1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. Do you have any interest
in leaving the private sector?Copy !req
3. Are you offering me a job?Copy !req
4. Engaging your interest.Copy !req
5. In a White House job.Copy !req
6. Don't make me think
about it too hard.Copy !req
7. No, thanks.Copy !req
8. I need Charlie.
We're working.Copy !req
9. I heard "Brad Pitt."
You're not working.Copy !req
10. Talk to me about
the announcementCopy !req
11. for the Family Leave
expansion.Copy !req
12. Hello.
Am I interrupting?Copy !req
13. You were in New Hampshire,
right?Copy !req
14. I was.
That's nice.Copy !req
15. This country was foundedCopy !req
16. on the principle of freedom.Copy !req
17. Freedom stands opposed
to constraints,Copy !req
18. and the bigger
the government,Copy !req
19. the more the constraints.Copy !req
20. Wow.Copy !req
21. You agree with that?Copy !req
22. No, it's a crock,Copy !req
23. but you're really cute.Copy !req
24. Yeah, I know.Copy !req
25. You're too good at this.Copy !req
26. You can't just walk away.Copy !req
27. Watch me.Copy !req
28. Are you sure I can't
get you anything?Copy !req
29. No, thank you.Copy !req
30. And it's my job
to insure that?Copy !req
31. Pretty much.Copy !req
32. Is she...?
Go on in.Copy !req
33. Is the President ready for
his press conference tomorrow?Copy !req
34. Unless Congress cooks up
more recipes for lame duck.Copy !req
35. Sorry about last week's
veto override.Copy !req
36. I'm more worried
about this latest stunt.Copy !req
37. Yeah. Today's voteCopy !req
38. on stem cell funding.Copy !req
39. Where did that come from?Copy !req
40. Apparently, the Speaker
wasn't thrilledCopy !req
41. we found $55 millionCopy !req
42. in the HHS budget
last monthCopy !req
43. for stem cell research.Copy !req
44. Haffley's introducing
legislationCopy !req
45. that would de-fund
our whole program.Copy !req
46. "Embryonic" is their favorite
fighting word.Copy !req
47. Isn't this funding limited
to genetic materialCopy !req
48. that is being
thrown away?Copy !req
49. Which is why we have enough
Republicans to make it close.Copy !req
50. A dozen votes
could make the
difference.Copy !req
51. Guess the Speaker saw
an openingCopy !req
52. with so many Democrats
out campaigning.Copy !req
53. I'm on it.
Been making calls
all morning.Copy !req
54. 20 Democrats
are flying back
for the vote.Copy !req
55. Most have already landed.Copy !req
56. In fact,
I should be...
Go.Copy !req
57. The President doesn't need
any more bad newsCopy !req
58. in the next 18 hours.Copy !req
59. He needs a good day.Copy !req
60. Count on it.Copy !req
61. Sorry.
Did I miss it?Copy !req
62. Got his marching orders.Copy !req
63. Then one of
those days.Copy !req
64. About tonight...?Copy !req
65. Nobel Laureates Dinner.
Brought my tux.Copy !req
66. And dancing shoes?
Latin jazz on tap.Copy !req
67. For those of us
who are seatedCopy !req
68. with the organometallic chemistsCopy !req
69. and have run out
of small talk by
the soup course.Copy !req
70. I'm afraid you'll
miss the soup.Copy !req
71. Why's that?Copy !req
72. Future Leaders
for Democracy.Copy !req
73. Near future,
distant future?Copy !req
74. Middle. Middle
schoolers, in fact.Copy !req
75. No, no. Not that.Copy !req
76. I'm wall-to-wall today.Copy !req
77. These kids are great.
They won a commendationCopy !req
78. for some
Internet voting thing.Copy !req
79. Give them ten minutes.Copy !req
80. Ten minutes is how my whole
day's been divvied up.Copy !req
81. There's a plot to ensureCopy !req
82. I never get
to anything of substance.Copy !req
83. They were bumped
off the President's
schedule yesterday,Copy !req
84. bumped from mine
this morning.Copy !req
85. They're on yours for 6:00.Copy !req
86. Why?
It's their last day in town.Copy !req
87. No. I meant, why me?Copy !req
88. 'Cause you're so good with kids.Copy !req
89. Congressman Santos.Copy !req
90. Did I miss it?Copy !req
91. Doing the rule
right now.Copy !req
92. Sorry to cut it
so close.Copy !req
93. Traffic from Dulles.Copy !req
94. Appreciate you
interrupting the campaign.Copy !req
95. For stem cell?
This one matters.Copy !req
96. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
97. One more vote!
One vote arriving!Copy !req
98. Saw the news crews.Copy !req
99. If you want to
comment after.Copy !req
100. Congrats on Arizona
and New Mexico.Copy !req
101. Keeps us alive.Copy !req
102. Super Tuesday's
a real gauntlet.Copy !req
103. Well, we appreciate
this detour.Copy !req
104. And you calling back
so many othersCopy !req
105. out stumping
for your guy.Copy !req
106. Three months
of primary potshots.Copy !req
107. It's a relief
to see the Democrats
pulling on the same oarCopy !req
108. working together
to protect...Copy !req
109. Hey.
Hi.Copy !req
110. Thought you were
in Atlanta.Copy !req
111. White House asked
the Vice President
to pitch in.Copy !req
112. Important one
for the President.Copy !req
113. Vice President can't vote.Copy !req
114. But as a former
House member,Copy !req
115. he retains lifetime
floor privileges.Copy !req
116. He's in there now?Copy !req
117. Whipping support
for the President.Copy !req
118. As only a Vice President
can do.Copy !req
119. No stone unturned.Copy !req
120. He's wheels up in an hour,
but he'll take questions
on his way out.Copy !req
121. You arranged
the press?
I did.Copy !req
122. That's a nice touch.
Unless we don't win thisCopy !req
123. and have to sneak
him out the back.Copy !req
124. We have the votes.Copy !req
125. Ah, it'd be great.Copy !req
126. That's why
we're all here.Copy !req
127. A win for
the President.Copy !req
128. Or... not.Copy !req
129. Son of a bitch.Copy !req
130. What happened?Copy !req
131. Nothing to do
with democracy.Copy !req
132. We can hit the road.Copy !req
133. Why?
The Speaker sawCopy !req
134. just how many Democrats
were back in town,Copy !req
135. did the math,
pulled the vote.Copy !req
136. He pulled
the vote?
Game over.Copy !req
137. We've been had.Copy !req
138. Can I get you some tea?Copy !req
139. No, thank you.Copy !req
140. I make a mean cup of ocha.Copy !req
141. Perhaps I could
proceed on my own.Copy !req
142. She won't be much longer.Copy !req
143. She'll want the honor
of escorting you herself.Copy !req
144. I can come back.Copy !req
145. No, no, stay. Stay.Copy !req
146. Jed, you have
to use the cane.Copy !req
147. Doc said I didn't have
to use it at home, right, C.J?Copy !req
148. I'm guessing he meant
the residence, sir,Copy !req
149. not the entire White House.Copy !req
150. My home, where I'm having
a party tonight with dancing.Copy !req
151. You ready to cut a rug?Copy !req
152. I'm the product of
a ballroom class
short on boys.Copy !req
153. Tall girls had to lead.Copy !req
154. Look how well
it served you.Copy !req
155. You're in rare
form today, sir.Copy !req
156. He certainly is.Copy !req
157. The Speaker
withdrew his billCopy !req
158. attacking
stem-cell research.Copy !req
159. More good news.Copy !req
160. They'll reschedule
as soon as our guys leave town.Copy !req
161. And that could be
as soon as when?Copy !req
162. Tomorrow in the middle
of your press conference.Copy !req
163. Still, something can
be said for MS.Copy !req
164. Good days you don't take
for granted.Copy !req
165. But tonight, sir...Copy !req
166. Nobel laureates.Copy !req
167. Some of my favorite people.Copy !req
168. I wanted to ask you
about Yosh Takahashi.Copy !req
169. I assumed you weren't close.Copy !req
170. I mean, I knowCopy !req
171. he's the economist you
shared the Nobel with.Copy !req
172. Not shared, split.Copy !req
173. Ours was not a shared prizeCopy !req
174. for shared work.Copy !req
175. The prize was split.Copy !req
176. That year, the Swedes chose
to recognize to recognizeCopy !req
177. two separate— some would say—
fundamentally divergent,Copy !req
178. even contradictory efforts
in the same field.Copy !req
179. He is a bit
conservative.Copy !req
180. Ha!Copy !req
181. He makes Milton Friedman
look middle of the road.Copy !req
182. Thank God he's half a globe away
and not on the guest list,Copy !req
183. so we don't have
to think about him tonight.Copy !req
184. That's the thing.Copy !req
185. Be gentle.
I'm not a well man.Copy !req
186. Dr. Takahashi was invited.Copy !req
187. He's flying in from Kyoto?Copy !req
188. He's a visiting
scholarCopy !req
189. at the University of Chicago
this quarter.Copy !req
190. He's crashing my party?Copy !req
191. He's here now,Copy !req
192. waiting to pay his respects.Copy !req
193. I got the messageCopy !req
194. about baby-sitting
your student group.Copy !req
195. Can't stop.
Running late.Copy !req
196. Are you sure
I'm the right fit?Copy !req
197. You're perfect.Copy !req
198. I'm stop in at the end
to say hello.Copy !req
199. But I got to review tapes
of the PresidentCopy !req
200. for tomorrow's
press conference.Copy !req
201. Why? You already said
the President's announced.Copy !req
202. Why mess
with perfection?Copy !req
203. I did?Copy !req
204. Sounds like your
schedule is clear.Copy !req
205. Look, stay one more day.Copy !req
206. Haffley will
reschedule this.Copy !req
207. Not if we're here.Copy !req
208. The Speaker can delay
calling a voteCopy !req
209. for as long as he wants.Copy !req
210. Super Tuesday is coming
and I'm in a tight race.Copy !req
211. Yeah, so are plenty
of Republicans.Copy !req
212. Look, give me
another day.Copy !req
213. Would if I could,
but that dog won't hunt.Copy !req
214. Well, keep your phones on.Copy !req
215. Don't board any flights
without talking to me first.Copy !req
216. Nice try.
Mr. Speaker.Copy !req
217. So, uh, Leg Affairs tougher
than lobbying or just different?Copy !req
218. You are dead meat.Copy !req
219. It's a good sign
that in year sevenCopy !req
220. the President can still
rally the troops.Copy !req
221. This won't affect
my serve, you know.Copy !req
222. I'm gonna slaughter you
tomorrow, straight games.Copy !req
223. Save it
for the court, dude.Copy !req
224. Congressman, tell me
you're not leaving town.Copy !req
225. I never leave town.Copy !req
226. And you have
the President's gratitude
for your committed service.Copy !req
227. To be honest,
I have some doubtsCopy !req
228. about funding
stem cell research.Copy !req
229. Of course you do.Copy !req
230. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
231. Yeah, I'm going to miss
those little peach things.Copy !req
232. Bring some to
Cleveland for me.Copy !req
233. Bye.Copy !req
234. Sorry about the vote.Copy !req
235. Strike one for stem cells?Copy !req
236. Nah. SometimesCopy !req
237. things are going so smoothly,Copy !req
238. you don't see it coming
till they fall apart.Copy !req
239. True.Copy !req
240. You look changed...Copy !req
241. in a good way.Copy !req
242. Congratulations on the job.Copy !req
243. May not be mine
after today.Copy !req
244. But you, onward
and upward with
Bingo Bob.Copy !req
245. Vice President
would have stayedCopy !req
246. if he thought it
would still help.Copy !req
247. Oh, thank him
for the use of his office.Copy !req
248. Are you kidding? If Leg Affairs
didn't have this office,Copy !req
249. where would you camp out
on the Hill?Copy !req
250. Guess Josh worked
out of here a lot.Copy !req
251. ( sighing ):
Back in the day.Copy !req
252. We need to have dinner sometime
so you can catch me up.Copy !req
253. I'll be back
after Super Tuesday.Copy !req
254. Good luck on it.Copy !req
255. The Kohasa rebels continue
to arm conscriptsCopy !req
256. from refugee camps
along the Angola border.Copy !req
257. Under this contingency,
we would mobilize near Llebo,Copy !req
258. where intel reports stocks
of munitions and RPGs.Copy !req
259. But we're advocating
wait and see.Copy !req
260. Then we're
done for now.Copy !req
261. Unless you
want an updateCopy !req
262. on the Canada
situation.Copy !req
263. Uh, right, Canada.Copy !req
264. Go on.Copy !req
265. As you know,
tensions along
the 49th parallelCopy !req
266. have been growing.Copy !req
267. What's their beef?Copy !req
268. Good one.Copy !req
269. Yes, our ban
on live Canadian
cattle exportsCopy !req
270. is a catalyst, but I
wouldn't reduce thisCopy !req
271. to a simple
mad-cow conflict.Copy !req
272. I'll avoid that.Copy !req
273. Hostilities escalated
dramaticallyCopy !req
274. at the start of the spring
snow goose hunting season.Copy !req
275. Certain Canadian ranchersCopy !req
276. posted "No Trespass" signsCopy !req
277. on wooded property...Copy !req
278. Canadian property?Copy !req
279. Yes. But we're their
Montana neighborsCopy !req
280. that hunted quarry
for generations.Copy !req
281. Are you from Interior?Copy !req
282. Fish and Wildlife, ma'am.Copy !req
283. While an American party
was setting out decoysCopy !req
284. for the Great Snowy Honker
this morning,Copy !req
285. Canadians surrounded them
and pinned them down.Copy !req
286. It's unclear whether
the Americans
are under siegeCopy !req
287. or have been
taken hostage.
Hostage?Copy !req
288. That's affirm.Copy !req
289. And local law enforcement
can't...?Copy !req
290. Before Canadian
officials
could respond,Copy !req
291. one of the hunters,
a retired Montana State Trooper,Copy !req
292. called in backup
on his cell.Copy !req
293. Off-duty officers
respondedCopy !req
294. to the scene, and they
infiltrated the 20-yard swathCopy !req
295. de-marking
the border.
Have shots been fired?Copy !req
296. Yes, but there were geese
in the air at the time.Copy !req
297. Do we even have
a map of Canada?Copy !req
298. Dr. Takahashi.Copy !req
299. Mr. President.Copy !req
300. Dr. Bartlet.Copy !req
301. What a lovely
surprise.Copy !req
302. Thank you for allowing meCopy !req
303. to say hello.Copy !req
304. I regret that
I'm so busy today.Copy !req
305. But for an old friend...Copy !req
306. These two met
in grad school.Copy !req
307. And we competed even then.Copy !req
308. A fellowship you won,Copy !req
309. as I recall.
I was alwaysCopy !req
310. the bookworm;Copy !req
311. he was the politician.Copy !req
312. I wasn't.Copy !req
313. A tenure track was all
I aspired to back then.Copy !req
314. But his economicsCopy !req
315. betrayed his true calling.Copy !req
316. C.J.:
How so?Copy !req
317. President of
the Welfare State...Copy !req
318. the footnote to
explain his theory.Copy !req
319. We'll have opportunityCopy !req
320. for more of this at dinner.Copy !req
321. That, sir, would be
a rational expectation.Copy !req
322. They're setting teaCopy !req
323. in the other room.
Would you join me?Copy !req
324. Well, he's certainly a...Copy !req
325. Smug son of a bitch.Copy !req
326. "Rational expectation."Copy !req
327. What?Copy !req
328. Territory he claims
to have pioneered.Copy !req
329. "Footnote" my ass.Copy !req
330. I don't think
he was saying...Copy !req
331. As if his work would
still be read if he hadn'tCopy !req
332. spent a lifetime assigning it
to hapless undergrads.Copy !req
333. All due respect, sir,Copy !req
334. you sit in this office,Copy !req
335. you're pretty much not allowedCopy !req
336. to harbor
professional jealousies.Copy !req
337. He started it.Copy !req
338. Congressman.
You're still here.Copy !req
339. I got held up.
I know you've gotCopy !req
340. that fund raiser tonight
in Hartford.Copy !req
341. Yeah, I'm on my way now.Copy !req
342. Isn't there any chance...
Okay.
Look unhappy.Copy !req
343. You see how I'm
shaking my head,Copy !req
344. telling you no way?Copy !req
345. I do. Are you in fact
telling me the opposite?Copy !req
346. I'm not sure yet.Copy !req
347. Don't smile.Copy !req
348. Is it too much
if I slump?Copy !req
349. Careful.Copy !req
350. So where can we talk?Copy !req
351. My office,
half an hour?Copy !req
352. Look, I'm... I'm sorry.Copy !req
353. I'm really sorry.Copy !req
354. You sure you have the
clearance to discuss this?Copy !req
355. The Vice President
is on his way to Atlanta,Copy !req
356. but he wanted me to weigh in.Copy !req
357. He has an interest
in the situation.Copy !req
358. Please, tell me
this is a ruseCopy !req
359. concocted to steal moments
in my promising company.Copy !req
360. The Vice President has an
interest in the situation.Copy !req
361. He's a snow gooser?Copy !req
362. More a stalker
of the black bear.Copy !req
363. Owns a hunting cabin
north of Chinook.Copy !req
364. Ah.
Hunts with the governor
of Montana in fact.Copy !req
365. They spoke today.Copy !req
366. And he'd like to see
this resolved bloodlessly.Copy !req
367. Actually, he's more
concerned we not back down,Copy !req
368. that we not appear weak
in any way.Copy !req
369. "We?"
The United States.Copy !req
370. There's no "we"
in this.Copy !req
371. It's 15 drunks
in camo vests.Copy !req
372. The Vice President
advocates a hard line.Copy !req
373. Permanent lockout
in the NHL?Copy !req
374. Maple syrup embargo?Copy !req
375. Turn off Niagara Falls?Copy !req
376. I know you're disappointed...Copy !req
377. We understand that the President
has other priorities.Copy !req
378. We were cool with Ms. Cregg
as backup;Copy !req
379. even Mr. Ziegler
made sense.Copy !req
380. But getting bumped
to Deputy Press SecretaryCopy !req
381. in Charge of Hairstyles
kind of sucks?Copy !req
382. I'm sure you're great
at what you do.Copy !req
383. If we were a media club,
we wouldn't beCopy !req
384. lodging this protest.Copy !req
385. We're not lodging
a protest, Cody.Copy !req
386. We're a political group.Copy !req
387. Did you even read our materials?Copy !req
388. As a matter of fact, I did.Copy !req
389. Then you know a glorified field
trip is a waste of our time.Copy !req
390. Let's talk about it
on our way to the East Room.Copy !req
391. Josh.Copy !req
392. I love what you've
done with the place.Copy !req
393. I expected the Congressman.Copy !req
394. He's on his way.Copy !req
395. But you're wasting
his time with this.Copy !req
396. Stem cell's not a waste.Copy !req
397. It's a win for you
with women.Copy !req
398. You must have
polled on this.Copy !req
399. We have; that's not...Copy !req
400. Caregivers get what
this research meansCopy !req
401. for those with diabetes,
Parkinson's...Copy !req
402. ALS, Alzheimers.Copy !req
403. Yep, we're on board.Copy !req
404. Great to hear.Copy !req
405. But we're not going
down with the ship.Copy !req
406. The problem
isn't stem cells.Copy !req
407. It's asking us
to stick aroundCopy !req
408. when there's no viable
strategy to win this.Copy !req
409. I am talking to the Congressman,
at his request,Copy !req
410. about his President's agenda.Copy !req
411. Maybe you couldCopy !req
412. give us a sec...Copy !req
413. You kicking me out?
Of this office?Copy !req
414. I got a better idea.Copy !req
415. Why don't you give
Josh and me a minute.Copy !req
416. Take your time.Copy !req
417. My office is your office.Copy !req
418. Was, in fact.Copy !req
419. You set this up?
You can't let me out of
your sight for a minute.Copy !req
420. This is a lose-lose.Copy !req
421. As long as you stay,
Haffley won't
call the vote.Copy !req
422. As soon as you leave, he will.
There's no wayCopy !req
423. to change that.Copy !req
424. There is one way.
If you'd just hear me out.Copy !req
425. You have a plan
to win this vote?
But I'm gonna need youCopy !req
426. to iron out some crucial
details with Cliff.Copy !req
427. Yes, ma'am?Copy !req
428. What's this?Copy !req
429. "Operation Northern Lights."Copy !req
430. It's a working title.Copy !req
431. You want
to infiltrate CanadaCopy !req
432. with CIA operatives
posing as ranchers?Copy !req
433. Standard procedure
in a hostage situationCopy !req
434. on foreign soil—
assess the threat level.Copy !req
435. Before the insertion
extraction phase?Copy !req
436. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
437. What, are you thinking
blackhawks or helo drop?Copy !req
438. I could get them
both out.Copy !req
439. Defcon-1 out of Fort
Bragg, then the other...Copy !req
440. Stop.
The ranchers
are makingCopy !req
441. a statement
on Canadian television.Copy !req
442. Don't give this to anyone.Copy !req
443. Including me.Copy !req
444. And the desk was made from
the timbers of the HMS Resolute,Copy !req
445. which was presented
to President HayesCopy !req
446. by Queen Victoria in 1880.Copy !req
447. The Presidential coat of arms
was added by FDR,Copy !req
448. who was President Bartlet's
hero when he was your age.Copy !req
449. Thanks, Phil.Copy !req
450. So, are there any questions?Copy !req
451. Ah!Copy !req
452. As promised, the Director
of White House Communications,Copy !req
453. Mr. Toby Ziegler.Copy !req
454. Hi, everybody.Copy !req
455. Annabeth showing
you the place?Copy !req
456. We only have the
Roosevelt Room left.
Well,
don't let me interrupt.Copy !req
457. I have one question
for Mr. Ziegler, if I may.Copy !req
458. Sure. Fire away.Copy !req
459. Do you know who we are?
Yeah.Copy !req
460. Junior Leaders of...
Future Leaders
for Democracy.Copy !req
461. Were you briefed on our purpose?Copy !req
462. Probably not.
We're a youth lobbyCopy !req
463. in support
of a Constitutional
Amendment to forbidCopy !req
464. discrimination of voting rights
on the basis of age.Copy !req
465. They want
the voting age lowered.Copy !req
466. We want it abolished.Copy !req
467. Well, that's... radical.Copy !req
468. Why did we get
the brush-off today?Copy !req
469. Why do we keep
getting passed down
the food chain?Copy !req
470. Why do you keep looking
at our chaperoneCopy !req
471. or Ms. Schott to intervene?Copy !req
472. We're children.Copy !req
473. And that in itself shouldn't
render us meaningless.Copy !req
474. But in this society
we are meaningless,Copy !req
475. 'cause we're powerless,
we have no voice.Copy !req
476. Well, that's an
interesting point.Copy !req
477. I'll, I'll, I'll,
I'll read your stuff.Copy !req
478. The Roosevelt Room...Copy !req
479. The brush-off again.Copy !req
480. And why not?Copy !req
481. No risk in offending us,
we don't exist.Copy !req
482. What is it you want?
More thanCopy !req
483. a 15-minute tour
and 30-second drive-by.Copy !req
484. We've been
shuffled around,
ten minutes here,Copy !req
485. ten minutes there.
It's like there's a plotCopy !req
486. to keep us from
discussing our agendaCopy !req
487. with anyone that matters.Copy !req
488. What Cody means is that
children's suffrageCopy !req
489. is a complex issue
and it...Copy !req
490. I-I... I get it.Copy !req
491. I get what he means.Copy !req
492. Okay.Copy !req
493. This is
the Roosevelt Room...Copy !req
494. where issues are discussed.Copy !req
495. Pull up a chair.Copy !req
496. It's your meeting.Copy !req
497. When he was askedCopy !req
498. why he wanted
a one-armed economist,Copy !req
499. Truman said because
he was always being advised:Copy !req
500. "On the one hand,
but on the other hand..."Copy !req
501. Academics often
confound politicians.Copy !req
502. Yes, in politics,
it's dog eat dog;Copy !req
503. in academia,
it's the opposite.Copy !req
504. When Japan Railway
privatized in '87,Copy !req
505. my theories were
put to the test.Copy !req
506. And you got lucky.Copy !req
507. It would have been hard
to fail worse thanCopy !req
508. the government had.Copy !req
509. All that red ink...Copy !req
510. must be why
the private sectorCopy !req
511. turns to government
for a bail-outCopy !req
512. when things get tough.Copy !req
513. And why disciplined
leaders learn to say no.Copy !req
514. I'm so sorry to interrupt.Copy !req
515. But they're calling us
in for dinner.Copy !req
516. Excuse us.Copy !req
517. Does the steward
have laryngitis?Copy !req
518. It would be a pity
to battle MS,Copy !req
519. only to succumb
to an aneurysm.Copy !req
520. Jefferson said it best:Copy !req
521. A man's management
of his own purseCopy !req
522. speaks volumes
about character.Copy !req
523. You're still pissed
about Stockholm?Copy !req
524. We were Nobel Laureates
in economics.Copy !req
525. It was no empty gesture
when he stiffed me
for the cab fare.Copy !req
526. I hear there's to be
Latin dancing after dinner.Copy !req
527. And he's a big fan.
Oh.Copy !req
528. I trust you'll save me tango,
Dr. Bartlet.Copy !req
529. Your dance card
is full, Toots.Copy !req
530. Jed, did you bring
your cane?Copy !req
531. You can hold me up.Copy !req
532. Maybe I'll give him
just a little samba.Copy !req
533. Over my dead body.Copy !req
534. The Prime MinisterCopy !req
535. wishes to emphasize
the unofficial natureCopy !req
536. of the ranchers' declaration of
war against the United States.Copy !req
537. Thank you for that.Copy !req
538. You have seen their demands
on Canadian television?Copy !req
539. We have.Copy !req
540. are on ready response.Copy !req
541. Some volunteer reinforcementsCopy !req
542. may be crossing over
through Peace Park.Copy !req
543. We are concerned about
reports of escalation,Copy !req
544. an effigy-burningCopy !req
545. in Alberta.Copy !req
546. A response to your
governor of Montana.Copy !req
547. He mentioned calling
in the National Guard.Copy !req
548. He referred to a contingency
plan to invade Canada.Copy !req
549. That is absurd.
There is noCopy !req
550. U.S. contingency plan to...Copy !req
551. Are you there?Copy !req
552. Yeah, um, I was saying,Copy !req
553. we trust that local officials
will resolve this very soon.Copy !req
554. We'll be in touch.Copy !req
555. We have a contingency
plan to invade Canada?Copy !req
556. Would you like
to be briefed?Copy !req
557. Other... other developments?Copy !req
558. A sawmill in ClimaxCopy !req
559. is piling on.Copy !req
560. Is Climax us or them?
Them.Copy !req
561. Their demanding President
Bartlet drop tariffsCopy !req
562. on soft lumber products.Copy !req
563. And a meat packing plant
in Lodgepole— us—Copy !req
564. they're offering free coffeeCopy !req
565. to all Americans on
their way to the front.Copy !req
566. Can we at least
not call it a front.Copy !req
567. The Royal Canadians
have arrived,Copy !req
568. but they're at a disadvantage.Copy !req
569. How so?Copy !req
570. Mountie's standard issue
is a Smith & Wesson,
nine millimeter.Copy !req
571. And the hunters are packing
12-gauge shotguns.Copy !req
572. And...?Copy !req
573. A couple Barrett
.50-caliber snipers,Copy !req
574. HK carbine fiber assault riflesCopy !req
575. and infrared
night goggles.
( giggles )Copy !req
576. Congressman.Copy !req
577. Talk to Josh.Copy !req
578. He's going to Hartford?Copy !req
579. Folks there paid
to shake his hand.Copy !req
580. You want me to...?
No, no, no.
Stay put.Copy !req
581. I'm fine here.Copy !req
582. But he can shake those
hands and be back in D.C.Copy !req
583. in a few hours.
And the dozen congressmanCopy !req
584. who are heading out
to stump for him?Copy !req
585. I'm ready to start
calling them back.Copy !req
586. Thank you, man.Copy !req
587. Thank the congressman.Copy !req
588. But if there's a single
Republican on this flightCopy !req
589. or someone sees him
at the airport...Copy !req
590. He's flying himself.Copy !req
591. He'll land
at the private terminal.Copy !req
592. The question is where
does he go after that?Copy !req
593. Give me a half an hour.
It can be arranged.Copy !req
594. Hi.Copy !req
595. Congressman.Copy !req
596. Uh... do you want to come in?Copy !req
597. So, the rumor's true.Copy !req
598. You really do sleep
in your office.Copy !req
599. Can't afford DC rentCopy !req
600. on this salary, and in Pine
Bluff, we favor a short commute.Copy !req
601. The President needs
you, Arkansas.Copy !req
602. You shared my concerns
on stem cellCopy !req
603. and I'm being summoned
to the White House?Copy !req
604. It's more legwork
the President needs,Copy !req
605. a loyal Democrat who
can walk these hallsCopy !req
606. and look like
he belongs here.Copy !req
607. Where do I start?Copy !req
608. Do you have some pants?Copy !req
609. I'm saying all societiesCopy !req
610. distinguish between
an adult phase of lifeCopy !req
611. with inherent rights,
and childhoodCopy !req
612. as a time
of development,Copy !req
613. when those rights
are curtailed,Copy !req
614. But the 26th Amendment, lowering
the voting age to 18, provedCopy !req
615. that line is arbitrary—
or at least fluid.Copy !req
616. In the 30 years since
the 26th passed,Copy !req
617. society has not
much alteredCopy !req
618. its stance on when
adulthood begins.Copy !req
619. Well...Copy !req
620. 18 is still the common age
of graduation from school,Copy !req
621. military
conscription...Copy !req
622. What about children
as young as 12Copy !req
623. get tried for
crimes as adults?Copy !req
624. So, I'm mature enough
to face sentencingCopy !req
625. as a full citizen,
but not to vote?Copy !req
626. You can be pretty dumbCopy !req
627. and commit a crime.Copy !req
628. Voting requires
a level of reasoning.Copy !req
629. Adults don't have to prove
any level of reasoning to vote.Copy !req
630. Nor should they.Copy !req
631. Okay, I'll cede that,
but would you agreeCopy !req
632. children need special
protections against coercionCopy !req
633. and mistreatment
by adults?Copy !req
634. Sure.Copy !req
635. Those same vulnerabilitiesCopy !req
636. make them unable
to vote independently.Copy !req
637. That exact argument:
immature logic...Copy !req
638. And being easy to coerce.Copy !req
639. That argument was
used to prevent NegroesCopy !req
640. and women from voting
up until the 20th century.Copy !req
641. Sorry.
C.J.'s looking for you.Copy !req
642. Your next meeting.Copy !req
643. Dining and dancing.Copy !req
644. And your parents called
from District Pizza.Copy !req
645. You guys are
missing dinner.Copy !req
646. Oh, my gosh. We are.Copy !req
647. Um... we took up
a lot of your time.Copy !req
648. It's been great, sir.Copy !req
649. Another half hour, I
could have convinced you.Copy !req
650. I believe you.Copy !req
651. We heard District is
the best pizza in town.Copy !req
652. Outrageous.Copy !req
653. District Pizza
delivers, don't they?Copy !req
654. I think so.Copy !req
655. I need the Mural Room
for a meeting.Copy !req
656. Is it Canada?Copy !req
657. Okay.Copy !req
658. Maybe I'm overly
emotional these days,Copy !req
659. but Mother's Canadian, you know.
Dad hails from upstate,Copy !req
660. so there's always been a
north-south tug-of-war for us
kids.Copy !req
661. Today's events—
this is the kind of thingCopy !req
662. that pulls families apart,Copy !req
663. pits brother against brother.Copy !req
664. So, can I have the room?Copy !req
665. All yours.Copy !req
666. Give peace a chance.Copy !req
667. I wasn't looking.Copy !req
668. I missed the whole thing.Copy !req
669. He overdid it.Copy !req
670. A man his age
attempting a tango.Copy !req
671. C.J.:
A physician
is on the way.Copy !req
672. Oh, there's no need.Copy !req
673. Could we bring
him some ice?Copy !req
674. You hit your head.Copy !req
675. Did you hurt yourself?Copy !req
676. You are the expert
on soft landings.Copy !req
677. You tell me.Copy !req
678. He's fine.Copy !req
679. Congressman Santos is
in Hartford tonight.Copy !req
680. Do you want
to leave word?Copy !req
681. Sounds like I missed him.Copy !req
682. I can try him
on his cell.Copy !req
683. Just tell him I stopped by.
Good night.Copy !req
684. Elvis has left the building.Copy !req
685. Anyone see you?Copy !req
686. Okay, Arkansas,
Congressman Reilly'sCopy !req
687. approaching the
south entrance.Copy !req
688. Got it covered.Copy !req
689. Nice flight?Copy !req
690. A little turbulence,
but, you know,Copy !req
691. makes it interesting.
Oh.Copy !req
692. Does the Vice President know
we're using his office for this?Copy !req
693. I'm not telling him.Copy !req
694. I'd keep the noise down
and the curtains pulled.Copy !req
695. You aren't staying?Copy !req
696. Miles to go, and I can't
be seen around here.Copy !req
697. Can I get you anything?Copy !req
698. Is there coffee...?Copy !req
699. Yeah, and the
soda's there,Copy !req
700. washroom
through there.Copy !req
701. Thanks.Copy !req
702. No, no, no,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.Copy !req
703. D-D-D-Don't,
don't scream.Copy !req
704. Don't scream.
I'm... I'm sorry.Copy !req
705. Aah.Copy !req
706. I'm sorry.Copy !req
707. Oh, God.Copy !req
708. I didn't plan...
I mean, I...Copy !req
709. Oh, I crashed.Copy !req
710. You're Russell's
chicken fighter.Copy !req
711. Donna Moss.Copy !req
712. You're Matt Santos.Copy !req
713. Running for President.Copy !req
714. Um... and I haven't
shaken your hand yet.Copy !req
715. Okay.Copy !req
716. Assuming I'm not in some stateCopy !req
717. of deep REM hallucination...Copy !req
718. I'm hiding out.Copy !req
719. We're trying to outsmart
the Speaker,Copy !req
720. have him think that we've all
left town before he callsCopy !req
721. the vote tomorrow.Copy !req
722. And when you say "we"...?Copy !req
723. There's some others
that are coming. Excuse me.Copy !req
724. Does the Vice President
know that you...?Copy !req
725. This is not
for the Santos campaign.Copy !req
726. It's for the President.Copy !req
727. I bet you're a fan.Copy !req
728. You're not going to try "It's
for stem cells everywhere,"Copy !req
729. are you?Copy !req
730. I was going in next.Copy !req
731. I made a fool of myself.Copy !req
732. We all know
the feeling.Copy !req
733. Even Presidents?Copy !req
734. Especially Presidents.Copy !req
735. You're thinking of last
week's veto override?Copy !req
736. No, but thanks for the reminder.Copy !req
737. Not that you should judge.Copy !req
738. You'd veto all
government spending.Copy !req
739. You think I judge you?Copy !req
740. We judge each other,
always have.Copy !req
741. Here, put this on it.Copy !req
742. Thank you.Copy !req
743. What if I were here as a friend,
with a friendly warning?Copy !req
744. What would that be?Copy !req
745. Japan has beenCopy !req
746. heavily investing in
your national debt.Copy !req
747. If you mean that Japan has been
buying US Treasury bonds,Copy !req
748. Foreign investors have bought
90% of your new debt.Copy !req
749. My government alone
holds $700 billionCopy !req
750. in assets.Copy !req
751. Since when did
deficits bother you?Copy !req
752. They bother you.Copy !req
753. Your work was a jeremiadCopy !req
754. on keeping deficits low.Copy !req
755. My work applied
to developing economies.Copy !req
756. There are rumors Singapore
may dump her dollars.Copy !req
757. It could start a run.Copy !req
758. Never happen.Copy !req
759. Japan could not
afford to be caught.Copy !req
760. It's in Japan's
own interestCopy !req
761. for these notes
to hold their value.Copy !req
762. We have an aging
population.Copy !req
763. We'll have to divest.Copy !req
764. Gradually.
A soft landing,Copy !req
765. not that I don't
appreciate the sentimentCopy !req
766. behind your
nightmare scenario.Copy !req
767. A deficit projected over
$300 billion on your watchCopy !req
768. is not my nightmare.Copy !req
769. Hence my veto
of the highways bill.Copy !req
770. Which I mistook
for mutual concernCopy !req
771. over the world's
greatest economy,Copy !req
772. burdened with
mounting debt,Copy !req
773. increasingly heldCopy !req
774. by foreign... friends.Copy !req
775. What are friends for?Copy !req
776. Thank you for seeing me.Copy !req
777. I know you've had a long day.Copy !req
778. Will said something's
on your mind.Copy !req
779. As Canadian Ambassador,Copy !req
780. I am pleased to report
all's quietCopy !req
781. on the Western front.Copy !req
782. Though still
unresolved.Copy !req
783. Yes. And when I spoke
with the Vice President...Copy !req
784. You called
the vice president?Copy !req
785. The Vice President
called the Ambassador.Copy !req
786. I've had some
unofficial conversations...Copy !req
787. You understand, I'm not
at liberty to speak officially?Copy !req
788. What are we talking about?Copy !req
789. You'll have to excuse my, uh...Copy !req
790. I don't,
I haven't had much practiceCopy !req
791. at this kind
of intrigue.Copy !req
792. We all learn by doing.Copy !req
793. Our two countries are
close and historic friends.Copy !req
794. Yes, of course, there are
some areas where we differ—Copy !req
795. Bovine spongiform is one.Copy !req
796. And lumber tariffs.Copy !req
797. And mail-order
prescription drugs.Copy !req
798. And U.S. global
military presence.Copy !req
799. But, on the whole, friends.Copy !req
800. If you would trust me,
I could prevailCopy !req
801. upon the premier
of the provinceCopy !req
802. to exert pressure on his
citizens to relentCopy !req
803. and allow the Americans free
passage back across the border.Copy !req
804. That would be swell.Copy !req
805. Of course,
this wouldCopy !req
806. create some... expectations.Copy !req
807. Expectations?Copy !req
808. The Ambassador suggested
if there were someCopy !req
809. flexibility on
the U.S. appealCopy !req
810. of NAFTA's lumber
decision...Copy !req
811. Guys. The United States
does not make trade decisionsCopy !req
812. based on the actions
of amped-up cowboys.Copy !req
813. Unless they've beenCopy !req
814. elected to office.Copy !req
815. I-I understand you can't
negotiate with me directly,Copy !req
816. but if you sense
the possibilityCopy !req
817. of an opennessCopy !req
818. to consider
my proposal, you couldCopy !req
819. signal the same by...
crossing your legs.Copy !req
820. Or uncrossing and
crossing them again.Copy !req
821. Just to be sure.Copy !req
822. Ambassador,
listen carefully.Copy !req
823. An hour ago I reviewed
the United StatesCopy !req
824. contingency plan
to invade your country.Copy !req
825. There's a
contingency plan?Copy !req
826. 1789. Amended in 1815.Copy !req
827. The calligraphy is beautiful,
and if one more "deal"Copy !req
828. is floated in this room, I'm
gonna ask DOD to reactivate it.Copy !req
829. You could argue
that 18 isCopy !req
830. the worst age
to start voting.Copy !req
831. You're all worried
about collegeCopy !req
832. or paying rent
for the first timeCopy !req
833. or falling in love.Copy !req
834. It isn't only
power that corrupts.Copy !req
835. Weakness corrupts.Copy !req
836. It makes kids
grow up cynical.Copy !req
837. So you think
half of adultsCopy !req
838. don't vote 'cause
they didn'tCopy !req
839. get started soon enough?Copy !req
840. Absolutely.
Churches don't wait.Copy !req
841. They get kids at birth,Copy !req
842. and it's as kids we
have unique concerns.Copy !req
843. Like what?Copy !req
844. I'm going to be
breathing the airCopy !req
845. and drinking the water
after you're long gone,Copy !req
846. but I can't voteCopy !req
847. to protect the
environment?Copy !req
848. And we're required
to attendCopy !req
849. underfunded schools,
but can't vote to improve them.Copy !req
850. And kids who work pay
into Social SecurityCopy !req
851. without any say as to how
the fund is managed.Copy !req
852. Right. When you guysCopy !req
853. fix Social Security,
you have to keepCopy !req
854. adults happy, but you
can rob our futureCopy !req
855. without losing
a single vote.Copy !req
856. Here's another one.Copy !req
857. Poverty among young people
exceedsCopy !req
858. all other age groups,
yet the governmentCopy !req
859. spends ten times more
on each poor seniorCopy !req
860. than it does
each poor child.Copy !req
861. Wow.Copy !req
862. We have no AARP to lobby for us.Copy !req
863. We have no voice at all.Copy !req
864. So, are you, uh...Copy !req
865. Did we convince you?Copy !req
866. Well, I'd go for lowering
the age in increments—Copy !req
867. and I wouldn't start
at the federal level.Copy !req
868. But you'll mention it
to the President?Copy !req
869. I'll do better than that.Copy !req
870. But it's crucial
to the President.Copy !req
871. And I am in a
crucial primary.Copy !req
872. Sir.
Gentlemen.Copy !req
873. I'm sorry, buddy,
but I am out of here.Copy !req
874. ( half-whisper ):
Hey, Donna.Copy !req
875. Congressman.Copy !req
876. You want to take this in?Copy !req
877. What about popcorn?Copy !req
878. Smell too risky?Copy !req
879. I'd wait another hour.Copy !req
880. Greg, didn't you
get the message
about provisions?Copy !req
881. Voilà.Copy !req
882. It's 75 degrees here.Copy !req
883. I may never
go back to D.C.Copy !req
884. It was a dirty trick.Copy !req
885. Worked like
a charm, though.Copy !req
886. The Speaker
crossed a line.Copy !req
887. ( knocking )
You should've seen
the stuff we pulledCopy !req
888. when we were the majority.Copy !req
889. Why I hated coed dorms.Copy !req
890. Once again we let
the Republicans set the terms.Copy !req
891. This is therapeutic research,
not reproductive cloning.Copy !req
892. Congressman,
no more souls to ferry?Copy !req
893. All in for now.Copy !req
894. Well, pull up a chair.Copy !req
895. We're, uh, preaching
to the choir here on stem cells.Copy !req
896. I may sing
another tune.Copy !req
897. No, no, no, take it easy;
he's on our team.Copy !req
898. It burns me up the Speaker
didn't put this to a fair vote.Copy !req
899. Even though you're
leaning his way?Copy !req
900. Should I turn in
my decoder ring?Copy !req
901. Haffley closed
the floor to debate,Copy !req
902. but we're not playing
by his rules.Copy !req
903. What are your reservations?Copy !req
904. I have morality questions.Copy !req
905. Ask them.Copy !req
906. We have all night.Copy !req
907. Half day?Copy !req
908. Those Nobel laureates
can party.Copy !req
909. Did Josh fill you in on
what's afoot on the Hill?Copy !req
910. Operation Sleep Over?Copy !req
911. A cool move, if it works.Copy !req
912. What I can't figure isCopy !req
913. how you get Haffley
to call the vote.Copy !req
914. He can put it off forever.Copy !req
915. This is where
squash comes in.Copy !req
916. The sport
or the vegetable?Copy !req
917. I punish the Speaker
every Thursday morning
in a standing match.Copy !req
918. Tomorrow?
In five hours
to be exact.Copy !req
919. You're going to talk him
into scheduling the vote
on a squash court?Copy !req
920. And shut him out with my awesome
forehand at the same time.Copy !req
921. Here's how it'll go:Copy !req
922. I say, "Ooh, nice nick"--
squash talk—Copy !req
923. "and nice maneuver on the floor,
yesterday, pulling the vote."Copy !req
924. He says, "Thanks.
let, please.Copy !req
925. "And play a
little squash.Copy !req
926. Everything's a game
with you, I say.Copy !req
927. Even research that can
save millions of lives.Copy !req
928. Stem cell's not a game,
thus speaketh Haffley.Copy !req
929. Looks like that
to the President.Copy !req
930. This research could be the
trafficking in human embryos.Copy !req
931. I don't take that lightly.Copy !req
932. Oh, come on. If this were
a trip to moral high groundCopy !req
933. and not an inside-the-beltway
bitch slap,Copy !req
934. you'd schedule the vote
now that you can win,Copy !req
935. thus protecting clustered cells
in petri dishes everywhere.Copy !req
936. Why let it slide?Copy !req
937. Maybe the Republican Party
has a stronger interestCopy !req
938. in keeping its base agitatedCopy !req
939. than it does in protecting
the sanctity of human lifeCopy !req
940. Might work.Copy !req
941. Gonna have to let them
win the game, though.Copy !req
942. No mercy.Copy !req
943. Yes, they're in labs,Copy !req
944. but they're still embryos.Copy !req
945. No. What-what they are—
have-have you seen them?--Copy !req
946. they're frozen,
fertilized eggs.Copy !req
947. Call them eggs, call
them genetic material,Copy !req
948. they're potential
human life.Copy !req
949. Potential—
that's the key.Copy !req
950. These embryos may
contribute to life,Copy !req
951. but-but they can never become
a person, or-or even a fetus,Copy !req
952. without a mother's womb.Copy !req
953. That's a fine line.Copy !req
954. Mystery of life.Copy !req
955. It's all fine lines
and tough odds,Copy !req
956. as anyone who's
ever been throughCopy !req
957. in vitro fertilization knows.Copy !req
958. Do you object to that, too?Copy !req
959. In vitro? No.Copy !req
960. That's science
helping folks conceive.Copy !req
961. Well, these cells are what's
leftover when that work is done.Copy !req
962. But the science is the same
as the science of cloning.Copy !req
963. That's why funding would be
limited to discarded cells.Copy !req
964. If not used in research, these
cells would be thrown awayCopy !req
965. There would be no outcry
from Congress.Copy !req
966. And, you know, if
it's a moral call—Copy !req
967. and I-I agree it is—Copy !req
968. what about the morality
of dragging our heelsCopy !req
969. when we could be
alleviating suffering?Copy !req
970. Is this true?Copy !req
971. We have Officer Horn
at the site confirming it now.Copy !req
972. An American helicopter,
entered Canadian airspaceCopy !req
973. without a flight plan
and emergency-landedCopy !req
974. in a field half a click
from the standoff?Copy !req
975. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
976. This was a UH-1H helicopter?Copy !req
977. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
978. A Huey.Copy !req
979. They make civilian
aircraft, too.Copy !req
980. We have deniability...Copy !req
981. I don't want
deniability.Copy !req
982. I want absolute assuranceCopy !req
983. this was not part of a
military action on our part!Copy !req
984. I can't vouch
for Black Ops.Copy !req
985. The problem is not
a few rowdy outlaws
from a bygone eraCopy !req
986. blowing off
testosterone.Copy !req
987. The problem is us.Copy !req
988. We are still
the Wild Bunch.Copy !req
989. I mean, the higher it goes,
the hotter the risk.Copy !req
990. I just threatened
the Canadian Ambassador.Copy !req
991. Someone on the ground
has got...Copy !req
992. Okay. Officer,
are you still there?Copy !req
993. I am.Copy !req
994. Who is the ranking Canadian
at the scene?Copy !req
995. Probably the Grasslands
EcoRegion Director.Copy !req
996. Does he or she have access
to a bullhorn?Copy !req
997. Could be arranged.Copy !req
998. Okay. What if...Copy !req
999. It's just past
midnight Mountain Time.Copy !req
1000. Announce the end
of hunting season.Copy !req
1001. That's not
till next week.Copy !req
1002. It just changed.
Ended at midnight.Copy !req
1003. And anyone
of any nationalityCopy !req
1004. discharging a fire arm
is subject to immediateCopy !req
1005. and permanent loss
of their hunting license.Copy !req
1006. Could work.Copy !req
1007. These guys don't fool
around with hunting.
Give it a shot.Copy !req
1008. The man's a gnat.Copy !req
1009. A buzzing mosquito.Copy !req
1010. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
1011. Nah, he's a pit bull.Copy !req
1012. He locks his jaws
and won't let go.Copy !req
1013. Yeah.Copy !req
1014. With his doomsday
predictions.Copy !req
1015. Uh-huh.Copy !req
1016. Not that that stuff
keeps me awake.Copy !req
1017. No.Copy !req
1018. What keeps you awake
is the deficit.Copy !req
1019. First term we made
so much progress,Copy !req
1020. we were talking
balanced budget.Copy !req
1021. Economy slowed.Copy !req
1022. Costs spiralled.Copy !req
1023. Security at home,Copy !req
1024. terrorism...Copy !req
1025. peacekeeping abroad,Copy !req
1026. Republican tax cuts—
I couldn't control it.Copy !req
1027. And I'm an economist
for God's sakes.Copy !req
1028. Mm, and a smart one.Copy !req
1029. I gotta ask: What's the next
guy, a mere mortal, gonna do?Copy !req
1030. It's like Eisenhower.Copy !req
1031. In what way?Copy !req
1032. Even though he'd
been a General,Copy !req
1033. when he was President,
he couldn't do anythingCopy !req
1034. to control the military
industrial, you know...Copy !req
1035. He did one thing.Copy !req
1036. Haffley just calledCopy !req
1037. the first procedural bill of
the day approving the journal.Copy !req
1038. Testing to see if there's
anyone here to flush out.Copy !req
1039. He announced
the day's going to beCopy !req
1040. about pharmaceutical
drug trials.Copy !req
1041. Oh, no...Copy !req
1042. Stem cell isn't
on the agenda?Copy !req
1043. This is a nationally televised
Presidential press conference.Copy !req
1044. You don't speak
unless you're called on.Copy !req
1045. Yes, sir.Copy !req
1046. C.J.:
The President's on his way.Copy !req
1047. Anything
from the Hill?
Not so far.Copy !req
1048. You think that would
be appropriate?Copy !req
1049. I don't think that would
be a problem at all, sir.Copy !req
1050. ( chuckling ):
No. Good morning.Copy !req
1051. Morning, sir.
Morning, sir.Copy !req
1052. Ready to shake
things up, Toby?Copy !req
1053. Yes, sir.
If you're in the mood,Copy !req
1054. there's a young man in the back
you might want to call on.Copy !req
1055. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
1056. Good morning.Copy !req
1057. I love you all, but two days
without a change of clothes,Copy !req
1058. I may switch parties.Copy !req
1059. Whose toothpaste
was this?Copy !req
1060. What did I miss?Copy !req
1061. We're reconsidering
our strategy.Copy !req
1062. Let's give it
another hour, guys.Copy !req
1063. Haffley just
called the vote.Copy !req
1064. For stem cell?Copy !req
1065. Just now.Copy !req
1066. Well, 20
seconds ago.Copy !req
1067. Got your voting card?
( group cheers )Copy !req
1068. Right here.Copy !req
1069. Get on out there and vote.Copy !req
1070. Chris?
Mr. President!
Mr. President!Copy !req
1071. Mr. President, as you head
into your final year in office,Copy !req
1072. do you have any regrets?Copy !req
1073. One big regret— and here's
your lead, people—Copy !req
1074. is my failure to bring the
budget deficit under control.Copy !req
1075. I know, an election cycle is
warming up and no one wantsCopy !req
1076. to hear about budget deficits,Copy !req
1077. but both sides are gonna
hear about them from me.Copy !req
1078. That's my campaign promise.Copy !req
1079. Honestly, I wasn't sure
you'd follow through
and schedule it.Copy !req
1080. Thanks for your vote,
Congressman.Copy !req
1081. One more vote arriving!Copy !req
1082. Angela,
thanks for coming in.Copy !req
1083. With your help, we've
got this one sewed up.Copy !req
1084. Thought maybe you'd
join us on this one.Copy !req
1085. Administration
bend your ear?Copy !req
1086. I made up my own
mind, Mr. Speaker.Copy !req
1087. I had such high hopes for you.Copy !req
1088. Sometimes when you get themCopy !req
1089. while they're still wet
behind the ears, it's...Copy !req
1090. Mr. Speaker.Copy !req
1091. Good match today.Copy !req
1092. Mr. President!
Mr. President!Copy !req
1093. The young man in the back, I'm
sorry I don't know your name.Copy !req
1094. Cody Zucker, Mr. President.Copy !req
1095. Cody?Copy !req
1096. Do you think the budget deficitCopy !req
1097. is especially unfair
to younger Americans?Copy !req
1098. Absolutely.Copy !req
1099. that's not somethingCopy !req
1100. a responsible parent
would choose to do.Copy !req
1101. Yeah, David.Copy !req
1102. A follow-up, sir.Copy !req
1103. Do you think we'd have
such a large deficitCopy !req
1104. if children were
allowed to vote?Copy !req
1105. Well, as adults, we certainlyCopy !req
1106. aren't shouldering
our responsibilityCopy !req
1107. and your generation
has a vested interest.Copy !req
1108. Allowing children to vote
is worthy of consideration.Copy !req
1109. Thank you, Cody.Copy !req
1110. Yeah, David?Copy !req
1111. C.J.:
Well done, Commander Harper.Copy !req
1112. Cooler heads prevailed.Copy !req
1113. All Americans home safe?Copy !req
1114. Peace in our time.Copy !req
1115. turn of events will end the
Speaker's unchallenged control.Copy !req
1116. The surprise arrival was
led by Presidential hopeful,Copy !req
1117. Congressman Matt Santos.Copy !req
1118. It was a stunt;
no doubt about it.Copy !req
1119. Good work.Copy !req
1120. Group effort.Copy !req
1121. Santos was the brains.Copy !req
1122. 216 Congressmen and women
did the voting.Copy !req
1123. And on the squash court?Copy !req
1124. Best of five. All by myself.Copy !req
1125. You know, sometimes
the American peopleCopy !req
1126. wonder what it is we
do here in Congress.Copy !req
1127. Sometimes I wonder myself.Copy !req
1128. Today wasn't one of those days.Copy !req
1129. Yes?Copy !req