1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. - Interest in leaving the private sector?
- Offering a job?Copy !req
3. - I'm gauging your interest.
- A White House job.Copy !req
4. - Don't make me think about it too hard.
- No, thanks.Copy !req
5. - I need Charlie.
- We're working.Copy !req
6. I heard "Brad Pitt. "
You're not working.Copy !req
7. The Family Leave Expansion.Copy !req
8. - Hello.
- Am I interrupting?Copy !req
9. You were in New Hampshire?Copy !req
10. This country was founded on freedom.
Freedom stands opposed to constraints.Copy !req
11. The bigger the government,
the more the constraints.Copy !req
12. You agree with that?Copy !req
13. - No, it's crap, but you're really cute.
- Yeah, I know.Copy !req
14. You're too good at this.
You can't just walk away.Copy !req
15. Watch me.Copy !req
16. Are you sure I can't get you anything?Copy !req
17. No, thank you.Copy !req
18. - I'm saying he needs a quiet news cycle.
- What, and it's my job to ensure that?Copy !req
19. - Pretty much. Is she—?
- Go on in.Copy !req
20. Is the president ready
for his press conference tomorrow?Copy !req
21. Unless Congress cooks up
more recipes for lame duck.Copy !req
22. Sorry about last week's veto override.Copy !req
23. I'm worried about this latest stunt.Copy !req
24. Today's vote on stem cell funding.
Where did that come from?Copy !req
25. The speaker wasn't thrilled
we found 55 million . . .Copy !req
26. . . .in the HHS budget
for stem cell research.Copy !req
27. Haffley's introducing legislation
to defund our program.Copy !req
28. - "Embryonic" is their fighting word.
- Is funding limited to genetic material . . .Copy !req
29. - . . . being thrown away?
- We have enough Republicans . . .Copy !req
30. . . .to make it close.
A dozen votes could decide.Copy !req
31. The speaker saw an opening
with Democrats out campaigning.Copy !req
32. I've been making calls all morning.
Twenty Democrats are flying back.Copy !req
33. In fact, I should—Copy !req
34. Go. The president doesn't need
any more bad news in the next 18 hours.Copy !req
35. - He needs a good day.
- Count on it.Copy !req
36. - Sorry. Did I miss it?
- Got his marching orders.Copy !req
37. - Been one of those days.
- About tonight.Copy !req
38. Nobel laureates' dinner.
I brought my tux.Copy !req
39. And dancing shoes? Latin jazz on tap?Copy !req
40. For those of us who are seated
with the organometallic chemists . . .Copy !req
41. - . . . and run out of small talk by the soup.
- I'm afraid you'll miss the soup.Copy !req
42. They won a commendation
for some Internet voting thing.Copy !req
43. - Give them 10 minutes.
- My whole day's been divvied up.Copy !req
44. I never get to anything—Copy !req
45. They were bumped off the president's
schedule, bumped from mine.Copy !req
46. - They're on yours for 6.
- Why?Copy !req
47. - It's their last day in town.
- I meant, why me?Copy !req
48. Because you're so good with kids.Copy !req
49. - Congressman Santos.
- Did I miss it?Copy !req
50. Doing the rule right now.Copy !req
51. Sorry to cut it so close.
Traffic from Dulles.Copy !req
52. - Appreciate interrupting the campaign.
- For stem cell? This one matters.Copy !req
53. One more vote. One vote arriving.Copy !req
54. I saw the news crews.
If you want a comment after . . . .Copy !req
55. Congrats on Arizona and New Mexico.Copy !req
56. Keeps us alive.
Super Tuesday's the real gauntlet.Copy !req
57. We appreciate this detour and calling so
many others out stumping for your guy.Copy !req
58. Three months of primary potshots . . .Copy !req
59. . . .it's a relief to see the Democrats
pulling on the same oar . . .Copy !req
60. . . . working together to protect . . . .Copy !req
61. Thought you were in Atlanta.Copy !req
62. White House asked the VP
to pitch in.Copy !req
63. - Important one.
- Vice president can't vote.Copy !req
64. As a former House member,
he retains lifetime floor privileges.Copy !req
65. - He's in there?
- Whipping support for the president.Copy !req
66. As only a vice president can do.Copy !req
67. - He'll take questions on his way out.
- You arranged the press?Copy !req
68. - I did.
- Nice touch, unless we don't win this.Copy !req
69. - Sneak him out the back.
- We have the votes.Copy !req
70. It'd be great. It's why we're all here.
A win for the president.Copy !req
71. - Or not.
- Son of a bitch.Copy !req
72. - What happened?
- Nothing to do with democracy.Copy !req
73. - Now we can hit the road.
- Why?Copy !req
74. Speaker saw how many Democrats were
in town, did the math, pulled the vote.Copy !req
75. - He pulled the vote.
- Game over. We've been had.Copy !req
76. - Can I get you some tea?
- Oh, no, thank you.Copy !req
77. I make a mean cup of ocha.Copy !req
78. - Perhaps I could proceed on my own.
- She won't be much longer.Copy !req
79. She'll want the honor
of escorting you herself.Copy !req
80. Jed.Copy !req
81. - I can come back.
- No, no, stay, stay.Copy !req
82. Jed, you have to use the cane.Copy !req
83. Doc said I didn't have
to use it at home.Copy !req
84. I'm guessing he meant the residence,
sir, not the entire White House.Copy !req
85. My home, where I'm having a party
tonight with dancing. You ready?Copy !req
86. I'm the product of a ballroom class
short on boys. Tall girls had to lead.Copy !req
87. - Look how well it's served you.
- You're in rare form today, sir.Copy !req
88. - He certainly is.
- The speaker withdrew his bill . . .Copy !req
89. - . . . attacking stem cell research.
- More good news.Copy !req
90. He'll reschedule when
our guys leave town.Copy !req
91. - That could be when?
- Tomorrow, during . . .Copy !req
92. - . . . your press conference.
- Still, something to be said for MS.Copy !req
93. - Good days, you don't take for granted.
- About tonight—Copy !req
94. Nobel laureates, my favorite people.Copy !req
95. I wanted to ask you
about Yosh Takahashi.Copy !req
96. I assumed you weren't close.Copy !req
97. I mean, I know he's the economist
you shared the Nobel with.Copy !req
98. - Not shared. Split.
- Right.Copy !req
99. Ours was not a shared prize
for shared work. The prize was split.Copy !req
100. That year, the Swedes chose
to recognize two separate . . .Copy !req
101. . . . some would say divergent, even
contradictory, efforts in the same field.Copy !req
102. He is a bit conservative.Copy !req
103. He makes Milton Friedman
look middle-of-the-road.Copy !req
104. Thank God he's half a globe away. We
don't have to think about him tonight.Copy !req
105. - That's the thing.
- Be gentle. I'm not a well man.Copy !req
106. - Dr. Takahashi was invited.
- He's flying in from Kyoto?Copy !req
107. He's a visiting scholar
at the University of Chicago.Copy !req
108. - He's crashing my party?
- He's here now . . .Copy !req
109. . . . waiting to pay his respects.Copy !req
110. I got the message about
babysitting your student group.Copy !req
111. - Can't stop. Running late.
- You sure I'm the right fit?Copy !req
112. You're perfect.
I'll stop in to say hello.Copy !req
113. I've got to review tapes
for tomorrow's press conference.Copy !req
114. Why? You already said
the president's a natural.Copy !req
115. - I did?
- Sounds like your schedule's clear.Copy !req
116. Stay one more day.
Haffley will reschedule this.Copy !req
117. Not if we're here. The speaker can
delay the vote for as long as he wants.Copy !req
118. Super Tuesday's coming.
I'm in a tight race.Copy !req
119. So are plenty of Republicans.
Give me another day.Copy !req
120. - Would if I could. That dog won't hunt.
- Keep your phones on.Copy !req
121. Don't board any flights
without talking to me first.Copy !req
122. - Nice try.
- Mr. Speaker.Copy !req
123. So Leg Affairs tougher than lobbying
or just different?Copy !req
124. - You are dead meat.
- It's a good sign that in year seven . . .Copy !req
125. - . . . the president can still rally the troops.
- This won't affect my serving.Copy !req
126. - I'm gonna slaughter you tomorrow.
- Save it for the court, dude.Copy !req
127. Congressman, tell me
you're not leaving town.Copy !req
128. I never leave town.Copy !req
129. And you have the president's gratitude
for your committed service.Copy !req
130. To be honest, I have some doubts
about funding stem cell research.Copy !req
131. Of course you do.Copy !req
132. Yeah, I'm gonna miss
those little peach things.Copy !req
133. Bring some to Cleveland for me.Copy !req
134. Bye. Sorry about the vote.Copy !req
135. Strike one for stem cells?Copy !req
136. Sometimes things are going so
smoothly, you don't see it coming . . .Copy !req
137. - . . . till they fall apart.
- True.Copy !req
138. You look changed. In a good way.Copy !req
139. Congratulations on the job.Copy !req
140. May not be mine after today, but, you,
onward and upward with Bingo Bob.Copy !req
141. Vice president would stay
if he thought it would help.Copy !req
142. - Thank him for the use of his office.
- if Leg Affairs didn't have this office . . .Copy !req
143. - . . . where would you camp out?
- I guess Josh worked out of here a lot.Copy !req
144. - Back in the day.
- We need to have dinner sometime . . .Copy !req
145. . . .so you can catch me up.Copy !req
146. I'll be back after Super Tuesday.Copy !req
147. Good luck on it.Copy !req
148. The Kohasa rebels continue to arm
conscripts from refugee camps . . .Copy !req
149. . . . along the Angola border.Copy !req
150. Under this contingency,
we would mobilize near Llebo . . .Copy !req
151. . . . where Intel reports
stocks of munitions and RPGs.Copy !req
152. But we're advocating wait and see.Copy !req
153. Then we're done for now.Copy !req
154. Unless you want an update
on the Canada situation.Copy !req
155. Right. Canada. Go on.Copy !req
156. As you know, tensions along
the 49th parallel have been growing.Copy !req
157. - What's their beef?
- Good one.Copy !req
158. Our ban on live Canadian cattle exports
is a catalyst . . .Copy !req
159. . . . but I wouldn't reduce this
to a simple mad-cow conflict.Copy !req
160. - I'll avoid that.
- Hostilities escalated dramatically . . .Copy !req
161. . . .at the start of snow goose hunting.
Certain Canadian ranchers posted . . .Copy !req
162. - . . . "no trespass" signs on property.
- Canadian property?Copy !req
163. Yes, but where their Montana neighbors
had hunted quarry for generations.Copy !req
164. - Are you from Interior?
- Fish and Wildlife, ma'am.Copy !req
165. While an American party was setting
out decoys this morning . . .Copy !req
166. . . . Canadians surrounded them.Copy !req
167. It's unclear whether Americans
have been taken hostage.Copy !req
168. - Hostage?
- Well, that's affirm.Copy !req
169. - Local law enforcement can't—?
- Before officials could respond . . .Copy !req
170. . . .one of the hunters, a retired
Montana state trooper, called in backup.Copy !req
171. Off-duty officers responded,
and they infiltrated . . .Copy !req
172. - . . . the swath demarking the border.
- Shots been fired?Copy !req
173. Yes, but there were geese
in the air at the time.Copy !req
174. Do we even have a map of Canada?Copy !req
175. Dr. Takahashi.Copy !req
176. Mr. President. Dr. Bartlet.Copy !req
177. What a lovely surprise.Copy !req
178. Thank you for allowing me to say hello.Copy !req
179. I regret that I'm so busy today.Copy !req
180. But for an old friend . . . .
These two met in grad school.Copy !req
181. - And we competed even then.
- A fellowship you won, as I recall.Copy !req
182. I was always the bookworm.Copy !req
183. - He was the politician.
- I wasn't.Copy !req
184. A tenure track was
all I aspired to back then.Copy !req
185. But his economics
betrayed his true calling.Copy !req
186. - How so?
- President of the welfare state.Copy !req
187. The footnote to explain his theory.Copy !req
188. We'll have an opportunity
for more of this at dinner.Copy !req
189. That, sir, would be
a rational expectation.Copy !req
190. They're setting tea in the other room.
Would you join me?Copy !req
191. - Well, he's certainly a—
- Smug son of a bitch.Copy !req
192. - "Rational expectation. "
- What?Copy !req
193. Territory he claims to have pioneered.Copy !req
194. Footnote, my ass.Copy !req
195. - I don't think he was—
- As if his work would still be read if he . . .Copy !req
196. . . . hadn't been assigning it to undergrads.Copy !req
197. All due respect, sir,
you sit in this office.Copy !req
198. You're pretty much not allowed
to harbor professional jealousies.Copy !req
199. He started it.Copy !req
200. - Congressman, you're still here.
- I got held up.Copy !req
201. - I know you've got a fundraiser tonight.
- I'm on my way now.Copy !req
202. - Isn't there any chance—?
- Okay. Look unhappy.Copy !req
203. You see how I'm shaking my head,
telling you, "No way"?Copy !req
204. - I do. Are you telling me the opposite?
- I'm not sure yet. Don't smile.Copy !req
205. - Is it too much if I slump?
- Careful.Copy !req
206. - So where can we talk?
- My office, half an hour.Copy !req
207. Look, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.Copy !req
208. I hear you're point man
on the Saskatchewan incursion.Copy !req
209. You have the clearance
to discuss this?Copy !req
210. Vice president's on his way to Atlanta.
He wanted me to weigh in.Copy !req
211. - He has an interest.
- Tell me this is a ruse to steal . . .Copy !req
212. - . . . moments of my promising company.
- He has an interest in the situation.Copy !req
213. - He's a snow gooser.
- More a stalker of the black bear.Copy !req
214. Owns a hunting cabin
north of Chinook.Copy !req
215. Hunts with the governor.
They spoke today.Copy !req
216. He'd like to see this
resolved bloodlessly.Copy !req
217. He's more concerned we not back
down, that we not appear weak.Copy !req
218. - We?
- The United States.Copy !req
219. There's no we. It's 15 drunks in camo.Copy !req
220. - The vice president wants a hard line.
- Lock out the NHL?Copy !req
221. Maple syrup embargo?
Turn off Niagara Falls?Copy !req
222. I know you're disappointed.Copy !req
223. We understand that the president
has other priorities.Copy !req
224. We were cool with Ms. Cregg
as backup.Copy !req
225. Even Mr. Ziegler made sense.Copy !req
226. Getting bumped to deputy press
secretary in charge of hairstyles . . .Copy !req
227. - . . . kind of sucks.
- I'm sure you're great at what you do.Copy !req
228. If we were a media club,
we wouldn't be lodging this protest.Copy !req
229. We're not lodging a protest, Cody.Copy !req
230. We're a political group.
Did you even read our materials?Copy !req
231. As a matter of fact, I did.Copy !req
232. Then you know a glorified field trip
is a waste of time.Copy !req
233. Let's talk about it on our way
to the East Room.Copy !req
234. - Josh.
- I love what you've done with the place.Copy !req
235. - I expected the congressman.
- He's on his way . . .Copy !req
236. - . . . but you're wasting his time with this.
- Stem cell's not a waste.Copy !req
237. - It's a win with women. You polled this.
- We have. That's not the . . . .Copy !req
238. Caregivers get what this means
for those with diabetes, Parkinson's—Copy !req
239. - ALS, Alzheimer's. Yep, we're on board.
- Great to hear.Copy !req
240. But we're not going
down with the ship.Copy !req
241. The problem isn't stem cells.Copy !req
242. It's asking us to stay when
there's no strategy to win this.Copy !req
243. I am talking to the congressman
at his request . . .Copy !req
244. . . . about his president's agenda.
Maybe you could give us a sec.Copy !req
245. - You kicking me out of this office?
- I got a better idea.Copy !req
246. Why don't you give
Josh and me a minute.Copy !req
247. Take your time.
My office is your office.Copy !req
248. It was, in fact.Copy !req
249. You set this up?Copy !req
250. - You can't let me out of your sight.
- This is a lose-lose.Copy !req
251. As long as you stay, Haffley won't
call the vote. Soon as you leave, he will.Copy !req
252. - There is one way.
- You have a plan to win this vote?Copy !req
253. But I'm gonna need you to iron out
some crucial details with Cliff.Copy !req
254. - Yes, ma'am?
- What's this?Copy !req
255. Operation Northern Lights.
It's a working title.Copy !req
256. You wanna infiltrate Canada
with CIA operatives posing as ranchers?Copy !req
257. Procedure in a hostage situation
on foreign soil, assess the threat level.Copy !req
258. Before the insertion-extraction phase?Copy !req
259. Were you thinking Blackhawks
or a HALO drop?Copy !req
260. I could game both out.
DefCon 1 out of Fort Bragg.Copy !req
261. - The other out of—
- Stop.Copy !req
262. The ranchers are making
a statement on television.Copy !req
263. Don't give this to anyone,
including me.Copy !req
264. And the desk was made from
the timbers of the H.M.S. Resolute . . .Copy !req
265. . . . which was presented to President
Hayes by Queen Victoria in 1880.Copy !req
266. The presidential coat of arms
was added by FDR . . .Copy !req
267. . . . who was President Bartlet's hero
when he was your age.Copy !req
268. Thanks, Phil.Copy !req
269. So are there any questions?Copy !req
270. As promised, director of White House
communications, Mr. Toby Ziegler.Copy !req
271. Hi, everybody.
Annabeth showing you the place?Copy !req
272. - We have the Roosevelt Room left.
- Don't let me interrupt.Copy !req
273. I have one question for Mr. Ziegler,
if I may.Copy !req
274. - Sure. Fire away.
- Do you know who we are?Copy !req
275. - Yeah, Junior Leaders of—
- Future Leaders for Democracy.Copy !req
276. - Were you briefed on our purpose?
- Probably not.Copy !req
277. We're a youth lobby in support
of a constitutional amendment . . .Copy !req
278. . . .to forbid discrimination
of voting rights on the basis of age.Copy !req
279. - They want the voting age lowered.
- Abolished.Copy !req
280. Well, that's radical.Copy !req
281. Why did we get the brushoff today?Copy !req
282. Why do we get passed
down the food chain?Copy !req
283. Why do you keep looking at our
chaperone or Ms. Schott to intervene?Copy !req
284. We're children, and that
shouldn't render us meaningless.Copy !req
285. But in this society, we are meaningless.
We're powerless. We have no voice.Copy !req
286. Well, that's an interesting point.
I'll read your stuff.Copy !req
287. - The Roosevelt Room—
- The brushoff again.Copy !req
288. And why not? No risk in offending us.
We don't exist.Copy !req
289. - What is it you want?
- More than a 15-minute tour . . .Copy !req
290. . . . and 30-second drive-by. We've been
shuffled around, 10 minutes here, there.Copy !req
291. It's like there's a plot to keep us from
discussing our agenda.Copy !req
292. What Cody means is that children's
suffrage is a complex issue, and it—Copy !req
293. I get it. I get what he means.Copy !req
294. Okay. This is the Roosevelt Room . . .Copy !req
295. . . . where issues are discussed.Copy !req
296. Pull up a chair.Copy !req
297. It's your meeting.Copy !req
298. When he was asked why he wanted
a one-armed economist . . .Copy !req
299. . . . Truman said because he
was always being advised:Copy !req
300. "On the one hand . . . .
But on the other hand . . . . "Copy !req
301. Academics often confound politicians.Copy !req
302. Yes. In politics, it's dog-eat-dog.
In academia, it's the opposite.Copy !req
303. When Japan Railway privatized in '87 . . .Copy !req
304. - . . .my theories were put to the test.
- And you got lucky.Copy !req
305. It would have been hard to fail
worse than the government had.Copy !req
306. All that red ink.Copy !req
307. Must be why the private sector
turns to government . . .Copy !req
308. . . . for a bailout when things get tough.Copy !req
309. And why disciplined leaders
learn to say no.Copy !req
310. I'm so sorry to interrupt,
but they're calling us in for dinner.Copy !req
311. Excuse us.
Does the steward have laryngitis?Copy !req
312. It'd be a pity to battle MS,
only to succumb to an aneurysm.Copy !req
313. Jefferson said it best. "A man's
management of his own purse . . .Copy !req
314. - . . . speaks volumes about character. "
- Are you still pissed about Stockholm?Copy !req
315. We were Nobel laureates
in economics.Copy !req
316. It was no empty gesture when he
stiffed me for the cab fare.Copy !req
317. I hear there is to be Latin dancing
after dinner.Copy !req
318. And he's a big fan.Copy !req
319. I trust you'll save me
a tango, Dr. Bartlet.Copy !req
320. - Your dance card's full, toots.
- Jed, did you bring your cane?Copy !req
321. - You can hold me up.
- Maybe I'll give him a little samba.Copy !req
322. Over my dead body.Copy !req
323. The prime minister wishes
to emphasize the unofficial nature...Copy !req
324. of the ranchers ' declaration
of war against the United States.Copy !req
325. - Thank you.
- You have seen their demands...Copy !req
326. - ... on Canadian television?
- We have.Copy !req
327. Security officers at Waterton-Glacier
National Park are on ready response.Copy !req
328. Reinforcements may be crossing over
through Peace Park.Copy !req
329. We're concerned
about reports of escalation.Copy !req
330. An effigy burning in Alberta.Copy !req
331. A response to your governor
of Montana.Copy !req
332. He mentioned calling
in the National Guard.Copy !req
333. He referred to a contingency plan
to invade Canada.Copy !req
334. That is absurd.
There is no U.S. contingency plan to—Copy !req
335. Are you there?Copy !req
336. I was saying, we trust that local officials
will resolve this very soon.Copy !req
337. We'll be in touch.Copy !req
338. We have a contingency plan
to invade Canada?Copy !req
339. - Would you like to be briefed?
- Other developments?Copy !req
340. - A sawmill in Climax is piling on.
- Is Climax us or them?Copy !req
341. Them. They're demanding we drop
tariffs on soft-lumber products.Copy !req
342. And a meatpacking plant
in Lodgepole. Us.Copy !req
343. Coffee for Americans
on their way to the front.Copy !req
344. - Don't say "front. "
- Royal Canadians arrived . . .Copy !req
345. . . . but they're at a disadvantage.Copy !req
346. Mountie's standard issue
is a Smith and Wesson 9 mm.Copy !req
347. And the hunters are packing
12-gauge shotguns. And?Copy !req
348. A couple of
Barrett 50-caliber snipers . . .Copy !req
349. . . .HK carbine fiber assault rifles
and infrared night goggles.Copy !req
350. - Congressman.
- Talk to Josh.Copy !req
351. He's going to Hartford?Copy !req
352. Folks there paid to shake his hand.Copy !req
353. - You want me to—?
- No, no, stay put. I'm fine here.Copy !req
354. But he can shake those hands
and be back in D.C. in a few hours.Copy !req
355. And the dozen congressmen
who are heading out to stump for him?Copy !req
356. - I'm ready to start calling them back.
- Thank you.Copy !req
357. Thank the congressman.Copy !req
358. - Sorry.
- No.Copy !req
359. If there's a single Republican
on his flight or someone sees him—Copy !req
360. He's flying himself.
He'll land at the private terminal.Copy !req
361. Question is, where does
he go after that?Copy !req
362. Give me half an hour.
It can be arranged.Copy !req
363. - Hi.
- Congressman.Copy !req
364. Do you wanna come in?Copy !req
365. So the rumor's true.
You really do sleep in your office.Copy !req
366. Can't afford D.C. rent on this salary.Copy !req
367. And in Pine Bluff,
we favor a short commute.Copy !req
368. The president needs you, Arkansas.Copy !req
369. You shared my concerns, and I'm
being summoned to the White House?Copy !req
370. It's more legwork.
The president needs . . .Copy !req
371. . . .a loyal Democrat who can walk these
halls and look like he belongs here.Copy !req
372. - Where do I start?
- Do you have some pants?Copy !req
373. I'm saying all societies distinguish
between an adult phase of life . . .Copy !req
374. . . . and childhood as a time
of development . . .Copy !req
375. - . . . when rights are curtailed.
- But the 26th Amendment . . .Copy !req
376. . . . Iowering the voting age to 18,
proves the line is arbitrary.Copy !req
377. There's a call for you.Copy !req
378. In the 30 years
since the 26th passed . . .Copy !req
379. . . . society has not altered its stance
on when adulthood begins.Copy !req
380. Eighteen is still the common age of
graduation from school, conscription.Copy !req
381. What about children as young as 12
get tried as adults?Copy !req
382. I'm mature enough to face sentencing
as a full citizen but not to vote?Copy !req
383. You can be dumb and commit a crime.Copy !req
384. Voting requires a level of reasoning.Copy !req
385. Adults don't have to prove
any level of reasoning to vote.Copy !req
386. I'll cede that. Would you agree
children need special protections . . .Copy !req
387. - . . . against mistreatment by adults?
- Sure.Copy !req
388. Those same vulnerabilities make
them unable to vote independently.Copy !req
389. - That argument, immature logic—
- Being easy to coerce.Copy !req
390. That was used to prevent Negroes
and women from voting . . .Copy !req
391. - . . . up until the 20th century.
- Sorry. C.J.'s looking for you.Copy !req
392. - Your next meeting.
- Dining and dancing.Copy !req
393. And your parents called.
You guys are missing dinner.Copy !req
394. Oh, my gosh, we are.
We took up a lot of your time.Copy !req
395. It's been great, sir. Another half-hour,
I could've convinced you.Copy !req
396. - I believe you.
- We heard District is the best pizza.Copy !req
397. - Outrageous.
- They deliver, don't they?Copy !req
398. I think so.Copy !req
399. - I need the Mural Room for a meeting.
- Is it Canada?Copy !req
400. Okay. Maybe I'm overly emotional
these days . . .Copy !req
401. . . . but Mother's Canadian, you know.
Dad hails from upstate . . .Copy !req
402. . . .so there's always been
a north-south tug of war for us kids.Copy !req
403. Today's events, this is the kind
of thing that pulls families apart.Copy !req
404. Pits brother against brother.Copy !req
405. - So can I have the room?
- All yours.Copy !req
406. Give peace a chance.Copy !req
407. Get the door, get the door.Copy !req
408. I wasn't looking.
I missed the whole thing.Copy !req
409. He overdid it.Copy !req
410. A man his age attempting a tango.Copy !req
411. - The physician is on the way.
- There's no need.Copy !req
412. Can we bring him some ice?Copy !req
413. You hit your head.
Did you hurt yourself?Copy !req
414. You're the expert on soft landings.
You tell me.Copy !req
415. He's fine.Copy !req
416. Congressman Santos is in Hartford
tonight. Do you wanna leave word?Copy !req
417. - Sounds like I missed him.
- I can try him on his cell.Copy !req
418. Just tell him I stopped by. Good night.Copy !req
419. Elvis has left the building.Copy !req
420. Anyone see you? Okay, Arkansas.
Congressman Riley's approaching . . .Copy !req
421. - . . . the south entrance.
- Got it covered.Copy !req
422. - Nice flight?
- Little turbulence, makes it interesting.Copy !req
423. Does the vice president know
we're using his office?Copy !req
424. I'm not telling him. I'd keep
the noise down and the curtains pulled.Copy !req
425. - You aren't staying?
- I can't be seen around here.Copy !req
426. - Can I get you anything?
- Is there coffee?Copy !req
427. The soda's there.
Washroom is through there.Copy !req
428. Thanks.Copy !req
429. No, no, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Don't— Don't scream.Copy !req
430. - What the—?
- I'm sorry.Copy !req
431. - I'm sorry.
- Oh, God. I didn't plan— I mean, l—Copy !req
432. - Oh, I crashed.
- Your Russell's chicken fighter.Copy !req
433. Donna Moss. You're Matt Santos.Copy !req
434. Running for president.Copy !req
435. And I haven't shaken your hand yet.Copy !req
436. Okay, assuming
I'm not in some state . . .Copy !req
437. - . . . of deep REM hallucination—
- I'm hiding out.Copy !req
438. We're trying to outsmart the speaker . . .Copy !req
439. . . . have him think we've all left town
before he calls the vote.Copy !req
440. - Now, when you say we . . .?
- There's some others . . .Copy !req
441. . . . that are coming. Excuse me.Copy !req
442. - Does the vice president know you're—
- This is not for the Santos campaign.Copy !req
443. It's for the president.
I bet you're a fan.Copy !req
444. You're not gonna try, "It's for stem
cells everywhere," are you?Copy !req
445. That was going in next.Copy !req
446. - I made a fool of myself.
- We all know the feeling.Copy !req
447. - Even presidents?
- Especially presidents.Copy !req
448. You're thinking
of last week's veto override?Copy !req
449. No, but thanks for the reminder.Copy !req
450. Not that you should judge.
You'd veto all government spending.Copy !req
451. You think I judge you?Copy !req
452. We judge each other. Always have.
Put this on.Copy !req
453. Thank you.Copy !req
454. What if I were here as a friend
with a friendly warning?Copy !req
455. - What would that be?
- Japan has been heavily investing . . .Copy !req
456. . . .in your national debt.Copy !req
457. If you mean that Japan has been
buying U.S. Treasury bonds . . . .Copy !req
458. Foreign investors have bought . . .Copy !req
459. . . .90 percent of your new debt.Copy !req
460. My government alone holds
700 billion in assets.Copy !req
461. Since when did deficits bother you?Copy !req
462. They bother you.Copy !req
463. Your work was a jeremiad
on keeping deficits low.Copy !req
464. My work applied
to developing economies.Copy !req
465. There are rumors Singapore may
dump her dollars. It could start a run.Copy !req
466. - Never happen.
- Japan could not afford to be caught—Copy !req
467. It's in Japan's own interest
for these notes to hold their value.Copy !req
468. We have an aging population.
We'll have to divest.Copy !req
469. Gradually. A soft landing.Copy !req
470. Not that I don't appreciate the sentiment
behind your nightmare scenario.Copy !req
471. A deficit projected over . . .Copy !req
472. . . .300 billion on your watch . . .Copy !req
473. - . . .is not my nightmare.
- Hence my veto of the Highways Bill.Copy !req
474. Which I mistook for mutual concern
over the world's greatest economy . . .Copy !req
475. . . . burdened with mounting debt . . .Copy !req
476. . . . increasingly held by foreign friends.Copy !req
477. What are friends for?Copy !req
478. Thank you for seeing me.
I know you've had a long day.Copy !req
479. Will said something's on your mind.Copy !req
480. As Canadian ambassador,
I am pleased to report . . .Copy !req
481. - . . . all's quiet on the western front.
- Though still unresolved.Copy !req
482. Yes. And when I spoke
with the vice president—Copy !req
483. You called the vice president?Copy !req
484. The vice president
called the ambassador.Copy !req
485. I've had some unofficial conversations.Copy !req
486. You understand I'm not at liberty
to speak officially.Copy !req
487. - What are we talking about?
- You'll have to excuse my . . . .Copy !req
488. I haven't had much practice
at this kind of intrigue.Copy !req
489. We all learn by doing.Copy !req
490. Our two countries are close
and historic friends.Copy !req
491. Yes, of course, there are
some areas where we differ.Copy !req
492. - Bovine spongiform is one.
- And lumber tariffs.Copy !req
493. - Mail-order prescription drugs.
- And U.S. global military presence.Copy !req
494. But on the whole, friends.Copy !req
495. If you would trust me, I could prevail
upon the premier of the province . . .Copy !req
496. . . .to exert pressure on his citizens
to relent . . .Copy !req
497. . . . and allow the Americans
back across the border.Copy !req
498. - That'd be swell.
- Of course, this would create . . .Copy !req
499. - . . . some expectations.
- Expectations.Copy !req
500. The ambassador suggested
if there were some flexibility . . .Copy !req
501. . . . on the U.S. appeal
of NAFTA's lumber decision—Copy !req
502. The U.S. does not make trade decisions
based on the actions of cowboys.Copy !req
503. Unless they've been elected to office.Copy !req
504. I understand you can't negotiate
with me directly . . .Copy !req
505. . . . but if you sense the possibility
of an openness . . .Copy !req
506. . . .to consider my proposal,
you could signal the same . . .Copy !req
507. . . .by crossing your legs.Copy !req
508. Or uncrossing and crossing
them again, just to be sure.Copy !req
509. Ambassador, listen carefully.
An hour ago . . .Copy !req
510. . . .I reviewed the U.S. contingency
plan to invade your country.Copy !req
511. - There's a contingency plan—?
- 1789, amended in 1815.Copy !req
512. The calligraphy is beautiful. If one
more deal is floated in this room . . .Copy !req
513. . . .I'm gonna ask DOD to reactivate it.Copy !req
514. You could argue that 18 is
the worst age to start voting.Copy !req
515. You're all worried about college
or paying rent or falling in love.Copy !req
516. It isn't only power that corrupts.Copy !req
517. Weakness corrupts.
Kids grow up cynical.Copy !req
518. You think half of adults don't vote . . .Copy !req
519. . . . because they didn't get
started soon enough?Copy !req
520. Absolutely. Churches don't wait.Copy !req
521. They get kids at birth.Copy !req
522. - It's as kids we have unique concerns.
- Like what?Copy !req
523. I'm going to be breathing air and
drinking water after you're gone . . .Copy !req
524. . . . but I can't vote to protect
the environment?Copy !req
525. We're required to attend underfunded
schools but can't vote to fix them.Copy !req
526. Kids who work pay into Social Security
without say as to how it's managed.Copy !req
527. When you guys fix Social Security,
you have to keep adults happy.Copy !req
528. You can rob our future
without losing a vote.Copy !req
529. Here's another. Poverty among young
people exceeds all other age groups . . .Copy !req
530. . . . yet the government spends
10 times more on each poor senior . . .Copy !req
531. . . . than it does each poor child.Copy !req
532. We have no AARP to lobby for us.Copy !req
533. We have no voice at all.Copy !req
534. So are you . . .?Copy !req
535. Did we convince you?Copy !req
536. Well, I'd go for lowering
the age in increments . . .Copy !req
537. . . . and I wouldn't start
at the federal level.Copy !req
538. But you'll mention it to the president?Copy !req
539. I'll do better than that.Copy !req
540. - Where are we hiding?
- Republican at 12 o'clock.Copy !req
541. - But it's crucial to the president.
- And I am in a crucial primary. Sir.Copy !req
542. - Gentlemen.
- I'm sorry, buddy . . .Copy !req
543. . . . but I got a plane to catch.Copy !req
544. We clear?Copy !req
545. - Hey, Donna.
- Congressman.Copy !req
546. You wanna take this in?Copy !req
547. - What about popcorn? Smell too risky?
- I'd wait another hour.Copy !req
548. You made it.Copy !req
549. Greg.Copy !req
550. Didn't you get the message
about provisions?Copy !req
551. It's 75 degrees here.
I may never go back to D.C.Copy !req
552. - It was a dirty trick.
- Worked like a charm, though.Copy !req
553. The speaker crossed a line.Copy !req
554. You should've seen stuff we
pulled when we were the majority.Copy !req
555. Why I hated coed dorms.Copy !req
556. Once again, we let
the Republicans set the terms.Copy !req
557. This is therapeutic research,
not reproductive cloning.Copy !req
558. Congressman, no more souls to ferry?Copy !req
559. All in for now.Copy !req
560. Pull up a chair. We're preaching
to the choir here on stem cells.Copy !req
561. I may sing another tune.Copy !req
562. - No, take it easy. He's on our team.
- Burns me up the speaker . . .Copy !req
563. - . . . didn't have a fair vote.
- Even if you're leaning his way.Copy !req
564. Should I turn in my decoder ring?Copy !req
565. Haffley closed the floor to debate,
but we're not playing by his rules.Copy !req
566. What are your reservations?Copy !req
567. I have morality questions.Copy !req
568. Ask them.Copy !req
569. We have all night.Copy !req
570. Thank you.Copy !req
571. - Half-day?
- Those Nobel laureates can party.Copy !req
572. - Did Josh fill you in on what's afoot?
- Operation Sleepover?Copy !req
573. It's a cool move if it works.
I can't figure how you get Haffley . . .Copy !req
574. - . . .to call the vote. He can put it off.
- This is where squash come in.Copy !req
575. - The sport or the vegetable?
- I punish the speaker every Thursday.Copy !req
576. - Tomorrow.
- In five hours, to be exact.Copy !req
577. You're gonna talk him
into scheduling a vote?Copy !req
578. And shut him out with
my forehand at the same time.Copy !req
579. Here's how it'll go. I say,
"Oh, nice nick. " Squash talk.Copy !req
580. "And nice maneuver on the floor,
pulling the vote. "Copy !req
581. He says, "Thanks. Let, please. "
I've played a little squash.Copy !req
582. "Everything's a game, even research
that could save millions of lives. "Copy !req
583. - "Stem cell's not a game. "
- "Looks like that to the president. "Copy !req
584. "This research could lead to trafficking
in human embryos. "Copy !req
585. "If this were a trip to moral high ground,
not an inside-the-Beltway bitch slap . . .Copy !req
586. . . .you'd schedule the vote
now that you can win . . .Copy !req
587. . . . protecting clustered cells in petri
dishes everywhere. Why let it slide?Copy !req
588. Maybe the Republican Party has a stronger
interest in keeping its base agitated . . .Copy !req
589. . . . than it does in protecting
the sanctity of human life. "Copy !req
590. Might work. You're gonna have
to let him win a game, though.Copy !req
591. Yes, they're in labs,
but they're still embryos.Copy !req
592. What they are— Have you seen them?
They're frozen, fertilized eggs.Copy !req
593. Call them eggs.
Call them genetic material.Copy !req
594. - They're potential human life.
- Potential, that's the key.Copy !req
595. These embryos may contribute
to life . . .Copy !req
596. . . . but they could never become a person
or a fetus without a mother's womb.Copy !req
597. - That's a fine line.
- The mystery of life.Copy !req
598. It's all fine lines and tough odds . . .Copy !req
599. . . .as anyone who's ever been through
in vitro fertilization knows.Copy !req
600. Do you object to that too?Copy !req
601. In vitro? No.Copy !req
602. That's science helping folks conceive.Copy !req
603. Well, these cells are what's left
over when that work is done.Copy !req
604. But the science is the same
as the science of cloning.Copy !req
605. That's why funding would
be limited to discarded cells.Copy !req
606. If not used in research,
these cells would be thrown away . . .Copy !req
607. . . . and there would be
no outcry from Congress.Copy !req
608. And, you know, if it's a moral call . . .Copy !req
609. . . . and I agree, it is . . .Copy !req
610. . . . what about the morality . . .Copy !req
611. . . . of dragging our heels
when we could be alleviating suffering?Copy !req
612. - Is this true?
- We have Officer Horn . . .Copy !req
613. - . . .at the site confirming it.
- An American helicopter entered . . .Copy !req
614. . . . Canadian airspace
and emergency-landed . . .Copy !req
615. . . . half a click from the standoff?Copy !req
616. - Yes, ma 'am.
- This was a UH-1 H helicopter?Copy !req
617. - Yes, ma 'am.
- A Huey?Copy !req
618. They make civilian aircraft.
We have deniability.Copy !req
619. Not deniability.
I want absolute assurance . . .Copy !req
620. - . . . this was not part of a military action.
- I can't vouch for Black Ops.Copy !req
621. Enough. This is stopping now. The
problem is not a few rowdy outlaws . . .Copy !req
622. . . . blowing off testosterone.
The problem is us.Copy !req
623. We're the Wild Bunch.
The higher we go, the hotter the risk.Copy !req
624. I just threatened
the Canadian ambassador.Copy !req
625. Someone on the ground has got—Copy !req
626. - Okay, officer, are you still there?
- I am.Copy !req
627. Who is the ranking Canadian
officer at the scene?Copy !req
628. - The Grasslands EcoRegion director.
- Does he have access to a bullhorn?Copy !req
629. - It could be arranged.
- Okay. What if—?Copy !req
630. It's just past midnight, Mountain time.
Announce the end of hunting season.Copy !req
631. - Not till next week.
- It just ended at midnight.Copy !req
632. Anyone discharging a firearm is subject
to immediate, permanent loss . . .Copy !req
633. - . . . of their hunting license.
- That could work.Copy !req
634. - They don't fool around with hunting.
- Give it a shot.Copy !req
635. The man's a gnat. A buzzing mosquito.Copy !req
636. No, he's a pit bull. Locks his jaws
and won't let go.Copy !req
637. - Yeah.
- His doomsday predictions.Copy !req
638. - Not that that stuff keeps me awake.
- No.Copy !req
639. What keeps you awake is the deficit.Copy !req
640. First term, we made so much progress
we were talking balanced budget.Copy !req
641. Economy slowed.Copy !req
642. Costs spiraled. Security at home . . .Copy !req
643. . . . terrorism . . .Copy !req
644. . . . peacekeeping abroad, Republican
tax cuts. I couldn't control it.Copy !req
645. - And I'm an economist, for God's sakes.
- And a smart one.Copy !req
646. You gotta ask, what's the next guy,
a mere mortal, gonna do?Copy !req
647. It's like Eisenhower.Copy !req
648. - In what way?
- Even though he'd been a general . . .Copy !req
649. . . . when he was president,
he couldn't do anything . . .Copy !req
650. . . .to control the military industrial,
you know . . . .Copy !req
651. He did one thing.Copy !req
652. Haffley just called the first procedural
bill of the day, approving the journal.Copy !req
653. Testing to see if there's
anyone here to flush out.Copy !req
654. He announced today is gonna be
about pharmaceutical drug trials.Copy !req
655. - Oh, no.
- Stem cell isn't on the agenda.Copy !req
656. No.Copy !req
657. This is a nationally televised
presidential press conference.Copy !req
658. - You don't speak unless you're called on.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
659. - President's on his way.
- Anything from the Hill?Copy !req
660. - Not so far.
- You think that would be appropriate?Copy !req
661. I don't think that would be a problem.Copy !req
662. - Good morning.
- Morning, sir.Copy !req
663. - You ready to shake things up, Toby?
- Yes, sir. If you're in the mood . . .Copy !req
664. . . . there's a young man in the back
you might wanna call on.Copy !req
665. The president of the United States.Copy !req
666. Good morning.Copy !req
667. I love you all, but two days without
fresh clothes, I may switch parties.Copy !req
668. Whose toothpaste was this?Copy !req
669. - What did I miss?
- We're reconsidering our strategy.Copy !req
670. Let's give it another hour, guys.Copy !req
671. - Haffley just called the vote.
- For stem cell?Copy !req
672. Just now. Well, 20 seconds ago.Copy !req
673. - Got your voting card?
- Right here.Copy !req
674. Go on out there and vote.Copy !req
675. - Mr. President.
- Chris.Copy !req
676. Mr. President, as you head
into your final year in office . . .Copy !req
677. . . .do you have any regrets?Copy !req
678. One big regret, and here's
your lead, people . . .Copy !req
679. . . .is my failure to bring the budget
deficit under control.Copy !req
680. I know an election cycle
is warming up . . .Copy !req
681. . . . and no one wants to hear
about budget deficits . . .Copy !req
682. . . . but both sides are gonna
hear about them from me.Copy !req
683. That's my campaign promise.Copy !req
684. - I wasn't sure you'd schedule it.
- Thanks for your vote, congressman.Copy !req
685. - One more vote arriving.
- Thanks for coming in.Copy !req
686. Angela, thanks for coming in.
We got this one sewed up.Copy !req
687. I thought maybe you'd join us
on this one.Copy !req
688. - Administration bend your ear?
- I made up my own mind, Mr. Speaker.Copy !req
689. I had such high hopes for you.Copy !req
690. Sometimes when you get them
when they're still wet behind the ears—Copy !req
691. Mr. Speaker.Copy !req
692. Good match today.Copy !req
693. - Mr. President!
- What do you plan to do?Copy !req
694. The young man.
I don't know your name.Copy !req
695. - Cody Zucker, Mr. President.
- Cody.Copy !req
696. Do you think the budget deficit is
especially unfair to younger Americans?Copy !req
697. Absolutely. We're passing on
a crushing debt to our children.Copy !req
698. That's not something a responsible
parent would choose to do.Copy !req
699. - Yeah, David.
- A follow-up, sir.Copy !req
700. Do you think we'd have such a large
deficit if children were allowed to vote?Copy !req
701. Well, as adults, we're certainly not
shouldering our responsibility . . .Copy !req
702. . . . and your generation
has a vested interest.Copy !req
703. Allowing children to vote is worthy
of consideration. Thank you, Cody.Copy !req
704. Yeah, David.Copy !req
705. Mr. President, what plans do you
have to reign in the budget deficit . . . .Copy !req
706. Well done, Commander Harper.Copy !req
707. - Cooler heads prevailed.
- All Americans home safe?Copy !req
708. Peace in our time.Copy !req
709. The surprise arrival was lead
by presidential hopeful...Copy !req
710. Congressman Matt Santos.Copy !req
711. It was a stunt, no doubt about it.Copy !req
712. Good work.Copy !req
713. Group effort. Santos was the brains.Copy !req
714. Two hundred and sixteen congressmen
and women did the voting.Copy !req
715. - And on the squash court?
- Best of five. All by myself.Copy !req
716. Were you satisfied with the outcome?Copy !req
717. Sometimes the American people wonder
what it is we do here in Congress.Copy !req
718. Sometimes I wonder myself.
Today wasn't one of those days.Copy !req
719. - Congressman.
- Yes.Copy !req