1. Previously, on The West Wing...Copy !req
2. Oh, people shouldn't
be sending me flowers.Copy !req
3. They're for Leo.Copy !req
4. So, how's it going?Copy !req
5. How did you manage it
for seven years?Copy !req
6. I had a heart attack.Copy !req
7. The President wantsCopy !req
8. a unanimous
Security Council vote,Copy !req
9. and we've lost three countries
in the last hour,Copy !req
10. and both our diplomatic heavies
are in a cardiac ward.Copy !req
11. How do you get women?Copy !req
12. Are you trying to get fired?Copy !req
13. C.J.:
Come work for me—
you're smart,Copy !req
14. responsible,
you know the President.Copy !req
15. Why wouldn't I hire you?Copy !req
16. You're not gonna ask me
about my kids?
How are your kids?Copy !req
17. They don't recognize me.
One more term.Copy !req
18. "Who's that guy hugging Mommy?"Copy !req
19. I don't want
to be good at this.Copy !req
20. Don't worry, it was better.Copy !req
21. Good's still a ways off.Copy !req
22. Of course,
the buildings were vacantCopy !req
23. and in disrepair by then.Copy !req
24. I snuck my first cigarette here.Copy !req
25. You'll want to add
a commemorative plaque.Copy !req
26. Congratulations
on the library, sir.Copy !req
27. Thank you.
Michael, thanks for coming.Copy !req
28. Are you also
celebrating
today's polls?Copy !req
29. I don't pay attention
to polls.Copy !req
30. In the wake of your
Middle East Peace Plan,Copy !req
31. 57% of Americans questionedCopy !req
32. say they'd vote for you
for a third term.Copy !req
33. Don't say that
in front of an architect.Copy !req
34. He'll think
it extends his deadline.Copy !req
35. "Photos-only" means photos-only.Copy !req
36. You're not still
calling this guy?Copy !req
37. Matt Santos...
Is a quitter.Copy !req
38. Got him reelected twice,
and by huge margins.Copy !req
39. And he's popular
in his district.Copy !req
40. And a quitter.
Don't waste our time.Copy !req
41. Santos called me—
he wants to sit down
again, tomorrow.Copy !req
42. Think he woke up and said,
"Hey, I'm a guyCopy !req
43. "with an uncontested seat
in the United States Congress,Copy !req
44. maybe I'll stop whining
and do my job"?Copy !req
45. I leaned on him
pretty hard.Copy !req
46. But he's so persistent;
it's embarrassing.Copy !req
47. Enjoy the attention,
it doesn't haveCopy !req
48. to turn into anything.
Always talking shop,
these two.Copy !req
49. Aren't you sweet.Copy !req
50. I'm sorry. Did you... Here.Copy !req
51. I don't drink red.Copy !req
52. I knew that.
You drink red.Copy !req
53. I'll get you a white.
Margaret?Copy !req
54. I drink red.Copy !req
55. Or...
champagne's fine.Copy !req
56. I want to thank all of you
for being hereCopy !req
57. for the unveiling of these plansCopy !req
58. ( pager beeps )
for the Bartlet
Presidential LibraryCopy !req
59. to be housed
in a restored sectionCopy !req
60. of the historic Amoskeag Mills
in Manchester...Copy !req
61. The Secretary of Agriculture's
in the Rose Room.Copy !req
62. You know the protocol?Copy !req
63. hopes to meet with each
and every one of you personally.Copy !req
64. The Secretary of Agriculture's
in the Rose Room.Copy !req
65. You're saying the
Secretary of Agriculture's
in the Rose Room?Copy !req
66. Yes.
There's no chanceCopy !req
67. the Secretary's actually
in the Rose Room?
No.Copy !req
68. You'll take it
directly to the...Copy !req
69. As the President's
Personal Aide,Copy !req
70. I went straight
to the President.Copy !req
71. As Deputy Special Assistant,Copy !req
72. I alert C.J.
and clear it with you.Copy !req
73. Excuse me,
Mr. President,Copy !req
74. can I talk to you
for a second?Copy !req
75. Sure.Copy !req
76. What are you getting?Copy !req
77. CNN's reporting
an attackCopy !req
78. on our peacekeeper's
compound in Darom,Copy !req
79. south of Gaza City.
Up to eight injured
and one dead.Copy !req
80. The peace mission's
first casualty.Copy !req
81. I'm gonna work
on a statement.Copy !req
82. C.J.:
The Joint Chiefs have
CTAF on the line.Copy !req
83. They didn't even let us
get the peacekeepers deployed.Copy !req
84. They're Army advance;
construction crews.Copy !req
85. Excuse me, sir. Toby?
Yeah?Copy !req
86. In our statement,
when we say "casualty,"Copy !req
87. don't say "first."Copy !req
88. explosives strapped
to his chest,Copy !req
89. leaving no doubt that
President Bartlet's...Copy !req
90. C.J.:
Great.Copy !req
91. The White House fiddles
while Darom burns.Copy !req
92. Where's the President's
statement?Copy !req
93. We have no details.Copy !req
94. I'm hearing what you're hearing.Copy !req
95. So while the White House
struggles with a responseCopy !req
96. to this ominous act of terror...Copy !req
97. He uses that,
he doesn't use
our statement.Copy !req
98. I like how you were leaningCopy !req
99. on the podium, though—
more engaged.Copy !req
100. I referred them to
the Pentagon ten times.Copy !req
101. It'll be 50 times today.Copy !req
102. A wise man once said,
"Stonewalls are builtCopy !req
103. one stone at a time."Copy !req
104. I was hiding behind my
desk when I said that.Copy !req
105. Stonewalling's
not gonna workCopy !req
106. with a controversial
peace planCopy !req
107. at stake and
American lives...Copy !req
108. One American life.
on the line.Copy !req
109. Don't give this momentum.Copy !req
110. "We're faced withCopy !req
111. the tough work
of making peace."
Not yet.Copy !req
112. See if events force us there.
Take a breath.Copy !req
113. Did the Pentagon
release a nameCopy !req
114. for the dead soldier yet?Copy !req
115. They have to notify
next of kin.Copy !req
116. It takes 15 hours?Copy !req
117. Actually, they told
the soldier's father,Copy !req
118. but the parents are
divorced, and they
haven't located Mom yet.Copy !req
119. So we stick with
"pending notification"?Copy !req
120. Stick with "no"-- you give them
"pending notification,"Copy !req
121. they'll drag you
into 20 questions aboutCopy !req
122. what's the snafu
and why can't the armyCopy !req
123. improve services
to dependents.
Right. Makes sense.Copy !req
124. "I'm hearing
what you're hearing," Toby?Copy !req
125. C.J. and I just did this.Copy !req
126. At least your forehead
wasn't as shiny.Copy !req
127. So, what's up, Congressman?Copy !req
128. My bill died in committee.Copy !req
129. Patients' Bill of Rights?Copy !req
130. Common sense,
common good kind of thingCopy !req
131. that failed to get the votes
six times in six years.Copy !req
132. Well, on the positive side,Copy !req
133. you've almost passed it
so often,Copy !req
134. people think it's already law.Copy !req
135. Till somebody gets sick
and needs their HMO.Copy !req
136. Senate eked out a version
last week.Copy !req
137. Well, I'm sorry
to disappointCopy !req
138. the President, but, uh,
my House bill's DOA.Copy !req
139. Oh, we appreciate all your work.Copy !req
140. So I'm signing on
to Strickman's bill.Copy !req
141. Strickman's a Republican.Copy !req
142. He mentioned something
about that.Copy !req
143. Strickman calls his bill
Patients' Bill of RightsCopy !req
144. 'cause it sounds
better than...Copy !req
145. Love Letter to the
Insurance Industry.Copy !req
146. Patients can't even sue.Copy !req
147. A million-five cap, Josh.Copy !req
148. That's a parking
ticket.Copy !req
149. Your kid loses
his legs afterCopy !req
150. your health plan
denies treatment?Copy !req
151. Your kid dies?
You can't take
'em to court.Copy !req
152. It's a bad bill.Copy !req
153. So why dignify it by
making it bipartisan?Copy !req
154. I wouldn't do itCopy !req
155. if I thought I could tip
the balance, but...Copy !req
156. Strickman can't
get enough votes
to pass this thing.Copy !req
157. Strickman's an old hand.Copy !req
158. If he courted you,
he's got something
up his sleeve.Copy !req
159. When I came to the Hill,
you couldn't get agreementCopy !req
160. on the right
to the closest
emergency room.Copy !req
161. You couldn't negotiate
a woman's right to OB-GYNs or...Copy !req
162. a kid's right to pediatricians.Copy !req
163. Forget about liability,
you couldn't find supportCopy !req
164. for a right to arbitration.Copy !req
165. It's all common ground now.Copy !req
166. I want to keep
these parties talking, Josh.Copy !req
167. So this is basically
all warm-upCopy !req
168. to announcing that...
you're gonna run.Copy !req
169. No.
This isn't someCopy !req
170. convoluted legislative wayCopy !req
171. I haven't figured out yet
of asking for a favor?Copy !req
172. Well, I wouldn't mind
if you let me keep my huevosCopy !req
173. when you eviscerate me in public
for, uh, breaking ranks.Copy !req
174. You're a deserter—
you can have 'em back
at the airport.Copy !req
175. 57, 58, 59...
You don't need to tag along.Copy !req
176. It's my office.
Probably it's not.Copy !req
177. 70. The basement?Copy !req
178. I'll be fine down here.Copy !req
179. 80. You're Deputy
Special Assistant to
the Chief of Staff now.Copy !req
180. So are five other guys;
I'll crowd in with them.Copy !req
181. They're not special
Deputy Special Assistants.Copy !req
182. You're special.
Honestly, I...Copy !req
183. Okay, no.Copy !req
184. It's outside the zone.Copy !req
185. There's a zone?Copy !req
186. Less than 100 steps
from C.J.'s office.Copy !req
187. I could runCopy !req
188. You think this is a result
of the hasty wayCopy !req
189. So there's no question
there will be more attacksCopy !req
190. on our people
in the occupied territories.Copy !req
191. We've rushed headlong
into a powder keg.Copy !req
192. this operation
was pulled together?Copy !req
193. Absolutely. 2,000 troopsCopy !req
194. are being deployed
to the Middle East.Copy !req
195. And we can only guess
this is the first wave...Copy !req
196. What are you doing?
I dropped a cufflink,
and it went...Copy !req
197. This is when
you call me.Copy !req
198. You want me yelling "nurse"
every five minutes?Copy !req
199. I don't want you
yelling "nurse" at all.Copy !req
200. Do I call you "patient"?Copy !req
201. I yell "Ms. Chakrabarty,"
I'll need a another bypass.Copy !req
202. You didn't eat one bite.
I'm not hungry.Copy !req
203. Sit.Copy !req
204. Why you need
a tie and jacket?Copy !req
205. What would you recommend?Copy !req
206. When Gandhi went to
London to meet the
king of England,Copy !req
207. he wore only a dhoti.Copy !req
208. The reporter asked,
"Aren't you ashamedCopy !req
209. to visit a king,
wearing so little?"Copy !req
210. Gandhi said, "No..."Copy !req
211. "The king will be wearing
enough for both of us."Copy !req
212. One difference between
the Mahatma and myself.Copy !req
213. I warn you, there are others.Copy !req
214. You may browbeat me
into using the
breath spirometer.Copy !req
215. You may mother me
about wound care.Copy !req
216. You may dole out
the Vicodin like
my AA sponsor.Copy !req
217. You may even entertain me
with nutrition lectures.Copy !req
218. You need to eat.
You may not...Copy !req
219. may not offer fashion advice.Copy !req
220. Shall I come with you?Copy !req
221. You shall not.Copy !req
222. Then I'll time you.Copy !req
223. Splendid.Copy !req
224. Set your watch.Copy !req
225. You've been doing ten minutes.
Try for 12.Copy !req
226. Two more minutes
on my own?Copy !req
227. I'll give it my all.Copy !req
228. ( over TV ):
two peacekeepers remain
listed in critical condition.Copy !req
229. Need something?
I was just...Copy !req
230. looking for the breakdown
on the markup.Copy !req
231. Uh-huh.
You're getting
pretty good on those.Copy !req
232. Thanks.
Is that a new cast?Copy !req
233. Two weeks ago.Copy !req
234. Those are nice flowers.Copy !req
235. But, come on—
"I'm not going anywhere"?Copy !req
236. From a photojournalist?Copy !req
237. You read my card?Copy !req
238. I'm keeping an eye
on Blarney Boy.Copy !req
239. The flowers
aren't from Colin.Copy !req
240. And why are you reading my card
on my flowers on my desk?Copy !req
241. I thought they were for me?Copy !req
242. Got a minute?
Sure.Copy !req
243. Okay, you have seen
the Vice President's scheduleCopy !req
244. for the last
four months, right?Copy !req
245. It hasn't somehow
eluded you thatCopy !req
246. he's top-heavy on toasts
at the AMA,Copy !req
247. keynotes to the American
Association of Trial Lawyers,Copy !req
248. potlucks with the Juvenile
Diabetes FoundationCopy !req
249. and picnics with
the National Alliance
for Mental Illness?Copy !req
250. No, I know.
So you don't need meCopy !req
251. articulating my subtext.
I should've called.Copy !req
252. Damn straight
you should've called me.
The Vice President's beenCopy !req
253. positioning himself
on patients' rights.Copy !req
254. He's been up to his elbows
and rolling in it.Copy !req
255. By Iowa, he's gonna smell
like patients' rights.Copy !req
256. Unless it suddenly
evaporates.Copy !req
257. It's not going to.
The Senate passed
a bill last week.Copy !req
258. Now the House has
a bipartisan effort—Copy !req
259. graced by Matthew Santos.Copy !req
260. And all that elicits
from the White HouseCopy !req
261. is a bland we-agree-
to-disagree statement.Copy !req
262. I thought
this was Toby.Copy !req
263. I expect this from Toby.Copy !req
264. I draw comfort
in the predictabilityCopy !req
265. of it coming from Toby.Copy !req
266. It was me. I can toughen it up.Copy !req
267. But the Vice President
doesn't have to worry.Copy !req
268. Strickman's bill
has no support.
Strickman's no fool.Copy !req
269. The Republicans might try
to run with it.Copy !req
270. I spoke to Santos.Copy !req
271. He's gonna keep it
on a low flame.Copy !req
272. Patients' rights will
be alive and kickingCopy !req
273. as a campaign issue
for the Vice President.Copy !req
274. I promise.Copy !req
275. Yes, Madam Prime Minister,Copy !req
276. it is a tragic loss.Copy !req
277. But I wouldn't
call it a harbinger.Copy !req
278. Our troops responded swiftly
to correct the vulnerability.Copy !req
279. I'm not taking my cues
from your cable broadcasts.Copy !req
280. That's a relief.Copy !req
281. But I am concerned about
deploying more peacekeepersCopy !req
282. without a secured base.Copy !req
283. And I am, too.Copy !req
284. We have installed
more anti-RPGs,Copy !req
285. and we're enlarging
the control area.Copy !req
286. But I can assure youCopy !req
287. our confidence in the mission
has not altered.Copy !req
288. You still expect
full deployment by...?Copy !req
289. March. General Danzig at UCOMM
will confirm the timetableCopy !req
290. and security measures
with General Whitehead.Copy !req
291. I see no problem on our end.Copy !req
292. That's good news.Copy !req
293. My best to Reggie.Copy !req
294. And mine to Abigail.Copy !req
295. Thank you.Copy !req
296. That was brisk.Copy !req
297. Which is good.Copy !req
298. When she mulls, it's trouble.Copy !req
299. Have we contacted
the soldier's family yet?Copy !req
300. It's still just
the father, sir.Copy !req
301. I'll get him
for you now.Copy !req
302. Thank you.Copy !req
303. The Palestinian AuthorityCopy !req
304. uncovered a stockpile
of explosives today.Copy !req
305. Apparently,
the good news is...Copy !req
306. That they actually
told us about it?Copy !req
307. One day at a time.Copy !req
308. That's how we're going
to make this work.Copy !req
309. What else?Copy !req
310. You think this is a resultCopy !req
311. of the hasty way this operation
was pulled together?Copy !req
312. Absolutely. 2,000 troops,
to be precise,Copy !req
313. are being deployed
to the Middle East...Copy !req
314. I hate these calls.Copy !req
315. And we can only guess this is
the first wave. Am I correct?Copy !req
316. You want me to...?Copy !req
317. You don't work here anymore.Copy !req
318. Hello, Mr. Godfrey?Copy !req
319. I'm calling
from the White House.Copy !req
320. I'm sorry to bother your family
at this difficult time,Copy !req
321. but I have President Bartlet
calling for you.Copy !req
322. May I put him on?Copy !req
323. No, you may not.
I have no interest...Copy !req
324. I under... Sir, I... I'm sorry.Copy !req
325. Yes, sir,
I unders...Copy !req
326. Of course. It's your...Copy !req
327. I will.Copy !req
328. And, if you'd like,
I can arrange for you...Copy !req
329. Is he on?Copy !req
330. Not exactly.Copy !req
331. Either I'm getting used
to these meetingsCopy !req
332. or that wasn't all bad news.Copy !req
333. 36 hours, and no
secondary attacks
on our peacekeepers.Copy !req
334. Did a chaplain contact
Lieutenant Godfrey's
father yet?Copy !req
335. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
336. The chaplain joined
the Casualty Assistance OfficerCopy !req
337. at the family home
last night.Copy !req
338. Of course, the father
still may speak out.Copy !req
339. That's his prerogative.Copy !req
340. I have a questionCopy !req
341. about your troop
depletion estimate—Copy !req
342. or rather lack
of estimate.Copy !req
343. "Force Depletion."Copy !req
344. We call it
"Force Depletion."Copy !req
345. But I am correct this
is the DOD estimateCopy !req
346. of how many troops we may expect
to lose in the mission?Copy !req
347. Oh, we don't break
it out that way.Copy !req
348. Is that why "Force Depletion
Estimate" is left blank here?Copy !req
349. No, ma'am. Leo liked
us to leave our
number unpublishedCopy !req
350. until he got
the NSA estimate.Copy !req
351. That way, the two
projections were
decided independently.Copy !req
352. But you would share
your estimate with Leo?Copy !req
353. When he asked.Copy !req
354. I'm asking.Copy !req
355. How much of "our force" may
be "depleted" in JTF Palestine?Copy !req
356. All due respect, that's
a complex question.Copy !req
357. Based on past
Israeli losses,Copy !req
358. previous
peacekeeping missions,Copy !req
359. we're currently
prepared to respondCopy !req
360. to one-quarter to one
percent depletion
over 12 months.Copy !req
361. That's 200 soldiers.Copy !req
362. This isn't a body count.
The one percentCopy !req
363. includes the entire
military force strength—Copy !req
364. munitions, structures,
aircraft...Copy !req
365. And troops?Copy !req
366. Oh, if you're going
to be concerned
about the Dover Test,Copy !req
367. it's too early
to worry about that.Copy !req
368. The Dover Test?Copy !req
369. Erosion
of public supportCopy !req
370. based on arrival
of coffinsCopy !req
371. at our air base
in Delaware.Copy !req
372. I wanted to understand
your projections.Copy !req
373. The Dover Test
wasn't my concern.Copy !req
374. But would you
excuse me, Commander?Copy !req
375. Margaret, has the press briefing
started yet?Copy !req
376. No. The Pentagon has not
released the soldier's name.Copy !req
377. That's all the information
I have.Copy !req
378. So you can't
comment on whetherCopy !req
379. there's a problem
identifying the remains?Copy !req
380. I can't. Chris?
Good toss.Copy !req
381. Sorry to harp on this,Copy !req
382. but there are only about a
thousand troops in the region...Copy !req
383. Peacekeepers. 1,100.Copy !req
384. So it's hard to believeCopy !req
385. the Pentagon can't
identify the casualty.Copy !req
386. Why I'm not commenting.Copy !req
387. That's Mr. Sligh's speculation.Copy !req
388. Get a comment from his network.Copy !req
389. Now, hold on, Toby.Copy !req
390. I get to defend myself.Copy !req
391. No, you don't.Copy !req
392. The reason why
I'm forced to speculateCopy !req
393. is that I'm getting
no information.Copy !req
394. Was Toby was briefed
on Dover policy?Copy !req
395. He said he
didn't need to be.Copy !req
396. The Pentagon is the right place
to go for that information.Copy !req
397. There's no
stalling hereCopy !req
398. in order to delay putting
a face on this loss?Copy !req
399. Absolutely not. Brad?
Quick follow-up.Copy !req
400. Move on.Copy !req
401. I have to move on.Copy !req
402. Just to confirm.Copy !req
403. If President Bartlet
is not tryingCopy !req
404. to pull the curtain over
the cost of his peace plan,Copy !req
405. why are the press
being kept awayCopy !req
406. from this slain
soldier's homecomingCopy !req
407. at Dover
Air Base tomorrow?Copy !req
408. The Dover mortuary
has restricted press coverageCopy !req
409. for the last 13 years.Copy !req
410. The DOD suspended accessCopy !req
411. during the previous
administration.Copy !req
412. Which this administration
has regularly ignored.Copy !req
413. We've had access.
Why the sudden clampdown?Copy !req
414. It's not sudden.Copy !req
415. We issued a directive
six months ago,Copy !req
416. not that any of you
bothered to readCopy !req
417. No, no, no, no, no.
Your 11:00 is here.Copy !req
418. Six months ago,
the decision was madeCopy !req
419. to deny press access to Dover?
Yes.Copy !req
420. What was the rationale
for the change?Copy !req
421. A request came from the PentagonCopy !req
422. based on concerns
of family members.Copy !req
423. Historically, these events
were not public.Copy !req
424. Th-Th-They had evolved
into media eventsCopy !req
425. that competed
with official memorial services.Copy !req
426. But why wasn't the policy change
announced publicly?Copy !req
427. Toby...
It wasn't a change.Copy !req
428. It was adhering to a policy
already in place.Copy !req
429. But the administration
altered its stance.Copy !req
430. Was an announcement
even discussed?Copy !req
431. Of course.
You were in the room?Copy !req
432. I was in the room.Copy !req
433. And no one argued that,
by burying thisCopy !req
434. in a directive,
it would look likeCopy !req
435. you had something to hide?
Nothing was buried.Copy !req
436. Some people argued
to announce a change.Copy !req
437. That would be me.
Because it was seen
as controversial?Copy !req
438. Wrap it up. Adios.Copy !req
439. Look, the Dover closing
was, uh... wasn't taken lightly.Copy !req
440. I weighed in.
Others weighed in.Copy !req
441. Ultimately, it was
the way we decided to go.Copy !req
442. So you believe the
press should haveCopy !req
443. continued access
to the air base?Copy !req
444. I appreciate the Pentagon's need
for a precedent.Copy !req
445. Why? Why worry
about precedentCopy !req
446. unless you expect
a growing body count?Copy !req
447. Shut it down.
Yeah.Copy !req
448. Is that what's expected?Copy !req
449. More coffins?Copy !req
450. The number of coffins isn't...Copy !req
451. Each life matters.Copy !req
452. Whether it's one or a hundred,
access should be consistent.Copy !req
453. A hundred? Do you expect there
to be a hundred bodies?Copy !req
454. You want him
in your office?Copy !req
455. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
456. Stop.Copy !req
457. I... I am not.Copy !req
458. Because you're pressuring me.Copy !req
459. I have work to do.Copy !req
460. No. I...Copy !req
461. I said I would sleep on it.Copy !req
462. But I did, and...Copy !req
463. It's just not how I do things.
It's not...Copy !req
464. No means no.
Leave her alone.Copy !req
465. Who is this jerk?Copy !req
466. Some slacker from
physical therapy?Copy !req
467. I'll kick his ass.Copy !req
468. You could thank me
for my chivalry.Copy !req
469. Toby...Copy !req
470. how's that search for
a Press Secretary coming?Copy !req
471. I got rattled.
Said more than I meant.Copy !req
472. We were bothCopy !req
473. in that room
six months ago.Copy !req
474. You didn't like the
idea of closing DoverCopy !req
475. and, today, you
couldn't resistCopy !req
476. voicing your
personal opinion...Copy !req
477. Exactly
what I predicted.Copy !req
478. The Pentagon
gets what it wants,Copy !req
479. we look like
we're hiding casualties.Copy !req
480. I don't care about your
insights or predictions,Copy !req
481. brilliant as they may be.Copy !req
482. The decision was wrong.Copy !req
483. We settled on a message.Copy !req
484. I buried my own opinions
out there every day.Copy !req
485. Why were you doing back there?Copy !req
486. Don't you have a White House
to run?Copy !req
487. The briefing room
is not your bully pulpit.Copy !req
488. I got rattled.Copy !req
489. Yeah,
you got rattled,Copy !req
490. and your ambivalence
toward policy came out.Copy !req
491. You had ambivalence toward
the peace plan. Is that...?Copy !req
492. Are you questioning my loyalty?Copy !req
493. I'm questioning
your self-control!Copy !req
494. If you can't stick
to our message—Copy !req
495. I don't care
if that podium stands empty—Copy !req
496. I don't want you
out there again!Copy !req
497. Ooh!Copy !req
498. It is close to C.J.Copy !req
499. The President
won't like it.Copy !req
500. On the other hand,
he won't know.Copy !req
501. It is a storage area.Copy !req
502. That might be
an exaggeration.Copy !req
503. We can't do better?Copy !req
504. Yeah. It's a no.Copy !req
505. Two more DemocratsCopy !req
506. have jumped on Strickman's bill.Copy !req
507. So, at a rate
of two a week,Copy !req
508. they'll have
enough votes
to pass the thingCopy !req
509. midway through President
Russell's first term.Copy !req
510. It's Horwitz and Chambers
who came on.Copy !req
511. Chambers is
a pain in the ass.Copy !req
512. Yeah. I called him
and told him that.Copy !req
513. He said he was lobbied hard
by your man.Copy !req
514. Santos is out
whipping votes.Copy !req
515. Chambers thinks Santos
is all about the meteoric rise;Copy !req
516. centerfold in Roll Call.Copy !req
517. Chambers has
one foot out the door.Copy !req
518. He's whipping votes?Copy !req
519. Oh, and I misspoke before.Copy !req
520. It's not Strickman's bill
anymore.Copy !req
521. It's the Strickman-SantosCopy !req
522. Patients' Rights Bill.Copy !req
523. Donna! Get Congressman Santos
on the phone!Copy !req
524. No.Copy !req
525. Tell him
I'm on my way.Copy !req
526. I'll set him straight.Copy !req
527. I'll back you up.Copy !req
528. Good evening.Copy !req
529. Leo?Copy !req
530. Otis. Haven't
seen you lately.Copy !req
531. I thought maybe
you upgraded to the Ritz.Copy !req
532. These days
it's mostly the Oriental.Copy !req
533. That's right.
Bangkok.Copy !req
534. I knew you wouldn't
stay retired.Copy !req
535. Sorry to hear about...Copy !req
536. Well, you...
you look great.Copy !req
537. I never figured you
for sainthood,Copy !req
538. but Deputy Director
of the WTO?Copy !req
539. Keep it down.
We'll have protesters.Copy !req
540. My son was mortifiedCopy !req
541. by my career at CultiCo.
I remember.Copy !req
542. Now my grandson hasCopy !req
543. this WTO connection
to live down.Copy !req
544. Thankless.Copy !req
545. Oh, God. Did you
hear from Phil?Copy !req
546. He starting in again?Copy !req
547. It's what I'd doCopy !req
548. if I were still CEO.Copy !req
549. If you don't go back
to the White House,Copy !req
550. CultiCo would love to
put you on their board.Copy !req
551. Yeah, yeah.Copy !req
552. There's a lot of great
things happening
in germplasm.Copy !req
553. It's not just
petrochemicals anymore.Copy !req
554. And the pressure's
not so...Copy !req
555. Oh, not to interrupt.Copy !req
556. I got worried.Copy !req
557. Congressman Santos'
office.Copy !req
558. Want to see if they
have any magazines?Copy !req
559. You don't have to wait.Copy !req
560. I'm fine.Copy !req
561. I'm really sorry, Mr. Lyman.Copy !req
562. Does he know
we're still waiting?Copy !req
563. He'll call in
as soon as he's free.Copy !req
564. Is he in the building?Copy !req
565. He's tied up.Copy !req
566. Excuse me.Copy !req
567. Congressman Santos'
office.Copy !req
568. Mr. Vacarro.Copy !req
569. I'm glad they found you.Copy !req
570. Let me see if I can get him.Copy !req
571. Is he putting
that through?Copy !req
572. Huh?Copy !req
573. Is that call
going through?Copy !req
574. I'd say yes.Copy !req
575. Doesn't a Vacarro
run Metson Health?Copy !req
576. The same Metson Health that's
looking for a new chairman?Copy !req
577. What do you
want to betCopy !req
578. our guy's up in Strickman's
conference room right now,Copy !req
579. feathering his own nest?Copy !req
580. One way to find out.Copy !req
581. Congressman?Copy !req
582. I'm sorry.
I couldn't break free.Copy !req
583. This is Will Bailey, from
the Vice President's office.Copy !req
584. This isn't a good
time right now, Josh.Copy !req
585. I'm going to
call you tomorrow.Copy !req
586. Hey, Congressman, hold up.Copy !req
587. What's going on?Copy !req
588. I'm, uh, busy right now.Copy !req
589. Whipping votes
for a billCopy !req
590. your leadership
doesn't support?Copy !req
591. This isn't what
we talked about.Copy !req
592. But it's what I do.Copy !req
593. What? Sell out
your president?Copy !req
594. Look who you're with.Copy !req
595. Come on, this
isn't about the
President's agenda.Copy !req
596. The President
doesn't wantCopy !req
597. a regulatory bill
with no regulations.Copy !req
598. If patients can't
sue their insurersCopy !req
599. even when there's
outright negligence...Copy !req
600. A million-five cap
is a foot in the door...Copy !req
601. A million-five cap
isn't a pinkie in the dam.Copy !req
602. Have you seen
the costs for
catastrophic illness?Copy !req
603. Metson Health could
probably give you
a peek into that.Copy !req
604. You need to slow down.Copy !req
605. Yeah, he slows down
long enough,Copy !req
606. you're going to ram
this sucker through.Copy !req
607. It's not this bill
you don't want.Copy !req
608. It's any bill.
You'd letCopy !req
609. sick Americans suffer
to help elect
your candidate..Copy !req
610. This from the guy who's
bailing on his constituents.Copy !req
611. Some of us are in this
for the long haul.Copy !req
612. We're going to keep governing
around here after you're gone.Copy !req
613. Gentlemen,
this is governing.Copy !req
614. This is getting
your resume to
the top of pile.Copy !req
615. Making pals in
the private sector.Copy !req
616. What the hell do you think
I'm doing here?Copy !req
617. I think you'd settle for less
on this billCopy !req
618. to set up your next career move.Copy !req
619. Settle for less.Copy !req
620. This is from the guysCopy !req
621. that are running
Bob Russell for President?Copy !req
622. I'm sorry, gentlemen.Copy !req
623. You make quite a tag team.Copy !req
624. But if you're
on a deadline...Copy !req
625. Fair enough.Copy !req
626. I won't... I won't
make a decisionCopy !req
627. without giving
you that chance.Copy !req
628. You, too.Copy !req
629. I thought you had
to leave early.Copy !req
630. Don't you have
a thing tonight?Copy !req
631. A wedding.Copy !req
632. When my family asks
why I missed the puja,Copy !req
633. I'll say, I'm sorry,
I couldn't leave;Copy !req
634. my patient refused to eat.Copy !req
635. I'll eat it later.Copy !req
636. You're taking a job?Copy !req
637. Not without consulting you.Copy !req
638. It's not wise.Copy !req
639. I know you'd like to keep me
under your thumb forever.Copy !req
640. Yes, my dream is to stay here,
watching you starve to death.Copy !req
641. I have no appetite
because I don't do anything.Copy !req
642. Maybe if I agree to part-time...Copy !req
643. You don't want me
to go back to work at all?Copy !req
644. Ten breaths every hour.Copy !req
645. This one if you can't sleep.Copy !req
646. Are you from Haryana?Copy !req
647. I don't have to be.Copy !req
648. It's in my country.Copy !req
649. A lot of folks...
died there in '86.Copy !req
650. CultiCo is a different
company now.Copy !req
651. It has a different name.Copy !req
652. And different
people in charge.Copy !req
653. People who helped
clean up what happened.Copy !req
654. I'm late. I'll call you
to check in.Copy !req
655. Hutchinson said no
to a Sunday spot?Copy !req
656. We said no
to HutchinsonCopy !req
657. 'cause he won't
let me prep him.Copy !req
658. You go, girl.Copy !req
659. Do people still say that?Copy !req
660. Not really.Copy !req
661. But the line-up
I like bestCopy !req
662. for Sunday morning
is, I give them you.Copy !req
663. New Chief of Staff.Copy !req
664. Most powerful woman in D.C.Copy !req
665. That'd get 'em off
the woes of Gaza.Copy !req
666. I'll think about it.
What else?Copy !req
667. Pentagon finally released
Lieutenant Godfrey's name,Copy !req
668. the dead peacekeepers.Copy !req
669. Which brings me
to the last thingCopy !req
670. I need to bug
you about.Copy !req
671. The lieutenant's dad lives
here in the District.Copy !req
672. To get out in
front of this,Copy !req
673. we thought the President might
want to attend the funeral.Copy !req
674. Show of respect.
Commander-in-Chief
handing over the flag...Copy !req
675. This memorial service
is a private event.Copy !req
676. But when those reporters
find out where he's from...Copy !req
677. The father is not a fan.Copy !req
678. The President has a 90%
approval in the District.Copy !req
679. Well, Godfrey Senior's
squarely in the minority,Copy !req
680. and it's not necessarily
a silent one.Copy !req
681. Looks like he may issue
a statement later today.Copy !req
682. When were you going
to loop us in on that?Copy !req
683. I just did. Easier
to say no commentCopy !req
684. when you have no comment.Copy !req
685. That used to piss you off.Copy !req
686. And now it's pissing you off.Copy !req
687. Anything else?Copy !req
688. We need a stronger responseCopy !req
689. on the Patients Bill.
Tell her...Copy !req
690. To juice it up.Copy !req
691. High octane.Copy !req
692. I thought we wanted a
Patients' Bill of Rights.Copy !req
693. Not this demon seed.Copy !req
694. The Republicans won't budge
on the liability cap.Copy !req
695. Patients won't even be ableCopy !req
696. to recoup their
out-of-pocket expenses.Copy !req
697. Some rights.Copy !req
698. So when Will said
Santos picked upCopy !req
699. eight more votes
from our side...Copy !req
700. And a stampede of Republicans.Copy !req
701. It's bad news. You want to
distance the White House.Copy !req
702. I want the White House
in a different galaxy.Copy !req
703. Excuse me;
Annabeth wonderedCopy !req
704. if she could get
a minute later.Copy !req
705. Donna's got something
for her now.Copy !req
706. It's Donna
she needs.Copy !req
707. About the Dateline interview.Copy !req
708. When am I doing Dateline?Copy !req
709. Never.Copy !req
710. I mean, I said no
on your behalf.Copy !req
711. I'll follow up.Copy !req
712. Well, I would characterize
the Congressional supportCopy !req
713. as hesitant, at best.Copy !req
714. When we voted to approve
Peacekeepers in the Middle East,Copy !req
715. we were led to believe
that the PresidentCopy !req
716. had a viable strategy in place.Copy !req
717. First and foremost, to secureCopy !req
718. the safety of our American
troops on foreign terrain.Copy !req
719. I would characterize
the Congressional supportCopy !req
720. as hesitant, at best.Copy !req
721. When we voted to approve
Peacekeepers in the Middle East,Copy !req
722. we were led to believe
that the PresidentCopy !req
723. had a viable strategy in place.Copy !req
724. First and foremost, to secureCopy !req
725. the safety of our American
troops on foreign terrain.Copy !req
726. Now less than 15 days
into the mission,Copy !req
727. the President's promises
have been broken.Copy !req
728. We've lost one life,
so I am asking the questionCopy !req
729. every American is asking:Copy !req
730. Are there more to come?Copy !req
731. What are you doing here?Copy !req
732. I brought you food.Copy !req
733. You're a broken record.Copy !req
734. Be very quiet, huh?Copy !req
735. Mr. McGarry
needs his rest.Copy !req
736. This your little one?Copy !req
737. This is Malti.Copy !req
738. Say hello.Copy !req
739. Hi.
( giggling )Copy !req
740. Hello.Copy !req
741. A nice wedding?Copy !req
742. Very nice.Copy !req
743. You took your pill?Copy !req
744. Mm.Copy !req
745. Mmm...Copy !req
746. That smells good.Copy !req
747. Nan.Copy !req
748. Still warm.Copy !req
749. Try it.Copy !req
750. Yeah, but do you
even stop to thinkCopy !req
751. that maybe we ought to stop
butting in other...Copy !req
752. I'm sorry. Am I
interrupting?
Not a bit.Copy !req
753. Thanks for stopping by.Copy !req
754. You heard
from Dateline?
(turns off TV )Copy !req
755. I already told them no,
and three others.Copy !req
756. That'll make them
chase you harder.Copy !req
757. Now I've got CAA calling.Copy !req
758. What's the CIA want?Copy !req
759. No, CAA. Talent agency.Copy !req
760. They think you need
representation.Copy !req
761. Is this about
the CBS thing?
Yeah.Copy !req
762. I didn't even want to do an
interview. Now I'm a movie?Copy !req
763. MOW.Copy !req
764. Is that different?Copy !req
765. More likely to get made.Copy !req
766. It's all ridiculous.Copy !req
767. Why?Copy !req
768. Girl-next-door travels
to a war-torn spot;Copy !req
769. survives a terrorist act
to bring a message of peaceCopy !req
770. back to her President—
it's heroic.Copy !req
771. Could it be good for us—
for the Peace Plan?Copy !req
772. Maybe. But since you get
paid for the rights,Copy !req
773. you couldn't keep working here.Copy !req
774. Well, then forget it.Copy !req
775. Paid how much?Copy !req
776. We are getting
a lot of bad press.Copy !req
777. Maybe I should at least
do a news interview.Copy !req
778. No pressure,Copy !req
779. but my gut is you'd pop.Copy !req
780. Or you can talk to Toby.Copy !req
781. Or C.J. She'd know best.Copy !req
782. The thing is...Copy !req
783. I wasn't heroic.Copy !req
784. I was in the wrong place
at the wrong time.Copy !req
785. I couldn't...Copy !req
786. With the soldier
who was just killed,Copy !req
787. and the ones
that were wounded—Copy !req
788. those guys chose that.Copy !req
789. They volunteered for a jobCopy !req
790. they knew would put
them in harm's way.Copy !req
791. That's heroic.Copy !req
792. Talk to Will?Copy !req
793. Just now.Copy !req
794. Is he thinking
pills or razor?Copy !req
795. No, he's got a
ledge in his office,Copy !req
796. but it's only on
the second floor.Copy !req
797. You're gloating.Copy !req
798. Over a certain colleague's
misfortune, yeah,Copy !req
799. and not ashamed of what it
says about me as a person.Copy !req
800. And the President's
about to be facedCopy !req
801. with a crummy excuse
for legislation.Copy !req
802. Good title, though:
A Patients' Bill of Rights.Copy !req
803. Hard not to love that.Copy !req
804. Maybe it'll fix in Conference,Copy !req
805. or we proclaim it
National Veto Month.Copy !req
806. The President's not
going to veto this.Copy !req
807. He's not going to sign it.Copy !req
808. It's grand theft governance—Copy !req
809. they stole the issue
and stripped it for parts.Copy !req
810. Have you read the bill?Copy !req
811. Yeah, I read it.Copy !req
812. Lately? The
Strickman-SantosCopy !req
813. Bill the House just passed?Copy !req
814. Why?Copy !req
815. Read the bill.Copy !req
816. Hey, I was afraid
I missed you.Copy !req
817. Almost a clean getaway.Copy !req
818. This won't
take long.Copy !req
819. I had an idea.
Yeah?Copy !req
820. It's good for the President.Copy !req
821. It'll turn the tide
on a tough news cycleCopy !req
822. and give us a fresh start.Copy !req
823. There's a catch?Copy !req
824. We have to sell it to C.J.Copy !req
825. And you think I'm
the guy for that?Copy !req
826. You know her best.Copy !req
827. What's the pitch?Copy !req
828. Millet?Copy !req
829. That's the secret.Copy !req
830. A special seed that
gives a certain oil.Copy !req
831. Only grown in one small
area of the Punjab.Copy !req
832. You found your appetite.Copy !req
833. They ought to market this.Copy !req
834. It has no shelf life.Copy !req
835. My aunt had to smuggle it
on the plane.Copy !req
836. So, basically, I have
to move to the Punjab.Copy !req
837. Even there, it can't
compete now.Copy !req
838. Most farmers grow GMO corn.Copy !req
839. And make better money doing it.Copy !req
840. Yes, they never
had money before.Copy !req
841. Or debt.Copy !req
842. My uncle had to sell his landCopy !req
843. to pay off seed
he can't replant,Copy !req
844. engineered for chemicals
he cannot afford.Copy !req
845. No one's forced
to use biotech;
they want it.Copy !req
846. These advances
will feed the world.Copy !req
847. People starve because
they are kept poor.Copy !req
848. So, now CultiCo's responsible
for Third World corruption?Copy !req
849. I didn't say CultiCo.Copy !req
850. Open markets
redistribute wealth.Copy !req
851. You're right.Copy !req
852. Sure.Copy !req
853. there are blind spots
in the corporate view.Copy !req
854. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
855. That's why I left
the first time.Copy !req
856. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
857. Enough money...Copy !req
858. profits...Copy !req
859. These guys...Copy !req
860. never say "enough."Copy !req
861. Not made that way.Copy !req
862. So they replace
small farmersCopy !req
863. growing many seeds
with monoculture.Copy !req
864. We all lose the means
to feed ourselves.Copy !req
865. What?Copy !req
866. You found your appetite.Copy !req
867. Hope you're about
to reassure meCopy !req
868. the President
won't sign this.Copy !req
869. Santos got the cap raised.Copy !req
870. From laughable
to slap on the wrist.Copy !req
871. $5 million's not nuthin'.Copy !req
872. Gee, you think the Vice
President pushing the issueCopy !req
873. did anything to scare the
Republicans up to that figure?Copy !req
874. Absolutely. Still,
the Bill's impressive.Copy !req
875. If that's what
impresses you.Copy !req
876. Some would be impressed
with the $20 millionCopy !req
877. Russell's raised so far
for his war chest.Copy !req
878. It would impress some folks
that their Vice PresidentCopy !req
879. got endorsements from Lasko
and Carpenter last week.Copy !req
880. Yeah, I meant to...
If you guys—
and I'm not talkingCopy !req
881. about President Bartlet;
we have his respect—Copy !req
882. but the rest of you
are so busy making funCopy !req
883. and throwing up roadblocks,
you haven't noticedCopy !req
884. it's three months till
the Iowa Caucuses and nobody—Copy !req
885. don't say Baker—
nobody who'sCopy !req
886. actually declared— is polling
within ten points of my guy.Copy !req
887. I have noticed.Copy !req
888. And could you sound
more miserable?Copy !req
889. Forget Patients' Rights.Copy !req
890. With or without it,
Russell is on his wayCopy !req
891. to being the nominee, and God
willing, our next President.Copy !req
892. So get on board
or get out of my way.Copy !req
893. You see the Times?
Yeah.Copy !req
894. We're hiding the price
of peace in the Times now."Copy !req
895. Yeah. You have a sec?Copy !req
896. I want to run something by you.Copy !req
897. C.J. won't like it.
C.J. won't see it.Copy !req
898. That's not
the only...
When C.J. needs
something,Copy !req
899. I'll go to her office.Copy !req
900. All right? Hey, you guys.Copy !req
901. Hey, Charlie.Copy !req
902. There isn't
even a desk.Copy !req
903. Rumor is, one's
buried under here.Copy !req
904. What is all that?
My fellow DeputyCopy !req
905. Special Assistants tell meCopy !req
906. these are back-burner
commission reportsCopy !req
907. and policy initiatives
no one's gotten around to yet.Copy !req
908. I'm hoping most
of it's recycle.Copy !req
909. Gotten an assignment
yet, Charlie?Copy !req
910. Pile on.
Well, maybeCopy !req
911. for the time being.Copy !req
912. Call when you need me.Copy !req
913. Mr. McGarry?Copy !req
914. Did you fall in?Copy !req
915. Going through
my trash now?Copy !req
916. Nice sweater.Copy !req
917. Cashmere?Copy !req
918. You coming along or what?Copy !req
919. We hand-pick the pool,
choose their camera positions.Copy !req
920. Could be good for everyone.Copy !req
921. It's worth taking it
to him.Copy !req
922. How long would Advance need
in terms of logistics?Copy !req
923. Advance already spoke
to Walter Reed.Copy !req
924. The five wounded soldiers
arrived yesterdayCopy !req
925. and are all medically stable.Copy !req
926. Are you worried it'll lookCopy !req
927. like a photo op,
too eager to show he cares?Copy !req
928. He does care, but yeah,
we'd be vulnerable to that.Copy !req
929. But after all the focus
on casualties,Copy !req
930. here are the survivors,Copy !req
931. with their
Commander-in-Chief.Copy !req
932. It's not a bad way
for the PresidentCopy !req
933. to reiterate his budget
increase for Veterans Affairs.Copy !req
934. We don't want
to appear to exploit,Copy !req
935. or worse, actually
exploit anyone.Copy !req
936. I think we can trust this
President to be authentic.Copy !req
937. Advance cleared itCopy !req
938. with the wounded soldiers.Copy !req
939. They're all okay with it.Copy !req
940. I'll recommend it
to the PresidentCopy !req
941. with one small adjustment.Copy !req
942. I haven't decidedCopy !req
943. not to work.Copy !req
944. I'm just not rushing
into something new.Copy !req
945. Ah.Copy !req
946. I'm going to give
myself some time.Copy !req
947. What's for dinner?Copy !req
948. Hungry?
Yeah.Copy !req
949. We're going
to have to startCopy !req
950. watching your
cholesterol.Copy !req
951. Okay, okay.Copy !req
952. The body is predictable.Copy !req
953. One month after a bypass,
the appetite returns.Copy !req
954. Soon your sleep
will grow less disturbed,Copy !req
955. and your heart
will quiet down.Copy !req
956. My heart?Copy !req
957. Haven't you
heard it beating?Copy !req
958. In surgery, they cut
the pericardial sac,Copy !req
959. which insulates the heart.Copy !req
960. Afterwards it seems to pound.Copy !req
961. They can't repair it?Copy !req
962. Heart's too swollen.Copy !req
963. You have to wait
until it settles down...Copy !req
964. scars over on its own.Copy !req
965. I might miss the sound.Copy !req
966. I've gotten used to it.Copy !req
967. Part of healing.Copy !req
968. Going on.Copy !req
969. Congressman, I believe
I owe you an apology.Copy !req
970. You want a beer?Copy !req
971. Sure.Copy !req
972. So either you got
the cap to moveCopy !req
973. by promising
you'd deliver Chambers,Copy !req
974. or you got Chambers on board by
promising movement on the cap,Copy !req
975. or some of both.Copy !req
976. Glass or you all
right with a bottle?Copy !req
977. Bottle's fine.Copy !req
978. Once the momentum got going,Copy !req
979. you called a couple
of the friendlier HMOsCopy !req
980. to let them know, for their
own good, that a $5 million capCopy !req
981. was still a cap, and
they sure didn't wantCopy !req
982. this thing passing
with the sky the limit.Copy !req
983. But what I'd like
to know is ifCopy !req
984. you let your own bill
self-destructCopy !req
985. and joined with Strickman,
knowing there wasCopy !req
986. an opening if you
let them take the lead,Copy !req
987. or if it just
started tippingCopy !req
988. that way and
you went with it.Copy !req
989. It didn't hurt
the other day in the hallCopy !req
990. when you demonstrated
my independence.Copy !req
991. I'm always happy
to do my part.Copy !req
992. The Vice PresidentCopy !req
993. softening up
the battlefieldCopy !req
994. didn't hurt.Copy !req
995. Nothing motivates Republicans
more than a chanceCopy !req
996. to hijack one of our issues.Copy !req
997. So, House Bill,
Senate Bill,Copy !req
998. not very far apart.Copy !req
999. Recess next week,
here you are drinking a beer?Copy !req
1000. Don't tell me you're
already out of conference.Copy !req
1001. Something will be comingCopy !req
1002. the President's way
first thing tomorrow.Copy !req
1003. You're too good at this.Copy !req
1004. You can't just walk away.Copy !req
1005. Watch me.Copy !req
1006. I'm glad we're doing this.Copy !req
1007. Me, too.Copy !req
1008. She took your suggestion.Copy !req
1009. Except for the press part.Copy !req
1010. Well, they're in
the parking lot.Copy !req
1011. A photo op with no photos?Copy !req
1012. I'll see you inside.Copy !req
1013. No press allowed,
but we needCopy !req
1014. a Deputy Press
Secretary?Copy !req
1015. I wanted her here.Copy !req
1016. You knew cameras
didn't belong in this,Copy !req
1017. but you had her bring
it to me anyway.Copy !req
1018. You seemed to
want to weigh in.Copy !req
1019. Leo used to weigh in, Toby.Copy !req
1020. And when it bothered me,
I said so.Copy !req
1021. I'm not ignoring you.Copy !req
1022. It's my job now.Copy !req
1023. You can't do it if you
spend all your timeCopy !req
1024. guarding your old turf.Copy !req
1025. I'll check on that
for you, Private.Copy !req
1026. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
1027. The new ones are state
of the art, Doc told me.Copy !req
1028. That's what I hear.Copy !req
1029. They'll have me fitted,
up and walking in no time.Copy !req
1030. Yes, son, you know the Army.Copy !req
1031. They're not going to let you
lay around on their dime.Copy !req
1032. I want to go back, sir.Copy !req
1033. Well...Copy !req
1034. I'll put in a word
with the Joint Chiefs,Copy !req
1035. but at the moment,Copy !req
1036. your doctor is
your Commanding Officer, so...Copy !req
1037. make sure
you follow her orders, okay?Copy !req
1038. And this is Lieutenant Martinez,
Mr. President.Copy !req
1039. Lieutenant.Copy !req
1040. Did I say
your name right?Copy !req
1041. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
1042. But you don't have
to remember itCopy !req
1043. when you start talking
redeployment, sir.Copy !req
1044. Is there anything
I can do for you?Copy !req
1045. How about a prayer?Copy !req
1046. I needed some air.Copy !req
1047. It ain't no photo op.Copy !req
1048. You knew that.Copy !req
1049. Now Annabeth knows that, too.Copy !req
1050. You think I'm micro-managing.Copy !req
1051. Yes.Copy !req
1052. I don't want to let
the President down.Copy !req
1053. Me neither.Copy !req
1054. How old do you think
those guys are in there? 20, 22?Copy !req
1055. Tops.Copy !req
1056. We're not going to let
the President down.Copy !req