. This is Annabeth.Copy !req
495. Hey.Copy !req
496. - Hey.
- Sorry about this morning.Copy !req
497. Oh, it happens.Copy !req
498. Heard you were watching
old State of the Unions.Copy !req
499. And inaugurals.Copy !req
500. Something wrong
with this year's speech?Copy !req
501. What do you think?Copy !req
502. - I wrote it.
- You seemed remarkably uncomfortable . . .Copy !req
503. . . . accepting praise, even for you.Copy !req
504. What are you doing here, Leo?Copy !req
505. You're watching old speeches
and reading about the Founding Fathers.Copy !req
506. You don't have time to sit around
like Buddha, parsing out wisdom.Copy !req
507. We're getting buried alive here.
Get up and grab a shovel.Copy !req
508. "While the assault-weapons ban
may have ended . . .Copy !req
509. . . . the debate has not,
and I will fight this Congress . . .Copy !req
510. - . . .as long as the senseless, needless—"
- "Needless violence continues. "Copy !req
511. Second inaugural.Copy !req
512. "The promise of stem-cell research
has been delayed by congressional ban.Copy !req
513. Imagine a child paralyzed
by a spinal-cord injury—"Copy !req
514. "Watching, waiting, knowing
that politics is the obstacle to a cure. "Copy !req
515. Third State of the Union.
I know what we said.Copy !req
516. We all know what we said.Copy !req
517. Last night's State of the Union,
you pulled your punches.Copy !req
518. - It was well received.
- It's easy to applaud for something . . .Copy !req
519. . . . that no one's gonna make you
stand up and pass.Copy !req
520. "By any measure,
we're losing the war on drugs.Copy !req
521. - Demand is exactly the same. "
- "Supply is the same . . .Copy !req
522. . . . but prices have gone down. "Copy !req
523. "It's time for a new approach
to this nation's dependence on drugs. "Copy !req
524. That was in a rough draft
of last night's speech.Copy !req
525. - I cut it.
- Who told you to?Copy !req
526. Nobody. Nobody had to. You've had
a heart attack, and he can't stand up.Copy !req
527. Day after every other
State of the Union . . .Copy !req
528. . . . the president launches a road show
to stump for what was in it.Copy !req
529. This year, I get "Bingo" Bob and a week.Copy !req
530. Ten-hut.Copy !req
531. - Let's see it.
- My name is Jonathan Creasy.Copy !req
532. I'm a private American citizen
working for Tarmacorp...Copy !req
533. under contract
for the U.S. government.Copy !req
534. I'm being held with seven Americans.Copy !req
535. We will be released
subject to completion...Copy !req
536. of a fair and free election
of the Bolivian presidential contest.Copy !req
537. "Fair and free" translating
to a Zalaya victory.Copy !req
538. A private citizen under contract
with the U.S. government.Copy !req
539. Cognitive dissonance, anyone?Copy !req
540. - Where are we on this?
- A P-3 off the Misawa.Copy !req
541. PACOM is coordinating the search.Copy !req
542. - Anything?
- No.Copy !req
543. It's a jungle out there.Copy !req
544. - And the Bolivian government?
- Rock and a hard place.Copy !req
545. They wanna help, but are terrified
of looking like they were helping.Copy !req
546. They don't wanna be here
in two weeks' time seeking asylum.Copy !req
547. If we find them, who mounts a rescue?
Tarmacorp? Us?Copy !req
548. - Not us.
- Tarmacorp's flying Vietnam-era Hueys.Copy !req
549. They go down, we have more
contractors to rescue.Copy !req
550. - They're not U.S. troops.
- Because we pay through a middleman?Copy !req
551. - Nobody forced them to go.
- Explain that to their widows.Copy !req
552. - When's the election?
- Ten days.Copy !req
553. Do we believe that Zalaya
will release them?Copy !req
554. - if he wins.
- And if he doesn't?Copy !req
555. - Will we find them?
- The jungle. They know hiding places.Copy !req
556. - We'll need a tip.
- These are tough guys.Copy !req
557. - They can hold out.
- You saw the video.Copy !req
558. When you're being held,
10 days is a long time.Copy !req
559. - Have you ever been held?
- I've held other people.Copy !req
560. Twenty-four hours is a long time.Copy !req
561. Yeah.Copy !req
562. - Oh, is it 6:00 already?
- I can come back.Copy !req
563. No, no. Come in, come in.Copy !req
564. - How you doing?
- Oh, you know.Copy !req
565. Have to head back to
New Hampshire tomorrow.Copy !req
566. We're up 10 points in the polls.Copy !req
567. Getting tired of people treating me
like I sold my soul to the devil.Copy !req
568. - Think you have?
- No, the VP's not the devil.Copy !req
569. And I don't think I've sold my soul.Copy !req
570. - I may have rented it out a bit.
- Why do you say that?Copy !req
571. I was mostly joking.
I don't think he's the devil.Copy !req
572. - I don't know what I think of him, really.
- Catalog his qualities.Copy !req
573. The negative ones, everyone knows . . .Copy !req
574. . . . and never ceases delighting in
reminding me about.Copy !req
575. His other qualities?Copy !req
576. He's plain-spoken.
He's clear and direct.Copy !req
577. Doesn't have a multitrack mind
like the president . . .Copy !req
578. . . . but that's not always a bad thing.Copy !req
579. The truth is, and I'm not sure I ever
even realized this before now . . .Copy !req
580. . . .I've spent the last year and a half
looking for what you saw in him.Copy !req
581. You and the president.Copy !req
582. When you gave him this job.
You picked Russell.Copy !req
583. Him. To serve as VP to a president
with a serious health condition.Copy !req
584. You were aware you were picking
a potential successor.Copy !req
585. On some level, I've just trusted that . . .Copy !req
586. . . . and assumed I'd eventually discover
what you knew then.Copy !req
587. - Have you?
- Tell me what it was.Copy !req
588. We'll compare notes.Copy !req
589. I know. Doesn't work like that. He's my
guy. I have to figure him out on my own.Copy !req
590. Sorry to interrupt,
but you've gotta see the first lady.Copy !req
591. Let's see it.Copy !req
592. Made her way up victory lane
to congratulate McMurray...Copy !req
593. who was ecstatic after dominating
here at Martinsville Speedway.Copy !req
594. Not sure if she's ready
to join the Pickford just yet.Copy !req
595. There's the kiss. The ceremonial victory
kiss. Caught her a bit by surprise there.Copy !req
596. Such a good sport. To take one like
that for the flyover states.Copy !req
597. - Did you brief her about the kiss?
- They loved it.Copy !req
598. The first lady for both of you.Copy !req
599. Who gets pissed about kissing
a NASCAR driver?Copy !req
600. Another hour of my life gone.Copy !req
601. Of course we want to avert a disaster
in South Dakota . . .Copy !req
602. . . . but I can't take this to the president
just yet.Copy !req
603. No.Copy !req
604. Thank you, governor.Copy !req
605. Trouble in South Dakota?Copy !req
606. In about a thousand years,
Mount Rushmore's on the move.Copy !req
607. - How far has it gone so far?
- About an inch.Copy !req
608. - I hope you don't mind.
- It looks great.Copy !req
609. Nobody ever put fresh-cut flowers
on my desk . . .Copy !req
610. . . . despite 18 acres of gardens outside.Copy !req
611. - Majority leader.
- You should take that.Copy !req
612. I'll call him back.Copy !req
613. I could've used you
in the Sit Room.Copy !req
614. - You had it under control.
- Didn't feel like it.Copy !req
615. Never does.Copy !req
616. - You're doing great.
- The president's in the residence.Copy !req
617. - Does he want me—?
- No, sorry. That's for me.Copy !req
618. Let him know I'm coming right up.Copy !req
619. We're having dinner.
Should've run that by the chief of staff.Copy !req
620. Chief of staff has enough on her plate.Copy !req
621. I'm sorry we didn't get to talk today.
We'll find time tomorrow.Copy !req
622. Sure.Copy !req
623. It was easier for me.Copy !req
624. You as my press secretary.
Sam, Josh, Toby.Copy !req
625. - Toby?
- Toby's always been Toby.Copy !req
626. It took me a year to figure out
what I was doing . . .Copy !req
627. - . . . and those were the easy years.
- We had easy years?Copy !req
628. Easier than this.Copy !req
629. Margaret? What's next?Copy !req
630. How's yours?Copy !req
631. This heart-healthy stuff,
I have to remind myself it's good for me.Copy !req
632. At least it resembles actual food.
Abbey's got me on this macrobiotic diet.Copy !req
633. That does look a little grim.Copy !req
634. - What I wouldn't give for a burger.
- Or cream sauce.Copy !req
635. I'd like to have a light cream sauce . . .Copy !req
636. . . . without everyone reacting
like it's a suicide attempt.Copy !req
637. So tonight Abbey's out of town.Copy !req
638. We can turn the residence into a fort
and swordfight . . .Copy !req
639. . . . with empty paper-towel rolls.Copy !req
640. So you feel pretty good about
last night's State of the Union?Copy !req
641. According to at least six op-eds,
I set an ambitious national agenda.Copy !req
642. Is that what you think?Copy !req
643. You have a chance to figure out
what you'd like to do around here?Copy !req
644. - Have you?
- Don't do this, Leo.Copy !req
645. Not the day after the speech.Copy !req
646. Everyone's walking around here like
we're finished. We got 365 more days.Copy !req
647. It's year eight, it's a Republican
Congress, and I'm losing staff.Copy !req
648. Four years ago, we announced
a commission on entitlements.Copy !req
649. Why wasn't it mentioned?
Two years ago . . .Copy !req
650. . . .you announced a commitment
to stem-cell research.Copy !req
651. The legislation died in Congress.
Leo, you held the wake.Copy !req
652. - And the drug-treatment policy?
- We had to narrow our focus.Copy !req
653. Now's the time to widen,
not narrow focus.Copy !req
654. - Why save your political capital?
- I have a responsibility to the party.Copy !req
655. You have a responsibility
to the country, sir.Copy !req
656. The American people sent you here
for two terms.Copy !req
657. Eight years.Copy !req
658. So the last one's gonna be harder.Copy !req
659. I've never known you to shy away
from a fight.Copy !req
660. And I've never had to make a speech . . .Copy !req
661. . . . based on the maximum amount of time
I could stand up.Copy !req
662. Those excuses I kept hearing all day . . .Copy !req
663. . . . nobody mentioned MS.Copy !req
664. Two hundred seventy-two words.
That's all Lincoln said at Gettysburg.Copy !req
665. It took four minutes . . .Copy !req
666. . . . and set the tone
for the next century.Copy !req
667. You wanted to talk about
what I could do here.Copy !req
668. It's this.Copy !req
669. Said the man with the double bypass.Copy !req
670. For both of us, sir,
this is our last game.Copy !req
671. Let's leave it all out on the field.Copy !req
672. - You know why we got called in?
- No idea.Copy !req
673. Well, I almost got to eat dinner.Copy !req
674. You wanna hear something depressing?
This disrupts my evening not one bit.Copy !req
675. Ten o'clock. I had a date.Copy !req
676. - You had a date tonight?
- I always have a date.Copy !req
677. Welcome back.Copy !req
678. Sorry about the hour.Copy !req
679. What's going on?Copy !req
680. The president should be down
in a minute.Copy !req
681. - Everybody here?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
682. Follow me.Copy !req
683. - What's this all about?
- Stock market crash in Guyana, perhaps.Copy !req
684. And me with all my money
in sapodilla futures.Copy !req
685. - Hey.
- Hi, Leo.Copy !req
686. - Welcome.
- Thank you all for coming back in . . .Copy !req
687. . . . on a school night. I had dinner
with an old friend tonight.Copy !req
688. I thought everyone should hear
what he had to say.Copy !req
689. I wanna read you something.Copy !req
690. "The harder the conflict,
the more glorious the triumph.Copy !req
691. What we obtain too cheap,
we esteem too lightly.Copy !req
692. 'Tis dearness only
that gives everything its value. "Copy !req
693. - You?
- Thomas Paine.Copy !req
694. He said "'tis. "
Might've been a clue.Copy !req
695. Busy day around here today.
What'd you spend it on?Copy !req
696. - Bolivia.
- Well, no.Copy !req
697. You spent it on a situation in Bolivia,
a crisis.Copy !req
698. I understand that gravitational pull.Copy !req
699. North Korea pokes a hole in the fence,
it gets your attention.Copy !req
700. As do whiny Cabinet members, floods
and new employment figures.Copy !req
701. Pretty soon, it's the whole day.Copy !req
702. Problem is, we're running out of them.Copy !req
703. That's how much time we have left.Copy !req
704. We have the ability to affect more
change in a day at the White House . . .Copy !req
705. . . . than we'll have in a lifetime
once we walk out these doors.Copy !req
706. What do you wanna do with them?Copy !req
707. We should finally get serious
about health care . . .Copy !req
708. . . . whether it calls attention
to the president's MS or not.Copy !req
709. New approach to Latin America.Copy !req
710. A real commitment to drug treatment.Copy !req
711. - What else?
- The VP and I want to talk about race.Copy !req
712. - He's right.
- I've got ideas about the working poor.Copy !req
713. - We both do.
- That's repackaging the EITC.Copy !req
714. - Poor Tax.
- Catchy.Copy !req
715. - Comprehensive plan.
- Includes training, urban development.Copy !req
716. - Weapons ban.
- Affordable housing.Copy !req
717. H.R. 190's gonna shift
the debate back to segregation.Copy !req
718. - Ain't that what you wanted?
- A resurgence in civil rights activism . . .Copy !req
719. . . . couldn't hurt anyone.Copy !req