1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. - It's my "annivorcery. "
- I don't— What?Copy !req
3. The anniversary of my divorce.Copy !req
4. - I didn't know you'd been married.
- Couple times.Copy !req
5. Leo's gone.
Josh has a foot out the door.Copy !req
6. It's you and I,
we gonna have to run this thing.Copy !req
7. We're not getting coverage
of Politics and Eggs . . .Copy !req
8. - . . . of "get tough on Pakistan"--
- Press loves an underdog.Copy !req
9. - It's sketch comedy.
- It's fun. It's feisty.Copy !req
10. - It'll get us on the news.
- It's cheap.Copy !req
11. You can't skip out with the president
lying flat on his back.Copy !req
12. Seven years, you're gonna leave us
with a get-well card?Copy !req
13. Gotta think about the ninth year.Copy !req
14. Eleven-three.Copy !req
15. - What can I get you?
- A glass of red. Whatever's open.Copy !req
16. Thanks.Copy !req
17. We have to stop meeting like this.
People will talk.Copy !req
18. I'd offer to make an honest woman
of you, but you'd tire of me.Copy !req
19. And then I'd be left with nothing
but my knitting.Copy !req
20. - You knit?
- I don't.Copy !req
21. So I'd be left with nothing at all.Copy !req
22. What happened to your face?Copy !req
23. Boston Globe.Copy !req
24. Fourth paragraph.Copy !req
25. - "Vice President Robert Russell clings—"
- Oh, sorry. Third paragraph.Copy !req
26. "Congressman Matthew Santos
emerged from the pack . . .Copy !req
27. . . . with a healthy 19 percent
of the New Hampshire primary votes.Copy !req
28. Even more impressive than
his unexpected vault into third place . . .Copy !req
29. . . . was his considered candor he brought
to the stage in last week's debate. "Copy !req
30. The Post called it "shrewd certitude. "
They love you.Copy !req
31. - Today.
- Ignore him.Copy !req
32. We got 11 major newspapers
tooting our horn.Copy !req
33. You gotta open your arms,
feel the love.Copy !req
34. I feel it. I feel very warm.Copy !req
35. He's pissed Dave Pemberton
wrote about Rafferty.Copy !req
36. As did Chris Latham. Latham
and Pemberton are opinion-makers.Copy !req
37. Allison Wexler. Opinion-maker.Copy !req
38. She's enthusiastic about
the "Santos for president" idea.Copy !req
39. She's good, but she—Copy !req
40. Latham and Pemberton both wrote
about Senator Rafferty's speech.Copy !req
41. They write about it now, everyone who
can spell is writing about it next week.Copy !req
42. You're the Cinderella story.
They should write about you.Copy !req
43. There's only room for one
scrappy insurgency. We're it.Copy !req
44. - You're not gonna kiss me, are you?
- See you at the airport.Copy !req
45. Find me a copy
of the damn Rafferty speech.Copy !req
46. Hey there.
I didn't know you were back today.Copy !req
47. - Yeah, I'm back.
- How you doing?Copy !req
48. Did Brower send us something
on Head Start?Copy !req
49. - No.
- I mean, Wallace, not Brower.Copy !req
50. - I spoke to him about it.
- You want me to call somebody?Copy !req
51. No, I'll do it.Copy !req
52. You know,
I'm joining you today in the Oval.Copy !req
53. Margaret, I need a copy
of the Western Water Program.Copy !req
54. - And I had a blue binder marked EPA—
- Oh, God!Copy !req
55. Oh, God!Copy !req
56. - How about this one?
- Penne with red sauce.Copy !req
57. - This?
- Vodka with cranberry.Copy !req
58. You should tell me when you're out
so I can go to the dry cleaners.Copy !req
59. - You're my assistant, not my wife.
- It'll be less noticeable when it's dry.Copy !req
60. Hug the binder.Copy !req
61. Interior released a draft of the Western
Water Program with your revisions.Copy !req
62. We're going wide early. Hopefully
we get support before it hits Congress.Copy !req
63. - They up the numbers?
- Forty million's the best we can do.Copy !req
64. I may need a hand on this.
If anybody has any comments . . .Copy !req
65. . . . on the Energy Trust Fund Summary,
today's it.Copy !req
66. - I thought it went to the floor.
- Almost. Josh was handling it.Copy !req
67. - We lost momentum when he left.
- Chronic problem, that.Copy !req
68. Did Josh drop it,
or did he give it to somebody, or—?Copy !req
69. God.Copy !req
70. - Nothing. Hi. Hi.
- Is this a good time?Copy !req
71. Yes. Annabeth's here
to discuss the DNC gala tonight.Copy !req
72. - Delighted to have you.
- Thank you.Copy !req
73. Every Democratic contender
will be in town for this event . . .Copy !req
74. . . . including all their staffers.
They all want a piece of you.Copy !req
75. If I see one coming,
duck under a table?Copy !req
76. Over the top,
but we're in the right area.Copy !req
77. I'm not avoiding
my former deputy chief of staff.Copy !req
78. He's gonna ask for a favor.
You'll say no and then feel bad.Copy !req
79. No favor, just small talk.
Could you give me that, C.J.?Copy !req
80. Every sitting president goes through this.
It's a time-honored annoyance.Copy !req
81. - Let's navigate through it gracefully.
- Thank you, all. Toby?Copy !req
82. Yes, sir.Copy !req
83. I believe this is yours.Copy !req
84. - You doing okay?
- Yes, sir. Thank you.Copy !req
85. My sister-in-law was very moved
by the letter.Copy !req
86. - She appreciated it.
- Take as much time as you need.Copy !req
87. I prefer to be back at work.
Thank you, sir.Copy !req
88. You're not going to tell me
what happened?Copy !req
89. I cut myself shaving.Copy !req
90. With a machete.Copy !req
91. Very few people guess that,
but it is in fact the case.Copy !req
92. You should get a Band-Aid.
Some ointment.Copy !req
93. I'll look into that.Copy !req
94. Never call a woman and say,
"We have to talk. "Copy !req
95. - It's not nice.
- Duly noted.Copy !req
96. - You don't smoke, do you?
- Me? No.Copy !req
97. - Occasional cigar, not cigarettes.
- Yeah. Me neither.Copy !req
98. They sell cigarettes here?Copy !req
99. - The lack of Josh is becoming a problem.
- Thinking about a replacement?Copy !req
100. I've been working assuming he'd return.
I never thought Santos would hang on.Copy !req
101. Nineteen percent in New Hampshire.
Maybe he's a contender?Copy !req
102. - The Water Program.
- Yes.Copy !req
103. Trying to sort out a three-way war with
cities, farmers and environmentalists . . .Copy !req
104. - . . . who want all of the Colorado River.
- There's less than everybody thought.Copy !req
105. We've got lobbyists
from each group coming today.Copy !req
106. - What time?
- Ten is the first.Copy !req
107. - Urban-development lobby.
- Who is it?Copy !req
108. - Cliff Calley.
- No wonder you want flank support.Copy !req
109. Try not to worry about
the DNC thing tonight.Copy !req
110. Russell will get nominated,
the president will endorse him.Copy !req
111. A photo at the gala
isn't gonna tip the balance.Copy !req
112. President's not plugging
someone else?Copy !req
113. - He really isn't.
- Greg Brock thinks he is.Copy !req
114. He came in, and he didn't sound
like a man with a hunch.Copy !req
115. Give him a call.
Tell him the principal wants to see him.Copy !req
116. - Diplomatic mission to Mali.
- Bali?Copy !req
117. - Mali with an M.
- Not Bali with a high?Copy !req
118. Thought you had a cold.
Margaret, cancel my lunch.Copy !req
119. - What happened to your boob?
- Really?Copy !req
120. Chairman of Foreign Ops is holding
a planning session for the Mali trip.Copy !req
121. It'd be great to have
somebody from your end.Copy !req
122. - Oh, sorry.
- No. Come in.Copy !req
123. - Help her organize Mali.
- Up on the Hill.Copy !req
124. Toby give you his changes
on the FOP remarks?Copy !req
125. - No. You don't have them?
- No.Copy !req
126. Ask him again.
Make sure he knows it's this week.Copy !req
127. State and Foreign Ops has been working
with USAID on what they call . . .Copy !req
128. . . . "high impact health services" for Mali.
This trip's a kickoff.Copy !req
129. - They're focusing on HIV?
- That and child immunization.Copy !req
130. Look at it.
Let me know if you have questions.Copy !req
131. You have any interest
in being fixed up?Copy !req
132. Not the kind of question
I was referring to.Copy !req
133. A guy at the gym. He asked if you were
seeing anyone. Guess you're famous.Copy !req
134. What guy?Copy !req
135. - I don't know his name.
- Seriously?Copy !req
136. We have mutual friends.Copy !req
137. We played a pickup game two years ago.
We were introduced at the time.Copy !req
138. I see him at the machines
at the gym, and it's all:Copy !req
139. "Hey, man, how you doing?"Copy !req
140. It's two years later.
I can't ask him his name.Copy !req
141. - He asked you to fix us up?
- Asked if you were seeing anyone.Copy !req
142. We were talking at the gym.
We keep sentences short.Copy !req
143. This is— No. And you should talk about
something else at the gym.Copy !req
144. I got most of it.Copy !req
145. - Club soda and salt.
- That's great.Copy !req
146. - It's wet, though.
- Yes.Copy !req
147. - You wanna go with the binder?
- Didn't work well the first time.Copy !req
148. - Here.
- Are you sure?Copy !req
149. Of course.Copy !req
150. - Can I lose the pin?
- It was my aunt's.Copy !req
151. - She's no longer with us.
- Then you should wear it.Copy !req
152. - It's covering a hole.
- You ready?Copy !req
153. Are you sure we shouldn't
pull Toby in for this?Copy !req
154. For Cliff Calley,
you want a whole phalanx?Copy !req
155. - He got us on the Clean Air Bill.
- He's a lobbyist. He's building bridges.Copy !req
156. - He's slippery.
- Greg Brock's here.Copy !req
157. - I'll meet you in the Mural.
- She send you to her tailor?Copy !req
158. - Morning.
- Hi, pookie.Copy !req
159. - You think the president picked a horse.
- He's done more than that.Copy !req
160. He's channeling support.
But what do I know?Copy !req
161. I know a lot
for a woman of my years.Copy !req
162. The president supports
all Democratic candidates . . .Copy !req
163. . . . and will remain neutral
until after the primaries.Copy !req
164. - What if he did? Hypothetically?
- Back a candidate now?Copy !req
165. - Hypothetically.
- Congress would go through the roof.Copy !req
166. Anything the president tried, they'd kill.
It'd appear as support of a candidate . . .Copy !req
167. . . . that half the Democrats
and all Republicans despise . . .Copy !req
168. . . . and bring his agenda
for the year to a halt.Copy !req
169. If that, hypothetically,
was what was happening . . .Copy !req
170. . . . he probably wouldn't tell anybody.
He probably wouldn't even tell you.Copy !req
171. Wish I'd have been there.Copy !req
172. Would have been awkward.Copy !req
173. I'd have stood in the back.Copy !req
174. There must have been
a large NASA contingent.Copy !req
175. His wife didn't want that.Copy !req
176. If you didn't do what you do,
what would you do?Copy !req
177. Medicine, probably.Copy !req
178. No, it's a lie.Copy !req
179. I'd grow apples.Copy !req
180. I'd run an apple orchard
and cider mill . . .Copy !req
181. . . . and I'd be fat as all get-out.Copy !req
182. Sometimes I think
what if I was at UNICEF or United Way . . .Copy !req
183. . . . pulling together the AIDS fight,
or back in New York . . .Copy !req
184. . . . improving the public school system,
would it be a better use of my 24 hours?Copy !req
185. Not this.Copy !req
186. Not pushing on the ocean.Copy !req
187. So who threw the first punch?Copy !req
188. - Cliff, good to see you.
- C.J. Cregg with the snazzy promotion.Copy !req
189. Do I bow or kiss the ring?
What's the protocol?Copy !req
190. Stand when I sit, sit when I stand,
yes my every question.Copy !req
191. You see the suit? Didn't dress like that
at Ways and Means.Copy !req
192. - You like?
- Where'd you get—?Copy !req
193. - I have a guy downtown—
- Gentlemen.Copy !req
194. Sorry. Your suit's nice too.Copy !req
195. - You look over the proposal?
- Is it gonna get a new name?Copy !req
196. - The Water Program?
- On the nose, no?Copy !req
197. You've got a better idea?Copy !req
198. "Water, Water Everywhere,
Not a Drop to Drink"?Copy !req
199. I guess you have other issues,
why don't we—?Copy !req
200. Hang on.Copy !req
201. Oh, man, I just had a déjà vu.Copy !req
202. Sorry. Go ahead.Copy !req
203. We're trying to circumnavigate
as much as we can . . .Copy !req
204. . . .so let's talk
about what you're worried—Copy !req
205. - That's not necessary.
- The name's your only problem?Copy !req
206. I don't like any of it, it won't work,
but I really hate the name.Copy !req
207. It's not so much a solution,
but it's a good first step.Copy !req
208. No. It's a Band-Aid that gives
the government permission . . .Copy !req
209. . . .to ignore drought conditions
in 11 states for five years.Copy !req
210. We're not getting anywhere near it.
Where'd you get the pin?Copy !req
211. - From a dead woman. Can we—?
- The Drought Program.Copy !req
212. - Good name.
- Conservation measures—Copy !req
213. The Drought Plan. Because you created
a plan that will extend the drought.Copy !req
214. - Star that.
- It's not a drought.Copy !req
215. It's a drought if we were having
less than average rainfall, but we're not.Copy !req
216. We have 58 million people
wrestling over one river's water . . .Copy !req
217. . . . based on calculations taken in what
we now know were 20 flood years.Copy !req
218. Party's over.
I'm asking you to work with us.Copy !req
219. - Hey, I hear you. I hear your frustration.
- Cliff.Copy !req
220. Congress won't touch it.Copy !req
221. Even if I thought more of it, the New
Mexico delegation can't vote for it . . .Copy !req
222. . . .it makes them look too pro-EPA.Copy !req
223. Sylbie in Colorado can't vote for it.
It makes him look anti-EPA.Copy !req
224. California Central Valley
can't support it . . .Copy !req
225. . . .as any funding they get
is deducted from the 42 million . . .Copy !req
226. . . . they're getting from the EPA
for pollution management.Copy !req
227. Collins might vote for it
just to piss off Sylbie . . .Copy !req
228. . . . but I wouldn't stake my morning
on anything Hugh Collins may do.Copy !req
229. He's a bit of a tippler.Copy !req
230. Why'd you come
if you weren't gonna play ball?Copy !req
231. My niece loves the M&M's
with the seal of the president.Copy !req
232. She takes them to school,
gets a lot of attention.Copy !req
233. Got any of those around?Copy !req
234. Sorry, Mr. Lyman.
This will take a minute.Copy !req
235. - No problem, Larry. Take your time.
- There you go.Copy !req
236. - Nothing going on today.
- Thank you.Copy !req
237. Just trying to win primaries.
No biggie.Copy !req
238. - Nope.
- You're not serious.Copy !req
239. Toby. Hey, Toby. Sign me in.Copy !req
240. - Yes?
- It's Josh. They won't let me in.Copy !req
241. C.J. had to cancel your lunch so I killed
the pass. Didn 't get the message?Copy !req
242. Yeah, I'm fine about the lunch.Copy !req
243. Just coming in to say hello,
hang out for a bit.Copy !req
244. I got meetings on the Hill
all afternoon.Copy !req
245. Yeah. They really frown
on the hanging out.Copy !req
246. - You know what? Let me in.
- Hi.Copy !req
247. - Hey. How's it going?
- Good. Good flight?Copy !req
248. Yeah, it was great.Copy !req
249. Margaret, let me in the door.Copy !req
250. These are contacts
for people on the trip.Copy !req
251. - You'll wanna touch base.
- Now?Copy !req
252. - No. Talk about the guy.
- I thought I was done with that.Copy !req
253. - What's he look like?
- A white guy.Copy !req
254. - Brad Pitt. Henry Kissinger.
- Stop it.Copy !req
255. - Hi. I need Charlie.
- We're working.Copy !req
256. I heard "Brad Pitt. "
You're not working.Copy !req
257. - The Family Leave Expansion.
- The VP wants in?Copy !req
258. - Hello.
- Am I interrupting?Copy !req
259. - You were in New Hampshire? It's nice.
- I was.Copy !req
260. - Call me about the announcement?
- Yeah.Copy !req
261. Ambassador to Mali and global AIDS
coordinator want copies of everything.Copy !req
262. - Sure.
- Tell me tall or short.Copy !req
263. He's a good-Iooking guy, smart,
got a job, he's not a jerk.Copy !req
264. I don't know his favorite color . . .Copy !req
265. . . . but he's got all his teeth
and almost all his hair.Copy !req
266. - How much is almost?
- He's got a high forehead.Copy !req
267. This is a bad idea. This is a bad idea.Copy !req
268. - Look at this woman.
- Hello, pumpkin.Copy !req
269. - She's a vision.
- I heard Security didn't wanna let you in.Copy !req
270. - New guy.
- I heard it was Larry.Copy !req
271. - How you doing?
- Good. A little back pain.Copy !req
272. - Sorry to hear that.
- I'm thinking of shiatsu.Copy !req
273. - That's great stuff.
- Yeah, that's what they say.Copy !req
274. - You're not letting me in there, are you?
- Not a chance.Copy !req
275. M&M's bearing the seal of the president.
This from a grown man.Copy !req
276. - You got any?
- What?Copy !req
277. The M&M's. I'm a little peckish.Copy !req
278. - Thank you.
- The Agriculture lobby is in an hour.Copy !req
279. - This better not happen with them.
- We'll get Agriculture.Copy !req
280. We'll handhold on the Hill.
We'll do it without him.Copy !req
281. Who behaves like that?
It's unprofessional.Copy !req
282. Yet terribly effective. You ought to have
a conversation with him.Copy !req
283. I'm happy picking up the loose ends, but
Josh Lyman left a big hole in this place.Copy !req
284. - Maybe he's coming back, maybe not.
- You want me to hire Calley?Copy !req
285. He knows the Hill.
He knows his stuff.Copy !req
286. This guy used to work
for Congressional Republicans.Copy !req
287. This guy shut down an investigation
of my substance-abuse history . . .Copy !req
288. . . . because he thought maybe
we should be governing the country.Copy !req
289. It's a Republican Congress.Copy !req
290. Not the worst thing to have someone
with relationships on both sides.Copy !req
291. No. He's the wrong choice.
And he's irritating. And he's obnoxious.Copy !req
292. That's worked for us in the past.Copy !req
293. Here's the part where,
due to my years of service . . .Copy !req
294. . . .you suspend for a moment
the Teutonic allegiance to protocol . . .Copy !req
295. - . . . and shift thyself out of my way.
- Josh Lyman to see you.Copy !req
296. Was this place such a killjoy
when I worked here . . .Copy !req
297. - . . . or have the Brown Shirts taken over?
- You're vibrating.Copy !req
298. I feel that. Thanks.Copy !req
299. Yes. No! I am in town for one day.Copy !req
300. Tell him he reschedules this thing again,
I'm gonna tear off his head . . .Copy !req
301. . . . and fashion his skull
into a decorative fruit bowl.Copy !req
302. - Debbie.
- Will.Copy !req
303. - How goes it?
- Little bit of back pain, truthfully.Copy !req
304. - Sorry to hear that.
- Thinking about yoga.Copy !req
305. - I hear it does wonders.
- You can't see him.Copy !req
306. - Five minutes. Two?
- Write a letter.Copy !req
307. You should be stuck in double lotus.Copy !req
308. - With an itch.
- Good to see you.Copy !req
309. - Is it time for the meeting?
- Not quite.Copy !req
310. Making sure you're clear
on how the trip is funded.Copy !req
311. It's complicated,
so if you wanna talk—Copy !req
312. - It's really not.
- Bring him on. The guy.Copy !req
313. - You sure?
- Yeah. I'm ready to get off the bench.Copy !req
314. In the game. Like that.Copy !req
315. I'll put him on the list for the gala.
He'll know a bunch of people there.Copy !req
316. - Who?
- Jimmy Hatch, Howard Kagan.Copy !req
317. - He works for the government?
- It's D.C.Copy !req
318. - I thought he was a regular person.
- Sorry.Copy !req
319. You don't wanna roll out of bed . . .Copy !req
320. . . . with a hangover,
change in the car . . .Copy !req
321. . . . and find last night's
strategic error . . .Copy !req
322. . . .in your strategic planning session.Copy !req
323. Tell me I'm not having
this conversation.Copy !req
324. Invite him to the party.Copy !req
325. You see the Republican side?Copy !req
326. Arnie Vinick. Clean sweep. Don't panic.
He could get malaria, race is open again.Copy !req
327. - Am I seeing things, or is she—?
- Very.Copy !req
328. - I didn't know she was pregnant.
- She's pregnant.Copy !req
329. I didn't even know she was married.Copy !req
330. Right. How is the president doing?Copy !req
331. Not terrible.Copy !req
332. He gets tired and pretends he isn't.Copy !req
333. His legs hurt,
and he pretends they don't.Copy !req
334. - We're still figuring it all out.
- Yeah.Copy !req
335. What's up with Toby?
I saw him in the hall.Copy !req
336. Acted like a guy
who owed me money.Copy !req
337. - He's been out of it since the funeral.
- What funeral?Copy !req
338. - David.
- His brother?Copy !req
339. - He died?
- Tuesday. He was sick.Copy !req
340. - He went downhill pretty fast.
- Yeah, I knew he was sick. L—Copy !req
341. I talked to Toby last week.
Why wouldn't he say anything?Copy !req
342. I feel awful. I would have gone.Copy !req
343. None of us did.
They didn't want a whole to-do.Copy !req
344. - I'm gonna go.
- Yeah. Yeah.Copy !req
345. Hey, you think we can do a water deal
without the urban-development lobby?Copy !req
346. Out West? I don't know.Copy !req
347. You're gonna get resistance in New
Mexico and from Sylbie out of Colorado.Copy !req
348. You may get the California
Central Valley guys on board . . .Copy !req
349. . . . but you'd have to make it
a pretty sweet deal.Copy !req
350. They get a nice boost from the EPA.Copy !req
351. They're not gonna walk away from that
without a big carrot.Copy !req
352. Stop it.Copy !req
353. - It's good to see you.
- It is.Copy !req
354. - How are you?
- A little back pain.Copy !req
355. - I'm sorry.
- Thinking about heroin.Copy !req
356. - Really?
- Will's not getting in. I won't repeat it.Copy !req
357. - How go the wars?
- I just heard about David.Copy !req
358. - Man, I'm so sorry.
- Thanks.Copy !req
359. Why didn't you call me?Copy !req
360. The Energy Trust Fund.
It just got dropped.Copy !req
361. Screw the Energy Trust Fund.
I wish I could have been at the—Copy !req
362. The Mental Health Commission?
You dropped a lot and walked away.Copy !req
363. It all got handed off.Copy !req
364. - Oh, yes. I gotta—
- Yeah.Copy !req
365. Hang on one second.Copy !req
366. I got a 12:00 conference call
and a 2:00 on the Hill.Copy !req
367. - You wanna get some food in between?
- Can't today.Copy !req
368. Go ahead.Copy !req
369. A lot of people I know are working on
these campaigns. All in the same boat.Copy !req
370. You're soldiers in the same war, and
then all of a sudden the borders shift.Copy !req
371. And every word you say, and every soda
you drink has loyalty connotations.Copy !req
372. Could be campaigns,
or you're not ready to talk.Copy !req
373. - I don't have a problem talking to people.
- No?Copy !req
374. - I don't have a problem talking to you.
- I'm special.Copy !req
375. - Yes, you are.
- You think we rushed into this?Copy !req
376. Maybe.Copy !req
377. - You sorry that we did?
- I'm not, actually.Copy !req
378. Doesn't mean we didn't rush into it.Copy !req
379. What do you mean we're not
on Meet the Press? No, no.Copy !req
380. Call them back. Talk to Elise Baine.Copy !req
381. Tell her they're not bumping us
for Ricky Rafferty.Copy !req
382. - Hang up.
- Congressman's available tomorrow only.Copy !req
383. - Rafferty can wait.
- Hang up now.Copy !req
384. Keep your pants on. Call me back.Copy !req
385. I'm gonna put a hit out
on Ricky Rafferty.Copy !req
386. I need to talk to you,
not with a million people around.Copy !req
387. Is our relationship about to change?Copy !req
388. Rafferty put out text of the health plan.
Annabeth had a copy. Look at page three.Copy !req
389. "Obliterate the money-laundering
middleman . . .Copy !req
390. . . . between you and your doctor. "Copy !req
391. - Why didn't every article lead with this?
- It wasn't in the first speech.Copy !req
392. They released it today. It guarantees
more coverage. Look at its structure.Copy !req
393. It's structured like Bartlet had it
before we had him cut it out of his plan.Copy !req
394. Rafferty has someone from
the president's first health-care initiative.Copy !req
395. You, Toby, Sam, Melanie, Ken.Copy !req
396. - You missed one.
- No. Who'd I miss?Copy !req
397. The president.Copy !req
398. You got a second? Has the president
sat down with Senator Rafferty?Copy !req
399. - Josh—
- Lunch, casual?Copy !req
400. - Absolutely not.
- He's not sure Russell's representing . . .Copy !req
401. . . . Democratic values. A spoiler may move
the debate in a new direction.Copy !req
402. The president plans
to endorse his party's nomination.Copy !req
403. We assume it will be
the vice president.Copy !req
404. Sorry he's not
backing your candidate . . .Copy !req
405. . . . but he's most certainly not
backing Ricky Rafferty.Copy !req
406. I can see where this is heading.Copy !req
407. Four weeks of articles about
single-payer health care . . .Copy !req
408. . . . and it all reads like vintage Bartlet.Copy !req
409. The president's not the first guy to try
and phase out insurance companies . . .Copy !req
410. . . . though he was
a bit obsessed with it.Copy !req
411. I thought you'd burst a blood vessel
trying to talk him off it.Copy !req
412. Gotta be nice with lobbyists . . .Copy !req
413. . . . from over-subsidized
agribusiness conglomerates.Copy !req
414. Focus on South Carolina.
Rafferty will flame out.Copy !req
415. Hey, do you have any thoughts
about Russell's package? Packaging?Copy !req
416. If this is a "solicit my opinion so I feel
important before you ask for a favor" . . .Copy !req
417. . . . Donna was here.
The VP can't join the president . . .Copy !req
418. - . . .at Fraternal Order of Police.
- It's not about the FOP.Copy !req
419. I'm grooming a man
for the highest office.Copy !req
420. I'm looking to perfect the image,
and they say you're good.Copy !req
421. - They do?
- Yes.Copy !req
422. These people?Copy !req
423. - Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.Copy !req
424. - I have something in my contact lens.
- You're wearing glasses.Copy !req
425. - Sorry.
- Did I say something?Copy !req
426. No, no, it's not you. It's just . . . .Copy !req
427. You know, you work somewhere . . .Copy !req
428. . . . and your perspective
and your experience is different . . .Copy !req
429. . . . from that of everyone around you.
And it's busy.Copy !req
430. People don't have time
to pat each other on the back.Copy !req
431. And I don't want that. But, gosh . . .Copy !req
432. . . .it's just nice to hear that . . .Copy !req
433. . . . they think I'm good.Copy !req
434. Sorry.Copy !req
435. - I can come back later.
- No. The boots are over.Copy !req
436. The haircut was hasty,
and in the debates . . .Copy !req
437. . . . he's too interested
in other candidates.Copy !req
438. His S's are slushy, his A's are flat . . .Copy !req
439. . . . he exhales too loud
and inhales too often, but it's nothing—Copy !req
440. Nothing that can't be fixed.Copy !req
441. And I'm honored, really honored,
that you asked.Copy !req
442. - Cliff Calley.
- Thank you.Copy !req
443. - I was summoned?
- You were.Copy !req
444. - Sit.
- Heel.Copy !req
445. - Excuse me?
- Just seeing if it worked both ways.Copy !req
446. It doesn't.Copy !req
447. - Interested in leaving the private sector?
- Are you offering me a job?Copy !req
448. - I'm gauging your interest.
- A White House job.Copy !req
449. - Don't make me think about it too hard.
- Okay, wow. No, thanks.Copy !req
450. - What?
- It's a temp job.Copy !req
451. Any job in this White House.
And a low-paying one at that. But, wow.Copy !req
452. - A temp job?
- I didn't bring my tape recorder.Copy !req
453. - I could've played this for my mom.
- Good. It was a bad idea.Copy !req
454. Leo thought you were
a bridge-builder . . .Copy !req
455. . . . but you're a hack working
for cookie-cutter condo builders . . .Copy !req
456. . . . and hotel magnates.
How do you sleep?Copy !req
457. - Ativan.
- I met with lobbyists on this water deal.Copy !req
458. Only you wouldn't budge a bit.Copy !req
459. Let's talk about agribusiness monsters
who siphoned 90 percent . . .Copy !req
460. . . . of the Colorado River into irrigation
of California rice.Copy !req
461. We're most safe
when we're our own food source.Copy !req
462. Grow food. Fine. It's a desert.
They grow monsoon crops.Copy !req
463. - I don't need you on this.
- You're right.Copy !req
464. I could jump in,
and you still wouldn't get a deal . . .Copy !req
465. . . . because the Senate will love it
and the House won't.Copy !req
466. Let me thank you
for your honesty and service.Copy !req
467. Okay, you wanna know
how I sleep at night?Copy !req
468. There's a drought in Kenya,
in Zambia.Copy !req
469. There's a drought in India and Pakistan
and Ecuador and Paraguay . . .Copy !req
470. . . . and there's a drought in Malawi
and Uganda and Australia.Copy !req
471. We're the only nation that can afford
the $ 10-billion investment . . .Copy !req
472. . . .it takes
for desalination technology . . .Copy !req
473. . . . and the government's
never gonna do that unless forced . . .Copy !req
474. . . . because there's a major national
water crisis and they're taking heat . . .Copy !req
475. . . . from cookie-cutter condo builders
and hotel magnates.Copy !req
476. - Get out of my office.
- Nice.Copy !req
477. Immigration bill's getting gutted
in committee.Copy !req
478. You see Rafferty's health-care plan?Copy !req
479. Yeah. Who was your point person
on immigration?Copy !req
480. "Obliterate the middleman
between you and your doctor. "Copy !req
481. Does it bother you someone's
stealing your stuff?Copy !req
482. - Does that trouble you at all?
- It doesn't.Copy !req
483. It would. You're not a good sharer.Copy !req
484. Only way it doesn't bother you
is if you handed it to him yourself.Copy !req
485. - Shut the door.
- Ricky Rafferty? Are you crazy?Copy !req
486. I've just eked out a lead.
My guy's the little engine that could.Copy !req
487. - What were you thinking?
- I don't know. I thought maybe . . .Copy !req
488. . . . there should be somebody in the field
who talks like a Democrat.Copy !req
489. You wasted the opportunity.
You and your garage-sale find.Copy !req
490. - My what?
- Ethanol pledge?Copy !req
491. - I'm trying to win a race.
- Matthew Santos isn't gonna win.Copy !req
492. You got a chance to shape the debate,
strengthen the party, and you blew it!Copy !req
493. You ran to the center for a stinking
19 percent in New Hampshire?Copy !req
494. You shouldn't try to win.
You don't have the man.Copy !req
495. You think I left to shape the debate?Copy !req
496. - Somebody's got to.
- This is your contribution to the party?Copy !req
497. The world needed another
going-nowhere health-care plan?Copy !req
498. The world needed to hear
one useful idea.Copy !req
499. Now every viable candidate
has to waste airtime . . .Copy !req
500. . . . on why they do or don't
support socialized medicine.Copy !req
501. There's a profiting industry leeching the
life out of this country's health care.Copy !req
502. - Got something better to discuss?
- You're dragging the field left.Copy !req
503. - Good!
- You could have fed me ideas.Copy !req
504. - You don't like how I'm running this.
- How?Copy !req
505. - How? Telephone.
- How?Copy !req
506. - What are we discussing?
- You didn't ask.Copy !req
507. Why the hell didn't you come to me
before you picked Santos?Copy !req
508. Do you have any idea how strong a force
we would have been . . .Copy !req
509. . . . had we taken on
a candidate together?Copy !req
510. - I'm asking you now.
- Yeah, well, no.Copy !req
511. - That's it? That's your answer?
- That's my answer.Copy !req
512. - You are a selfish, petty . . .
- Get out.Copy !req
513. . . . waste of the oxygen in the air
that useful people could be using.Copy !req
514. - Get out!
- You get out, you selfish son of a bitch!Copy !req
515. My brother and I used to collect pennies,
pick them up off the street . . .Copy !req
516. . . . put them in an old whiskey bottle
we swiped from my old man.Copy !req
517. Every few months or so,
we'd go to the bank . . .Copy !req
518. . . .to get these paper things.Copy !req
519. Tubes to make rolls of change.Copy !req
520. My brother said:Copy !req
521. "Never walk down the street
without a roll of pennies in your pocket. "Copy !req
522. You belt a guy
with a roll of pennies in your fist . . .Copy !req
523. . . .you do some damage.Copy !req
524. Get out!Copy !req
525. Get off!Copy !req
526. Oh, good. Can you ask Charlie
to get me some background . . .Copy !req
527. . . . on desalination technology
when he gets back from the Hill?Copy !req
528. What?Copy !req
529. Maybe you should take a week.
Go back to New York.Copy !req
530. I don't want a week.Copy !req
531. You don't have to want it. I'm not sure
you're doing yourself any good here.Copy !req
532. I'll be fine.Copy !req
533. I'm not sure you're doing us
any good here right now.Copy !req
534. There are some things being missed.Copy !req
535. - What?
- Oh, stupid stuff.Copy !req
536. Remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police,
which I don't care about.Copy !req
537. - I'm happy to take it for you. Tell me.
- I'll do it.Copy !req
538. You will?Copy !req
539. How are David's kids doing?Copy !req
540. As— Just great.Copy !req
541. If that's where you should be,
there's nothing, nothing more important.Copy !req
542. I'm aware of what's important
in this landscape. Thanks.Copy !req
543. When you lose somebody like that . . .Copy !req
544. . . . that young and healthy,
and gone to some senseless cancer—Copy !req
545. Can we not do this, please?Copy !req
546. Give yourself some time to sit
with his kids and look at his picture.Copy !req
547. I don't wanna look at his picture.Copy !req
548. He did this.Copy !req
549. He did this.Copy !req
550. You understand? He sat in a garage
with the engine running.Copy !req
551. - He was sick.
- No. He was diagnosed.Copy !req
552. He could have had years.Copy !req
553. But instead, this. His wife finds him.
What if one of his kids had?Copy !req
554. Just drop everything and walk away.Copy !req
555. It's Jewish tradition that you don't
leave the body alone before the funeral.Copy !req
556. Someone stays and guards it.Copy !req
557. And I sat in that room for hours,
watching him . . .Copy !req
558. . . . trying to figure out what was—Copy !req
559. What could have . . .Copy !req
560. . . . gone through his brain.Copy !req
561. I'm not interested
in looking at his picture.Copy !req
562. You want some water?Copy !req
563. No.Copy !req
564. Scotch?Copy !req
565. No.Copy !req
566. You want me to go?Copy !req
567. No.Copy !req
568. You stopped.Copy !req
569. You were about to answer my question.
How'd he die?Copy !req
570. Cancer.Copy !req
571. Check in with USAID.
They're not good with details.Copy !req
572. Yeah.Copy !req
573. Can we call DOD,
find out the guy's name?Copy !req
574. I'll find out before you meet him.Copy !req
575. I wanna know what I'm getting into.Copy !req
576. You do an NSC background check
before dates? No wonder it's been slow.Copy !req
577. I'm not gonna do a check.
I wanna poke around at DOD.Copy !req
578. - He doesn't work at DOD.
- You said he worked with Kagan.Copy !req
579. - He plays ball with them, works at State.
- What desk?Copy !req
580. - South America. Maybe Paraguay.
- Uruguay?Copy !req
581. - Yes.
- Red hair? Dick Van Dyke nose?Copy !req
582. - You know him?
- I used to be married to him.Copy !req
583. "Is Kate Harper seeing anyone?"
I misunderstood the initial inquiry.Copy !req
584. Since when do you wear specs?Copy !req
585. I don't.Copy !req
586. - Somebody leave them?
- Yeah.Copy !req
587. - They're not mine, are they?
- Don't think so.Copy !req
588. - I lost a pair—
- They're not yours.Copy !req
589. - They look like mine.
- They're my brother's.Copy !req
590. - Can you see through them?
- I don't know.Copy !req
591. - You going to this DNC thing?
- Yeah.Copy !req
592. - I understand you have a favorite.
- You here to fight Josh Lyman's battles?Copy !req
593. You can't be doing this
from the White House.Copy !req
594. - Leo.
- You can't do this to the president.Copy !req
595. You think the president doesn't want
genuine Democratic values . . .Copy !req
596. . . .in a national presidential contest?
He'd do this himself if he could.Copy !req
597. I'm doing this for the president.
He could help Russell now if he wanted.Copy !req
598. Joint appearances, a bill signing
with the VP right by his side.Copy !req
599. - Rafferty's the alternative?
- We do what we can.Copy !req
600. It's not your job.
You don't pick losing candidates . . .Copy !req
601. . . . and usher them
to their principled end.Copy !req
602. You're the guy who takes good men
and makes them great.Copy !req
603. You and Josh still think you're
barking at the heels of the party.Copy !req
604. You are the party.Copy !req
605. Rafferty's a spoiler.
Shouldn't be in the race.Copy !req
606. - I'm not sitting this one out.
- Don't.Copy !req
607. But don't pretend you're still
an outsider with a ponytail and a dream.Copy !req
608. You work in the White House.Copy !req
609. Your brother didn't have
any more fight in him.Copy !req
610. You still do.Copy !req
611. You're gonna be here
between Clarkson and Rafferty.Copy !req
612. The president comes up, everybody
holds hands, picture, and we're gone.Copy !req
613. The president's between
Russell and Hoynes.Copy !req
614. - Everybody's in.
- I'm second to left.Copy !req
615. You don't have a problem
with this symbolism?Copy !req
616. Second only to Rafferty,
who's all the way to the left.Copy !req
617. You're a Democrat. Left is not
a crime. Liberal is not a dirty word.Copy !req
618. We got New Hampshire because
people responded to your policies.Copy !req
619. The temptation to grab at center
is only gonna grow.Copy !req
620. - Remember where you came from.
- I can't remember.Copy !req
621. - I'm sorry. I didn't mean—
- I was born a poor black child.Copy !req
622. - Close, but no.
- if you shake hands with the president . . .Copy !req
623. . . . hang on as long as possible,
give cameras a chance to get it.Copy !req
624. - I was born on the bayou?
- That's not it either.Copy !req
625. Matt Santos. Good to meet you.Copy !req
626. - Half an hour of grip and grin, that's it.
- Grin, really. I'm not supposed to grip.Copy !req
627. - You're leaving before the speeches—
- In deference to my health.Copy !req
628. There's an excuse we could have
started using years ago.Copy !req
629. I found a few people who aren't
connected to any of the campaigns.Copy !req
630. - You should focus attention on them.
- You made a list?Copy !req
631. - I'll point them out. There are six.
- I hope you're on that list.Copy !req
632. You know what?
We should get a shot of—Copy !req
633. Can this be one of those nights
we get sloshed . . .Copy !req
634. - . . . and forget we work together?
- Wow, that would be lovely.Copy !req
635. Josh is here.Copy !req
636. If you're gonna go at it again, let me
know in time to put some money on it.Copy !req
637. I'm gonna go downstairs
to the bar for a while.Copy !req
638. Yell if you need me.Copy !req
639. - C.J.
- Cliff.Copy !req
640. I was summoned again.
It's gotta stop.Copy !req
641. One gets drunk with the power. I'm hiring
you to work in the White House.Copy !req
642. I looked into what you said
about desalination. You've got a point.Copy !req
643. I think you may be soulless,
but we can work on that.Copy !req
644. - I turned you down.
- Nobody turns us down.Copy !req
645. We're like the Mob, but less violent.Copy !req
646. Ultimately responsible for more death
and destruction. Still—Copy !req
647. - You don't think I'm an odd choice?
- We got a few months and a lot to do . . .Copy !req
648. . . . and I think you miss
serving your country.Copy !req
649. Take a second and breathe. In
a moment, you're gonna wish you had.Copy !req
650. Pardon me, sir. This is Cliff Calley.Copy !req
651. We had a great chat today about
your water program. He's a big fan.Copy !req
652. - Good to meet you, Mr. Calley.
- It's an honor, sir . . .Copy !req
653. . . . but I'm afraid Ms. Cregg may have
slightly misrepresented my position.Copy !req
654. C.J., he's not a fan. The deal was you
were to surround me with sycophants.Copy !req
655. This is one of the six people you're
allowed to speak to. Take your time.Copy !req
656. Lookie, lookie.
I thought you weren't coming.Copy !req
657. Yeah. Me too.Copy !req
658. - It's time to get back in the pool.
- Good for you. Sorry I couldn't help.Copy !req
659. Once upon a time,
I did this all by myself.Copy !req
660. - Hi.
- Evening.Copy !req
661. - What can I get you?
- A glass of red, please. Whatever's open.Copy !req
662. - Pathetic.
- Avoid the Swiss.Copy !req
663. As a general rule?Copy !req
664. I didn't know they made you
come to these.Copy !req
665. - I take an interest.
- Really?Copy !req
666. Change of scenery.
No reason for being here.Copy !req
667. - Let's keep it between us.
- No problem.Copy !req
668. I'm on my 82nd of what's bound
to be 350 identical conversations.Copy !req
669. - I think I'm losing my voice.
- That's awful.Copy !req
670. Mind if I stand here
and pretend we're talking . . .Copy !req
671. - . . . but we actually don't?
- Sure.Copy !req
672. You sound like a guy
formulating an exit strategy.Copy !req
673. - I don't know. Could be.
- Can't say I'm entirely surprised.Copy !req
674. Senator Rafferty?
They're ready for you upstairs.Copy !req
675. I'll be right there. Thank you.Copy !req
676. I think you said some things
this country needs to hear.Copy !req
677. You've established yourself
as a national presence.Copy !req
678. You step out before Super Tuesday . . .Copy !req
679. . . . before anybody's shot
at a nomination is foiled . . .Copy !req
680. . . .by what would be considered
a spoiler . . .Copy !req
681. . . . maybe there's a vice presidency
in this for you.Copy !req
682. I'm not pulling out
before South Carolina.Copy !req
683. - I did this to make a point.
- Absolutely.Copy !req
684. And I wanna make sure
that everybody's heard it.Copy !req
685. - I certainly never—
- I've gotta step out now.Copy !req
686. Yeah.Copy !req
687. I should go.Copy !req
688. I'm gonna finish my drink.
You've got my number if you need it.Copy !req
689. Yeah, I do.Copy !req
690. Put them on. Let me see.Copy !req
691. Looks good.Copy !req
692. Makes you look smart.Copy !req
693. I thought I looked smart before.Copy !req
694. So did I.Copy !req