1 00:00:06,865 --> 00:00:08,324 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:08,492 --> 00:00:10,283 You're one vote down on foreign aid. 3 00:00:10,494 --> 00:00:13,579 Was it a bad idea to make the first bill a controversial one? 4 00:00:13,790 --> 00:00:17,325 The president doesn't believe that should be taken into consideration. 5 00:00:17,544 --> 00:00:20,545 You're the first lady. You need a chief of staff, a real one. 6 00:00:20,714 --> 00:00:23,918 If you want your agenda taken seriously, put a professional face on it. 7 00:00:24,135 --> 00:00:25,926 - You got a fax from Amy. - Read it. 8 00:00:26,095 --> 00:00:28,172 "First lady took your advice. She hired me." 9 00:00:28,348 --> 00:00:31,468 And we should cross borders to bring schools and teachers... 10 00:00:31,643 --> 00:00:34,680 ...to parts of the world forgotten by all but the warlords. 11 00:00:34,897 --> 00:00:37,186 We're gonna pass this Foreign Ops Bill. 12 00:00:45,075 --> 00:00:48,030 - Hello? - Mr. President, it's 6 a.m. 13 00:00:49,580 --> 00:00:51,205 Okay. 14 00:00:51,374 --> 00:00:53,082 I didn't ask for a 5? 15 00:00:53,251 --> 00:00:55,956 You did, sir, and the first lady changed it to 6. 16 00:00:56,130 --> 00:00:58,502 - She's allowed to do that? - Sir? 17 00:00:58,674 --> 00:01:00,584 It's okay, thanks. 18 00:01:02,345 --> 00:01:03,674 You're up? 19 00:01:03,847 --> 00:01:05,590 Yeah. What the hell's going on? 20 00:01:05,766 --> 00:01:08,174 I gave you an extra hour. I checked the scheduling. 21 00:01:08,352 --> 00:01:10,559 No reason why you couldn't sleep an extra hour. 22 00:01:10,730 --> 00:01:13,933 I know. When she called, I was gonna say,"Call back in an hour"... 23 00:01:14,108 --> 00:01:16,232 ...and go to sleep. I was gonna do it myself. 24 00:01:16,403 --> 00:01:19,440 - You had a little plan. - Yeah, now I missed the whole thing. 25 00:01:19,615 --> 00:01:21,442 I accidentally blew your plan. 26 00:01:21,617 --> 00:01:24,108 You had advisors on this and everything, didn't you? 27 00:01:24,287 --> 00:01:28,830 And you had memos from senior staff on Operation Human Snooze Button. 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,828 Operation Resting Eagle. 29 00:01:31,003 --> 00:01:33,079 Oh, no. 30 00:01:33,255 --> 00:01:35,165 Please tell me you didn't really name it. 31 00:01:35,341 --> 00:01:38,545 You know, I was having a little fun in my sleep. It's how I relax. 32 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:40,048 Wait. 33 00:01:40,222 --> 00:01:41,965 Let me put my glasses on. 34 00:01:42,140 --> 00:01:44,632 Something's turning me on about you, Abbey. 35 00:01:44,810 --> 00:01:46,803 Can't tell why. 36 00:01:46,979 --> 00:01:49,601 - My hair's wet. - Oh, yeah. 37 00:01:49,774 --> 00:01:51,233 I was working out. 38 00:01:52,277 --> 00:01:53,771 I got in late last night. 39 00:01:53,946 --> 00:01:56,069 I know. That's why I changed the call. 40 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,027 We didn't even leave Nashville until after 10. 41 00:01:59,202 --> 00:02:02,737 I ended up touring a weapons research facility in Oak Ridge. 42 00:02:02,914 --> 00:02:05,832 They've got one of the most powerful reactors in the world. 43 00:02:06,001 --> 00:02:07,709 They were able to show me... 44 00:02:07,878 --> 00:02:09,337 ...an insulin molecule... 45 00:02:09,505 --> 00:02:10,834 ...basically... 46 00:02:11,007 --> 00:02:12,881 ...scoop up two zinc ions. 47 00:02:13,051 --> 00:02:14,878 Before your very eyes. 48 00:02:15,053 --> 00:02:17,426 You're a scientist, and you're making fun of this? 49 00:02:17,598 --> 00:02:19,222 No. I'm making fun of you. 50 00:02:19,391 --> 00:02:22,097 Anyway, look, I'm trying to tell you something. 51 00:02:22,270 --> 00:02:24,642 - Good morning. - Good morning, ma'am. 52 00:02:29,987 --> 00:02:33,024 - That's okay. I'm gonna get that. - Thank you. 53 00:02:33,199 --> 00:02:35,275 Oh, would you like me to lay out the papers? 54 00:02:35,451 --> 00:02:38,785 - No, I'll get them, thanks. - Yes, sir. 55 00:02:38,955 --> 00:02:41,577 Lay out the papers, yes. And today... 56 00:02:41,750 --> 00:02:43,577 ...I'd like you to alphabetize them. 57 00:02:43,752 --> 00:02:45,745 He's just doing his job. 58 00:02:46,380 --> 00:02:48,872 Anyway, when we finally got back from Nashville... 59 00:02:49,050 --> 00:02:50,426 ...Leo was waiting. 60 00:02:50,594 --> 00:02:52,800 What's going on with Leo and Jordan these days? 61 00:02:52,971 --> 00:02:54,300 I don't know. 62 00:02:54,473 --> 00:02:58,139 But we'll be interested in that less right now than we are in other things. 63 00:02:58,311 --> 00:03:01,478 - What's the trouble, Sheriff Taylor? - Foreign Ops came out of markup. 64 00:03:01,648 --> 00:03:02,977 - How is it? - It's good. 65 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:04,561 They only cut two billion. 66 00:03:04,735 --> 00:03:08,069 They shifted half a billion from the sub-Saharan to Western Europe... 67 00:03:08,239 --> 00:03:10,232 ...because crippling hunger in Provence... 68 00:03:10,408 --> 00:03:14,655 ...gave the lactose intolerant a problem with... I don't know. I can live with that. 69 00:03:14,830 --> 00:03:17,866 - Good. - Clancy Bangert attached an amendment. 70 00:03:18,042 --> 00:03:21,458 - Stipulating what? - Stipulating that Foreign Ops dollars... 71 00:03:21,629 --> 00:03:24,547 ...wouldn't go to any overseas clinics that counsel abortion. 72 00:03:25,592 --> 00:03:27,501 - Is that out of the blue? - Yeah. 73 00:03:28,303 --> 00:03:30,877 - It is... Or it was... - This is the Senate. 74 00:03:31,056 --> 00:03:32,848 - They can do that. - I was just asking. 75 00:03:33,017 --> 00:03:36,552 - Does Bangert leave any indication...? - No, there's no indication. 76 00:03:36,730 --> 00:03:38,936 Bangert doesn't let me know what he's thinking. 77 00:03:39,107 --> 00:03:40,685 Hey, hey, I was just asking you. 78 00:03:40,859 --> 00:03:44,988 There's a handful and a half of cranky, conservative senators... 79 00:03:45,156 --> 00:03:48,323 ...who want this stuff and who are waiting to pounce. It happened. 80 00:03:48,493 --> 00:03:51,115 - Clancy wants to reinstate the gag rule. - Yeah. 81 00:03:52,581 --> 00:03:55,155 - Is the bill sunk? - I'm sorry? 82 00:03:55,334 --> 00:03:56,912 How many Democrats are defecting? 83 00:03:57,086 --> 00:03:59,494 - I don't know. - How many would defect if you asked? 84 00:03:59,673 --> 00:04:01,665 - I don't know. - You didn't make the calls? 85 00:04:01,842 --> 00:04:03,170 I'm not prepared to do that. 86 00:04:03,343 --> 00:04:07,176 What would happen if you said,"Send me this bill with the gag rule, I'll veto." 87 00:04:07,348 --> 00:04:09,175 - I don't know. - You talk to leadership? 88 00:04:09,350 --> 00:04:10,809 I'm not prepared to do that. 89 00:04:10,977 --> 00:04:14,228 It's not that money can't go to clinics that perform abortions. 90 00:04:14,398 --> 00:04:16,770 It can't go to clinics that talk about abortions. 91 00:04:16,942 --> 00:04:20,359 - I know what the gag rule is. - I wasn't reminding you what it was. 92 00:04:20,530 --> 00:04:24,908 I was reminding you that you sent 11,000 U.S. troops to Kundu... 93 00:04:25,077 --> 00:04:26,785 ...because on your inauguration... 94 00:04:26,954 --> 00:04:30,074 ...you told us that we were for freedom of speech everywhere. 95 00:04:30,249 --> 00:04:32,538 Great, except people are starving to death... 96 00:04:32,710 --> 00:04:35,747 ...dying of disease, and they can't cook the Bill of Rights. 97 00:04:35,922 --> 00:04:39,422 We're for freedom everywhere but poor countries. They can have our help. 98 00:04:39,593 --> 00:04:43,971 But only if they live up to Clancy Bangert's moral standards? 99 00:04:44,140 --> 00:04:46,512 What the hell kind of free world are you running? 100 00:04:46,685 --> 00:04:49,520 I really don't know, Abbey. The day hasn't started yet. 101 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:57,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 102 00:05:37,576 --> 00:05:40,328 This is from David Elson of the USGS... 103 00:05:40,496 --> 00:05:44,245 ...the U.S. Geological Survey, and Coast Guard Commander Dennis Travis. 104 00:05:44,417 --> 00:05:46,706 Last night at 3:45 a. M... 105 00:05:46,878 --> 00:05:49,286 ...Battletree Lake burst through its natural dam... 106 00:05:49,465 --> 00:05:52,134 ...in what is known as a glacial-lake outburst. 107 00:05:52,301 --> 00:05:55,505 Okay, it's a rushing river of ice, water and rock. 108 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,839 It's about 300 feet wide. 109 00:05:58,016 --> 00:06:00,804 It's sweeping through Kachadee, a town on the side of the lake. 110 00:06:00,978 --> 00:06:05,058 A 300-foot-wide river of ice and rock is sweeping through a small town? 111 00:06:05,233 --> 00:06:07,190 - Yeah. - And you think that's funny? 112 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,436 - No. - I thought you were trying to be funny. 113 00:06:09,613 --> 00:06:12,234 No, I'm trying to brief you on an emergency in Alaska. 114 00:06:12,407 --> 00:06:14,946 Sorry, man. We're on the same page now. 115 00:06:15,119 --> 00:06:18,868 We have an agreement with Canada and Russia for assistance in airborne rescue. 116 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,125 So the president's gonna need to get on the phone or be briefed. 117 00:06:22,294 --> 00:06:24,168 Yeah, me too. I'll see to it. 118 00:06:24,338 --> 00:06:27,458 Why did it happen? Why did the natural dam break? 119 00:06:27,633 --> 00:06:30,919 The natural dam was part of a glacier, and the glacier melted. 120 00:06:31,095 --> 00:06:32,804 - The glacier melted? - It did. 121 00:06:32,973 --> 00:06:36,307 Glaciers melt once every 100 million years. This one melted today? 122 00:06:36,477 --> 00:06:37,888 I don't know about geology. 123 00:06:38,062 --> 00:06:40,138 I think it's been melting for a long time. 124 00:06:40,314 --> 00:06:43,518 But, yeah, 3:45 a.m. was the straw that broke the camel's back. 125 00:06:43,693 --> 00:06:45,437 - All right. - Thank you. 126 00:06:45,612 --> 00:06:49,693 You don't wanna stand here and reflect that a glacier melted this morning? 127 00:06:49,867 --> 00:06:51,694 Well, I would, Leo... 128 00:06:51,869 --> 00:06:53,661 ...but a glacier melted this morning. 129 00:06:53,830 --> 00:06:57,282 So at this point, Americans are simply trying to outrun it. Thank you. 130 00:06:58,919 --> 00:07:00,378 Hey, Josh. 131 00:07:00,546 --> 00:07:03,713 A glacier in Alaska melted. You're gonna see this on the news. 132 00:07:03,883 --> 00:07:05,211 I'll help you prep C.J. 133 00:07:05,385 --> 00:07:08,552 A natural dam broke. There's flooding, and there'll be a lot more. 134 00:07:08,722 --> 00:07:10,300 A glacier melted? 135 00:07:10,474 --> 00:07:12,597 - Don't fixate on that. - I'm not fixating. 136 00:07:12,768 --> 00:07:14,844 - But, you know, a glacier melted? - Yeah. 137 00:07:15,021 --> 00:07:20,395 Okay. Well, I was just gonna ask if the first lady is a distant relative of a pirate. 138 00:07:20,569 --> 00:07:22,443 - Did somebody call? - Boston Globe. 139 00:07:22,613 --> 00:07:26,314 C.J. Talk to C.J. He got called by the Globe about Captain Feathersword. 140 00:07:26,492 --> 00:07:28,152 - Is this for real? - The Globe? 141 00:07:28,327 --> 00:07:31,531 The Globe got a call from Marion Cotesworth-Haye of Marblehead... 142 00:07:31,706 --> 00:07:34,376 ...who's denounced Mrs. Bartlet's membership in the DAR. 143 00:07:34,543 --> 00:07:36,287 Is it okay if I laugh during this? 144 00:07:36,462 --> 00:07:39,083 Well, Marion Cotesworth-Haye of Marblehead, certainly. 145 00:07:39,257 --> 00:07:41,249 Yeah. Anyway, to be a member of the DAR... 146 00:07:41,426 --> 00:07:43,632 ...you have to have descended... - From doilies? 147 00:07:43,803 --> 00:07:46,556 From patriots. And Mrs. Cotesworth-Haye says... 148 00:07:46,723 --> 00:07:48,882 ...the first lady's qualifying ancestor... 149 00:07:49,059 --> 00:07:51,136 ...was Thomas Broome Weathergill, a pirate. 150 00:07:51,312 --> 00:07:54,681 - He wasn't a pirate, he was a privateer. - He was a professional pirate. 151 00:07:54,858 --> 00:07:58,642 But he was hired by the fathers of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 152 00:07:58,821 --> 00:08:02,653 - Should we tell that to the DAR lady? - It's not our job to tell Mrs. Marblehaye. 153 00:08:02,825 --> 00:08:04,818 Cotesworth-Haye. And I can't agree more... 154 00:08:04,994 --> 00:08:07,996 ...but she's organizing a boycott of the reception for the DAR. 155 00:08:08,165 --> 00:08:11,036 - That's why The Globe is calling. - He was a privateer. 156 00:08:11,210 --> 00:08:12,585 - He wasn't a pirate. - Right. 157 00:08:12,753 --> 00:08:14,746 Also, it was a couple hundred years ago. 158 00:08:14,922 --> 00:08:17,544 It's time for a visit to the first lady's office. 159 00:08:17,717 --> 00:08:19,425 - For both of us? - Yeah. 160 00:08:19,594 --> 00:08:22,465 I was this close to not answering that phone when it rang. 161 00:08:22,639 --> 00:08:24,217 - Close wasn't good enough. - No. 162 00:08:24,391 --> 00:08:28,556 If this day ends with me face-to-face with Marion Cotesworth-Haye, I'll... 163 00:08:28,730 --> 00:08:31,138 - Laugh inappropriately? - There's a possibility. 164 00:08:31,316 --> 00:08:32,645 Let's go. 165 00:08:51,255 --> 00:08:53,332 - Ms. Gardner? - Yeah? 166 00:08:53,508 --> 00:08:55,667 I'm Nat. We met during your orientation. 167 00:08:55,844 --> 00:08:58,335 I'm an intern in the first lady's office. Or I was... 168 00:08:58,514 --> 00:09:00,886 ...until Mrs. Bartlet fired my boss and hired you. 169 00:09:01,058 --> 00:09:04,179 Okay. Well, you can stay. Let's see how it works out. 170 00:09:04,354 --> 00:09:05,729 - Nat? - Yeah. 171 00:09:05,897 --> 00:09:08,223 - Okay. - And Mrs. Bartlet's waiting to see you. 172 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:09,729 - Now? - Yeah. 173 00:09:09,902 --> 00:09:12,939 That's the kind of thing you wanna tell me first. Mrs. Bartlet. 174 00:09:13,114 --> 00:09:15,071 - Morning. - Sorry, ma'am. Thank you. 175 00:09:15,241 --> 00:09:17,115 What happened here? 176 00:09:17,285 --> 00:09:19,159 I don't know. I'm sure it's... 177 00:09:20,873 --> 00:09:23,031 - Good morning. - Relax. 178 00:09:23,209 --> 00:09:25,118 - Okay. - This is easy. 179 00:09:25,711 --> 00:09:27,954 - What's easy? - What I wanna talk to you about. 180 00:09:28,131 --> 00:09:32,461 I'm saying, it's your first day, and I don't want you to feel overwhelmed by this. 181 00:09:32,636 --> 00:09:35,472 The Foreign Ops Bill came out of markup late last night. 182 00:09:35,639 --> 00:09:38,510 Senator Bangert, Clancy Bangert, added an amendment. 183 00:09:38,685 --> 00:09:40,096 The global gag rule. 184 00:09:40,270 --> 00:09:43,604 I'd like you to get the staff together. Start coming up with a way... 185 00:09:43,774 --> 00:09:46,941 ...this office can influence the president to let Congress know... 186 00:09:47,111 --> 00:09:49,234 ...he'd veto it with that amendment attached. 187 00:09:49,405 --> 00:09:52,656 - The president would want to hear... - He'd wanna hear from senior staff. 188 00:09:53,285 --> 00:09:56,571 You want me to get the president to declare he'd veto his own bill? 189 00:09:56,747 --> 00:09:58,076 Yeah. 190 00:09:58,541 --> 00:10:00,249 No, it's not that easy. 191 00:10:00,418 --> 00:10:02,161 But we're gonna do it anyway. 192 00:10:03,505 --> 00:10:05,498 - Yes, ma'am. - Start lobbying. 193 00:10:05,674 --> 00:10:07,963 - Yes. - Thank you. 194 00:10:08,135 --> 00:10:09,416 Thank you, ma'am. 195 00:10:09,595 --> 00:10:10,924 - Good morning. - Good morning. 196 00:10:11,097 --> 00:10:14,015 - A glacier has melted in Alaska. - You freaked about that too? 197 00:10:14,183 --> 00:10:16,342 - No. - I didn't mean that I was. 198 00:10:16,519 --> 00:10:19,141 - Okay. - Amy, we have a problem for your office. 199 00:10:19,314 --> 00:10:23,063 You can't. Mrs. Bartlet already has me overthrowing the government. 200 00:10:23,235 --> 00:10:25,691 Her membership in the DAR is being questioned... 201 00:10:25,863 --> 00:10:28,437 ...because the qualifying relative was a pirate. 202 00:10:28,617 --> 00:10:31,404 - A pirate? - A pirate, a pirate. Oh, yes, a pirate. 203 00:10:31,578 --> 00:10:33,037 A privateer, actually. 204 00:10:33,205 --> 00:10:35,198 - Isn't that just a hired pirate? - Yeah. 205 00:10:35,374 --> 00:10:37,948 Anyway, Helena Hodworth Hooter-Tooter of Braintree... 206 00:10:38,128 --> 00:10:40,880 ...wants to organize a boycott of the reception and... 207 00:10:41,048 --> 00:10:43,337 Well, there it is. Yes, Mrs. Bartlet descends... 208 00:10:43,509 --> 00:10:45,217 ...from a murderous band of ruffians. 209 00:10:45,386 --> 00:10:47,592 And her membership is suspect on those grounds. 210 00:10:47,764 --> 00:10:49,840 Or so believes The Boston Globe. 211 00:10:50,767 --> 00:10:52,559 Your picture frames fell. 212 00:10:52,728 --> 00:10:54,934 Yeah. They did, Willy. 213 00:10:58,401 --> 00:10:59,729 Toby. 214 00:10:59,902 --> 00:11:01,397 - Burt. - Stopped in to say hello. 215 00:11:01,571 --> 00:11:04,738 - You were in the building? - They had us meeting about testimony. 216 00:11:04,908 --> 00:11:07,031 I'm testifying to House Resources on Polluter Pays. 217 00:11:07,202 --> 00:11:10,406 This is Don Novak, the lawyer from Kierney-Passaic. 218 00:11:10,581 --> 00:11:12,455 This is one of my first roommates, Toby. 219 00:11:12,625 --> 00:11:14,285 - Don Novak. - Good to meet you. 220 00:11:14,461 --> 00:11:16,999 You're working for Kierney-Passaic? 221 00:11:17,172 --> 00:11:20,008 Yeah. We don't make chemicals, Toby. We make ideas. 222 00:11:20,176 --> 00:11:21,753 - But what do you sell? - Chemicals. 223 00:11:21,928 --> 00:11:24,086 - And you're testifying on Polluter Pays? - Yeah. 224 00:11:24,264 --> 00:11:25,806 - On behalf of nature? - Yeah. 225 00:11:25,974 --> 00:11:28,809 You know what? You demonize companies that create jobs. 226 00:11:29,186 --> 00:11:31,143 "You demonize companies that create..." 227 00:11:31,313 --> 00:11:34,018 You think taxpayers should pay to clean up pollution... 228 00:11:34,192 --> 00:11:37,857 A little bit, yes. A modest amount of pollution is an inevitable cost. 229 00:11:38,029 --> 00:11:40,271 Chemical companies are good corporate citizens. 230 00:11:40,449 --> 00:11:44,827 Nice. But we've got 15 scientists who aren't on industry payroll. You'll have... 231 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:47,154 The Republican majority, actually. 232 00:11:47,749 --> 00:11:49,658 Yeah, well, that's gotta help. 233 00:11:49,834 --> 00:11:51,661 - It does. - I just wanted to say hi. 234 00:11:51,837 --> 00:11:53,711 - Good luck tomorrow. - Nice meeting you. 235 00:11:53,881 --> 00:11:55,209 Yeah. 236 00:11:58,511 --> 00:12:01,299 - I forgot to ask him about his kids. - Huh? 237 00:12:01,473 --> 00:12:04,676 His wife is pregnant with twins. No, his ex-wife, actually. 238 00:12:04,852 --> 00:12:07,936 I don't want him to think I was being rude. Hang on a second. 239 00:12:09,065 --> 00:12:11,734 - Excuse me. - Yeah. 240 00:12:12,110 --> 00:12:14,317 I'm supposed to be looking at pictures of Andy. 241 00:12:14,488 --> 00:12:16,065 Could you take out your wallet... 242 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:17,900 ...and look for a picture? - What? 243 00:12:18,075 --> 00:12:21,326 Please, take out your wallet and look for a picture you can show me. 244 00:12:21,496 --> 00:12:23,785 Kierney-Passaic's been lying for three years. 245 00:12:23,957 --> 00:12:27,124 I need protection under federal whistle-blower laws. 246 00:12:38,056 --> 00:12:40,548 That's nice. Oh, she looks great there. 247 00:12:40,726 --> 00:12:42,185 - Is that from Christmas? - Yeah. 248 00:12:42,353 --> 00:12:44,429 - When are the twins due? - Are you defecting? 249 00:12:44,605 --> 00:12:46,479 - Yeah. - They're due in May. 250 00:12:46,649 --> 00:12:48,642 It's a boy and a girl. 251 00:12:48,818 --> 00:12:51,392 We can't decide on names. 252 00:12:51,572 --> 00:12:53,280 She likes Rebecca... 253 00:12:53,449 --> 00:12:55,442 ...or Sophie for girls. 254 00:12:56,911 --> 00:12:58,738 I like Sophie too. 255 00:12:58,913 --> 00:13:01,369 But I think a lot of kids are named Sophie now. 256 00:13:01,541 --> 00:13:04,543 And I like Rebecca, but I also like Millicent... 257 00:13:05,629 --> 00:13:08,299 ...which she doesn't like at all. 258 00:13:08,466 --> 00:13:10,625 And we're nowhere with boys' names. 259 00:13:10,802 --> 00:13:13,839 But they say it comes to you. We still got a little time. 260 00:13:20,646 --> 00:13:22,057 - What's going on? - Hang on. 261 00:13:22,232 --> 00:13:24,059 - What's going on? - Cool out. 262 00:13:24,234 --> 00:13:25,728 - I got a call that... - Cool out. 263 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:30,021 - Who are those two guys talking in the...? - Would you cool out? 264 00:13:32,910 --> 00:13:35,318 - Okay. - It's okay. 265 00:13:35,497 --> 00:13:38,664 - I told him. This is...? - This is Josh Lyman, it's okay. 266 00:13:38,834 --> 00:13:41,408 I told him we were gonna get some coffee, catch up. 267 00:13:41,587 --> 00:13:44,257 This is Burt Ganz. Burt's the... What's your title again? 268 00:13:44,424 --> 00:13:46,582 Director of scientific research. 269 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,333 He's testifying tomorrow on Polluter Pays. 270 00:13:49,513 --> 00:13:51,838 - I've read your testimony. - Yeah, but... 271 00:13:52,016 --> 00:13:55,266 - His testimony's been written already. - It was. 272 00:13:55,478 --> 00:13:58,728 - And it says? - Polluter Pays is unfair, unreasonable... 273 00:13:58,898 --> 00:14:02,600 ...that our technology and process is as safe as is practicably possible... 274 00:14:02,778 --> 00:14:04,735 ...even assurance bonds are ridiculous... 275 00:14:04,905 --> 00:14:08,441 ...because there's no evidence we're causing environmental damage. 276 00:14:09,202 --> 00:14:13,366 - We saved the committee a lot of time. - He wants to change his testimony. 277 00:14:13,540 --> 00:14:14,951 To what? 278 00:14:15,125 --> 00:14:18,826 We have been concealing from the EPA and local health officials the amount... 279 00:14:19,005 --> 00:14:23,798 ...of highly carcinogenic toxins at three of our waste-disposal sites. 280 00:14:25,721 --> 00:14:28,212 - You have? - Yes. 281 00:14:28,390 --> 00:14:31,143 - What is the amount? - Lots. 282 00:14:31,310 --> 00:14:32,853 - Lots? - Yes. 283 00:14:33,021 --> 00:14:36,722 So Kierney-Passaic hasn't been damaging the environment quite so much... 284 00:14:36,942 --> 00:14:40,228 ...as they've been... - Causing cancer. I have documentation. 285 00:14:41,113 --> 00:14:43,783 Stay here and don't say anything to anyone until I call. 286 00:14:43,950 --> 00:14:46,904 - Who knows he's here? - A lawyer from K.P. 287 00:14:47,078 --> 00:14:49,155 Wait till I call. 288 00:14:49,540 --> 00:14:51,663 Josh, Amy Gardner was looking for you. 289 00:14:52,209 --> 00:14:53,538 Hi. 290 00:14:53,711 --> 00:14:55,668 - It's your first day. - Yes. 291 00:14:55,838 --> 00:14:58,246 Is it true that everything fell off your wall? 292 00:14:58,425 --> 00:15:01,296 - How do you know that? - I'm everywhere. 293 00:15:01,470 --> 00:15:04,507 I've been orientating myself for the last few days, so I'm fine. 294 00:15:04,682 --> 00:15:06,675 Okay, I don't think"orientating" is a word. 295 00:15:06,851 --> 00:15:09,603 - You have an assignment? - Yes. Can we talk in your office? 296 00:15:09,771 --> 00:15:12,938 Donna, I need to speak to someone from the counsel's office. 297 00:15:13,108 --> 00:15:14,223 Yeah. 298 00:15:14,777 --> 00:15:18,989 - Clancy Bangert attached... - A global gag rule to Foreign Ops. 299 00:15:19,157 --> 00:15:20,735 And the first lady's vershtickt. 300 00:15:20,909 --> 00:15:22,237 - She's what? - Vershtickt. 301 00:15:22,410 --> 00:15:23,988 - She's not the only one. - You too? 302 00:15:24,162 --> 00:15:26,784 The 62 percent of us who support a woman's right... 303 00:15:26,957 --> 00:15:29,081 - Fifty-seven percent. - Kaiser says 62. 304 00:15:29,252 --> 00:15:32,372 - And I'm one of them. - This is a huge step for the other 38. 305 00:15:32,547 --> 00:15:36,759 - You think I like it more than you do? - You don't have a reproductive system. 306 00:15:36,969 --> 00:15:39,840 - I do not. - The president should veto Foreign Ops... 307 00:15:40,014 --> 00:15:42,221 ...with the gag. - He should veto his own bill? 308 00:15:42,392 --> 00:15:44,301 - Threaten to veto. - Let me jot that down. 309 00:15:44,477 --> 00:15:47,016 - If he does, he has to veto. - Maybe with the threat... 310 00:15:47,189 --> 00:15:49,680 ...senators will insist the attachment be taken off. 311 00:15:49,858 --> 00:15:52,611 But if Amy's plan of magic and wonder doesn't work... 312 00:15:52,778 --> 00:15:55,484 ...he's gotta veto Foreign Ops after not one... 313 00:15:55,657 --> 00:15:58,409 ...two, but three continuing resolutions. We need a win. 314 00:15:58,577 --> 00:16:01,780 And 230 million people overseas need a sandwich. 315 00:16:01,956 --> 00:16:03,747 So we can't veto Foreign Ops. Donna? 316 00:16:03,916 --> 00:16:05,708 - What can we do? - What? 317 00:16:05,877 --> 00:16:08,795 - What can we do? - They've tried attaching it to everything. 318 00:16:08,964 --> 00:16:11,799 We've beaten it back every time with executive orders... 319 00:16:11,967 --> 00:16:15,218 ...but this one's gonna be law, and we have to eat it. 320 00:16:15,554 --> 00:16:17,547 Okay. 321 00:16:17,724 --> 00:16:22,018 - Why'd your stuff fall off the wall? - I don't know. Thanks. 322 00:16:24,022 --> 00:16:26,561 Donna. Did you get me in with the counsel's office? 323 00:16:26,776 --> 00:16:28,603 They're in a meeting till after lunch. 324 00:16:28,778 --> 00:16:30,771 - All right, after lunch then? - Yeah. 325 00:16:30,947 --> 00:16:33,783 You know how you wanted to go to the DAR reception tonight? 326 00:16:33,950 --> 00:16:35,611 I didn't want to go to the reception. 327 00:16:35,786 --> 00:16:38,823 Well, you're going. Secret Service needs us to babysit someone. 328 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,869 One of the Daughters of the American Revolution is the daughter... 329 00:16:42,043 --> 00:16:43,953 ...of the ranking member of House Armed Services. 330 00:16:44,129 --> 00:16:46,454 - So she needs to be shadowed? - Not her, her date. 331 00:16:46,632 --> 00:16:52,053 Matthew Lambert, 26, was arrested when he was 21 and a senior at Emerson. 332 00:16:52,221 --> 00:16:55,555 He was arrested for selling drugs and found guilty of a felony. 333 00:16:55,725 --> 00:16:58,762 Secret Service won't let him in unless someone is watching him. 334 00:16:58,937 --> 00:17:02,058 - I stay with him the whole night? - He won't know why, so be cool. 335 00:17:02,233 --> 00:17:03,893 - He won't know? - Or his girlfriend. 336 00:17:04,068 --> 00:17:05,895 After lunch with the counsel's office? 337 00:17:06,070 --> 00:17:09,155 - Can I talk to him? - If you want. 338 00:17:09,324 --> 00:17:11,863 But don't tell him we regard him as a security risk. 339 00:17:12,036 --> 00:17:15,037 - It's just inhospitable. - Yeah. 340 00:17:15,248 --> 00:17:17,287 So far, we've evacuated 250 people... 341 00:17:17,458 --> 00:17:20,128 ...but residents along the shore are difficult to reach. 342 00:17:20,295 --> 00:17:21,955 - Why? - For one thing, most of them... 343 00:17:22,130 --> 00:17:23,708 ...don't have addresses anymore. 344 00:17:23,883 --> 00:17:27,584 And there are high winds in the more exposed areas right on the shore. 345 00:17:27,762 --> 00:17:29,636 All right. And Canada? 346 00:17:29,806 --> 00:17:33,507 Canada's delivering the Pavehawks inside the hour. 347 00:17:33,852 --> 00:17:36,854 Can someone tell me why this happened? Is this an act of God? 348 00:17:37,023 --> 00:17:38,647 No. 349 00:17:38,816 --> 00:17:40,975 - I'm sorry? - This is Hillary Toobin. 350 00:17:41,152 --> 00:17:43,525 She's a hydro-climatologist with the USGS. 351 00:17:43,697 --> 00:17:45,322 What's a hydro-climatologist? 352 00:17:45,491 --> 00:17:48,064 An expert in what I'm about to say. 353 00:17:48,244 --> 00:17:52,871 Mean temperatures in Alaska have risen seven degrees in the last 30 years. 354 00:17:53,041 --> 00:17:54,619 That's insane. 355 00:17:54,793 --> 00:17:57,960 The temperature hike caused glaciers to shrink and go backward... 356 00:17:58,130 --> 00:18:01,250 ...leaving lakes of melted glacier water in their wake. 357 00:18:01,467 --> 00:18:04,671 A shift in these collapsing glaciers puts pressure on the lakes... 358 00:18:04,846 --> 00:18:07,384 ...forcing them to overflow their natural limits... 359 00:18:07,557 --> 00:18:11,935 ...and killing, this morning, 14 people. Not spotted owls. 360 00:18:12,104 --> 00:18:16,233 Are you telling me that the deaths are the first fatalities of global warming? 361 00:18:16,401 --> 00:18:20,731 They are definitely global warming fatalities, but I doubt they're the first. 362 00:18:21,740 --> 00:18:23,733 Okay. 363 00:18:23,909 --> 00:18:26,946 - Can you stay around for a while? - Yeah. 364 00:18:31,043 --> 00:18:33,664 - Mrs. Bartlet. - Hi. The stuff fell off the wall again. 365 00:18:33,837 --> 00:18:35,166 - Did it? - Yeah. 366 00:18:35,339 --> 00:18:38,009 The guys might be having fun with you on your first day. 367 00:18:38,176 --> 00:18:40,252 - They're such rascals. - Yes. 368 00:18:40,428 --> 00:18:43,098 - I'm just coming from seeing Josh. - And? 369 00:18:43,265 --> 00:18:45,887 Well, his point, and it's reasonable, I think... 370 00:18:46,060 --> 00:18:50,105 ...is that the president can't threaten to do what he's not prepared to do. 371 00:18:50,273 --> 00:18:52,266 I wasn't talking about an empty threat. 372 00:18:52,442 --> 00:18:54,731 He won't veto his own Foreign Ops proposal. 373 00:18:54,903 --> 00:18:56,777 - It's not his, it's the Senate's. - It's his. 374 00:18:56,989 --> 00:18:58,531 With this attached? 375 00:18:58,699 --> 00:19:01,025 It's $ 18 billion worth of appropriations... 376 00:19:01,202 --> 00:19:04,073 ...it's $950 million for child survival... 377 00:19:04,247 --> 00:19:07,165 ...$ 140 million for infectious diseases. 378 00:19:07,334 --> 00:19:10,454 The White House will negotiate another aid package in a year. 379 00:19:10,629 --> 00:19:13,121 Why not focus on that, when I've been here a year... 380 00:19:13,299 --> 00:19:15,790 - No! ...instead of the five hours I have now. 381 00:19:15,969 --> 00:19:17,594 Should I get someone else? 382 00:19:17,763 --> 00:19:20,088 Of course not, ma'am. That's not what I was saying. 383 00:19:20,265 --> 00:19:24,513 What right do we have to restrict anything anyone says anywhere... 384 00:19:24,687 --> 00:19:26,976 ...much less what a doctor can say to a woman... 385 00:19:27,148 --> 00:19:30,767 ...who needs a doctor. - That's right. 386 00:19:30,944 --> 00:19:32,984 My husband is the most liberal president... 387 00:19:33,197 --> 00:19:35,688 ...this country is likely to see for a while. 388 00:19:35,867 --> 00:19:37,859 I don't have that many"next years" left. 389 00:19:38,036 --> 00:19:41,405 - I think you're wrong there, but... - Let's get back to it. 390 00:19:41,581 --> 00:19:43,325 Yes, ma'am. 391 00:20:01,896 --> 00:20:04,388 - Hey, what's going on? - You mean in Alaska? 392 00:20:04,566 --> 00:20:07,402 - I meant in general. - Hang on. 393 00:20:08,696 --> 00:20:11,187 I got a"Dear John" letter from Zoey. 394 00:20:11,365 --> 00:20:12,990 She's breaking up with me again. 395 00:20:13,159 --> 00:20:16,992 An e-mail. It's a"Dear John" e-mail from my ex-girlfriend. 396 00:20:17,164 --> 00:20:20,367 - This is a high self-image day. - Why's she breaking up with you? 397 00:20:20,543 --> 00:20:22,998 I make Jean Paul uncomfortable. They've had a talk. 398 00:20:23,171 --> 00:20:25,543 So it's your ex on behalf of her new boyfriend... 399 00:20:25,715 --> 00:20:28,253 ...who sent you a"Dear John" e-mail. - That's better. 400 00:20:28,427 --> 00:20:31,381 - What brought this on? - Zoey's being inducted into the DAR... 401 00:20:31,555 --> 00:20:33,631 ...and Jean Paul thinks it's unnatural. 402 00:20:33,808 --> 00:20:35,848 - And he's a son of a count. - Who isn't? 403 00:20:36,060 --> 00:20:38,219 - An e-mail. - You gonna take this lying down? 404 00:20:38,396 --> 00:20:40,520 - No, I'll be standing up. - I'm serious. 405 00:20:40,691 --> 00:20:42,648 - How else can I take it? - Belligerently. 406 00:20:42,818 --> 00:20:44,977 - Belligerently? - Say"no." Do it respectfully. 407 00:20:45,154 --> 00:20:46,483 - Say"no"? - Respectfully. 408 00:20:46,656 --> 00:20:47,936 What would that sound like? 409 00:20:48,116 --> 00:20:50,607 Zoey, you say Jean Paul is uncomfortable with us... 410 00:20:50,785 --> 00:20:53,491 ...and prefers I not be around, and I respectfully say"no." 411 00:20:53,747 --> 00:20:55,076 - Can I ask something? - Sure. 412 00:20:55,249 --> 00:20:56,827 - Do you have a girlfriend? - No. 413 00:20:57,001 --> 00:20:59,373 - When was the last time you had one? - Nine months ago. 414 00:20:59,545 --> 00:21:01,206 - How long did it last? - Couple days. 415 00:21:01,381 --> 00:21:03,172 - Okay. - In my defense, she was psycho. 416 00:21:03,341 --> 00:21:05,133 Why are you giving relationship help? 417 00:21:05,302 --> 00:21:07,710 I'm the one who didn't get a"Dear John" e-mail... 418 00:21:07,888 --> 00:21:10,973 ...from his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. - That's true, isn't it? 419 00:21:11,142 --> 00:21:12,518 - Will! - Excuse me. 420 00:21:12,685 --> 00:21:14,809 She's coming right now. 421 00:21:15,230 --> 00:21:18,564 - I got a message to meet you guys. - Yes. We've solved your problem. 422 00:21:18,776 --> 00:21:21,611 - Which problem? - Marion Cotesworth-Haye of Marblehead. 423 00:21:21,779 --> 00:21:24,353 - Who's organizing a reception boycott? - Yes. 424 00:21:24,532 --> 00:21:26,656 - How big a problem is it? - Not a problem... 425 00:21:26,827 --> 00:21:28,155 ...because we have her here. 426 00:21:28,328 --> 00:21:30,120 - Here? - Here in the Mural Room. 427 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:33,160 - I thought she lives in Marblehead. - She came to Washington. 428 00:21:33,334 --> 00:21:34,793 - To boycott? - What do you care? 429 00:21:34,961 --> 00:21:39,754 Go in and talk. If it isn't working, tell her the first lady wants to give her an award. 430 00:21:39,967 --> 00:21:42,375 - I make up an award? - Save yourself a headache. 431 00:21:42,553 --> 00:21:44,213 Am I being hazed? 432 00:21:44,388 --> 00:21:47,722 Is this a hazing? Because I'll go along, but I have to see Josh... 433 00:21:47,892 --> 00:21:49,719 It's not a hazing. They don't do that. 434 00:21:49,895 --> 00:21:52,647 Except, yes, you put olives in my jacket again. 435 00:21:52,815 --> 00:21:56,979 I did. I did put the olives in his jacket, but this is on the level. 436 00:21:57,153 --> 00:21:58,980 Okay. 437 00:21:59,823 --> 00:22:02,029 - Hang on. - What? 438 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,743 I gotta make sure I don't laugh. 439 00:22:03,911 --> 00:22:06,746 It's a funny name to me, that's all. Just give me a second. 440 00:22:06,914 --> 00:22:08,823 Hang on. 441 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,328 Okay. 442 00:22:12,712 --> 00:22:14,088 - Mr. Thomas? - Yes. 443 00:22:14,256 --> 00:22:16,545 I'm C.J. Cregg. My assistant spoke to you. 444 00:22:16,717 --> 00:22:18,924 - Yes. - Mrs. Cotesworth-Haye, I'm C.J. Cregg. 445 00:22:19,095 --> 00:22:20,922 I'm the White House press secretary. 446 00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:23,381 Will Bailey, our deputy communications director. 447 00:22:23,558 --> 00:22:28,102 Amelia Gardner, who's the first lady's chief of staff. This is her first day. 448 00:22:28,522 --> 00:22:31,773 We're happy you were able to take the time to come so we could talk. 449 00:22:31,943 --> 00:22:34,399 I'm Marion Cotesworth-Haye! 450 00:22:37,324 --> 00:22:39,067 Sorry. 451 00:22:39,284 --> 00:22:42,618 I was thinking of this thing from... 452 00:22:42,830 --> 00:22:47,956 This thing that just happened with the deficit. 453 00:22:48,628 --> 00:22:50,087 - I'm sorry. - Oh, God. 454 00:22:50,255 --> 00:22:53,173 Excuse me, please. 455 00:22:55,845 --> 00:22:58,217 - Is this a hazing? - I swear it's not a hazing. 456 00:22:58,389 --> 00:23:00,797 It's real. It's real. 457 00:23:00,976 --> 00:23:03,301 I laughed because of the name. You gotta fix it. 458 00:23:06,899 --> 00:23:10,185 - Ma'am. - This is my secretary, Mr. Thomas. 459 00:23:10,403 --> 00:23:12,230 Good to meet you. Ma'am... 460 00:23:12,405 --> 00:23:14,731 ...the first lady was saddened to see... 461 00:23:14,908 --> 00:23:17,945 ...that you weren't going to be attending the reception tonight. 462 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:21,406 She was saddened? That doesn't sound like Abigail. 463 00:23:21,791 --> 00:23:25,208 Well, the problem is, and you weren't to be told beforehand... 464 00:23:25,379 --> 00:23:29,044 ...but Mrs. Bartlet, during the presentation of honors this evening... 465 00:23:29,216 --> 00:23:31,708 ...was to personally present you with an award. 466 00:23:31,886 --> 00:23:34,093 I hadn't heard about this. 467 00:23:34,264 --> 00:23:36,091 She likes to keep it a surprise. 468 00:23:36,308 --> 00:23:38,384 For the faces, the surprise. 469 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:42,179 May I ask what the award is for? 470 00:23:42,356 --> 00:23:44,148 It's for your many years of service. 471 00:23:44,317 --> 00:23:48,267 - Is this the Liberty Award? - No. 472 00:23:49,781 --> 00:23:51,905 It's a key. 473 00:23:52,243 --> 00:23:55,826 Francis Scott Key. It's the Francis Scott Key Key. 474 00:23:55,997 --> 00:23:59,413 Well, that is a different fox hunt all together, isn't it? 475 00:23:59,584 --> 00:24:00,913 Yes. You'll be there? 476 00:24:01,086 --> 00:24:04,871 - I will strongly consider it, yes. - Thank you. 477 00:24:05,675 --> 00:24:07,833 Thank you. 478 00:24:08,011 --> 00:24:11,214 - Thank you. - Thank you. 479 00:24:16,395 --> 00:24:18,721 - I didn't have my game face on. - Yeah. 480 00:24:18,898 --> 00:24:20,772 - Anyway, problem solved. - Excuse me. 481 00:24:20,942 --> 00:24:22,686 Josh! Excuse me. 482 00:24:22,903 --> 00:24:24,730 - Is it true your door fell down? - Yeah. 483 00:24:24,905 --> 00:24:28,072 I understand that. How did you get the stuff to fall off the wall? 484 00:24:28,242 --> 00:24:31,362 Army counterintelligence guys. Good bunch, I don't ask questions. 485 00:24:31,538 --> 00:24:32,996 - I was wondering if... - Hang on. 486 00:24:33,164 --> 00:24:35,537 - Why? - It's a public lobby. 487 00:24:35,709 --> 00:24:38,544 I don't know launch sequences. 488 00:24:38,712 --> 00:24:41,630 She really doesn't, so everything's fine. 489 00:24:41,799 --> 00:24:46,094 Would you have the senior staff write a Statement of Administrative Policy? 490 00:24:46,263 --> 00:24:48,172 We write SAPs all the time. Saying what? 491 00:24:48,348 --> 00:24:51,765 Saying that the president should veto a Foreign Ops Bill if it comes to him... 492 00:24:51,936 --> 00:24:53,644 - No. - If it comes with a gag rule. 493 00:24:53,813 --> 00:24:55,722 - He won't veto Foreign Ops. - Threaten to. 494 00:24:55,899 --> 00:24:57,690 - He's not gonna threaten... - The staff. 495 00:24:57,859 --> 00:25:01,359 The staff writes a public SAP. Maybe it gets moderate Republican... 496 00:25:01,530 --> 00:25:03,238 - I don't think it will. - It might. 497 00:25:03,407 --> 00:25:05,484 - If it doesn't? - It doesn't and he signs it. 498 00:25:05,660 --> 00:25:07,866 Then we look like a bunch of empty shirts. 499 00:25:08,038 --> 00:25:09,662 - Who? - Senior staff. 500 00:25:09,831 --> 00:25:11,326 - That's vanity. - No, it is not. 501 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:14,205 I am most effective for this country when lawmakers... 502 00:25:14,378 --> 00:25:16,501 ...are under the impression I have influence. 503 00:25:16,672 --> 00:25:19,424 So's Leo, so's Toby, so's C.J., so's the vice president. 504 00:25:19,634 --> 00:25:21,010 We're not giving back Roe. 505 00:25:21,219 --> 00:25:23,793 We're gonna swallow it on Foreign Ops, that's all. 506 00:25:23,972 --> 00:25:25,965 It's a good package, and I'm celebrating tonight. 507 00:25:26,142 --> 00:25:28,016 With the Daughters of the American Revolution? 508 00:25:28,186 --> 00:25:31,685 The daughters of any revolution will do. I'm not gonna ask for an SAP on a veto... 509 00:25:31,856 --> 00:25:34,182 ...but it's important enough that I don't mind... 510 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,895 ...if you go over my head and ask Leo to call for it. 511 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,154 Thank you. 512 00:25:41,451 --> 00:25:45,449 It's okay to tell Mrs. Bartlet you disagree with her, you know. 513 00:25:45,622 --> 00:25:47,948 What makes you think I disagree with her? 514 00:25:48,125 --> 00:25:50,118 I know everything. 515 00:25:51,003 --> 00:25:53,542 I'll see you tonight. 516 00:25:55,175 --> 00:25:58,295 It's not lying, but the information gets hidden... 517 00:25:58,470 --> 00:26:01,887 ...in soil-sample reports that are submitted to the EPA. 518 00:26:02,058 --> 00:26:04,181 - What's an acceptable level? - Of carcinogens? 519 00:26:04,352 --> 00:26:05,763 - Yeah. - What does it matter? 520 00:26:05,937 --> 00:26:09,306 - It doesn't. Just curious. - One part per billion is unacceptable. 521 00:26:09,483 --> 00:26:11,772 What our engineers do is raise the MDL. 522 00:26:11,944 --> 00:26:14,696 - Method detection level? - Yeah, to a hundred PPB. 523 00:26:14,864 --> 00:26:16,192 - Interesting. - Mike? 524 00:26:16,366 --> 00:26:18,323 - Yeah? - You wanted to become a scientist. 525 00:26:18,493 --> 00:26:23,156 You didn't. You became a lawyer, got a job in the counsel's office. Let's do that. 526 00:26:23,332 --> 00:26:26,499 I did my undergrad in chemical engineering. I was good. 527 00:26:26,669 --> 00:26:29,421 Then I went to law school, and I don't know what happened. 528 00:26:29,631 --> 00:26:31,255 - Cool. - Can we get on with it? 529 00:26:31,466 --> 00:26:35,251 House Resources is hearing testimony on the Polluter Pays bill. 530 00:26:35,429 --> 00:26:39,427 If Justice can grant him immunity under the whistle-blower statute... 531 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,306 ...he can testify that Kierney-Passaic has been hiding... 532 00:26:42,479 --> 00:26:46,014 ...dangerous levels of cancer-causing whatever in the EPA reports. 533 00:26:46,233 --> 00:26:48,724 It will do tremendous good in terms of winning this. 534 00:26:48,903 --> 00:26:50,563 - Toby? - Yeah. 535 00:26:50,780 --> 00:26:53,781 Plus we retard Kierney-Passaic's progress in killing people. 536 00:26:53,992 --> 00:26:56,151 Right, there are several positive outcomes. 537 00:26:56,370 --> 00:26:58,659 Mike, can he get whistle-blower status? 538 00:26:58,872 --> 00:27:01,328 - I don't think it matters. - Why? 539 00:27:01,500 --> 00:27:04,870 The anti-retaliation provisions of the False Claim Act. 540 00:27:05,046 --> 00:27:08,463 - Yes. - This entitles an employee to relief... 541 00:27:08,634 --> 00:27:13,510 ...who's fired or demoted or suspended or in any manner discriminated against... 542 00:27:13,681 --> 00:27:17,181 ...because of lawful acts done by the employee on behalf of the employer. 543 00:27:17,352 --> 00:27:19,760 - Yes. - These acts weren't lawful. 544 00:27:20,022 --> 00:27:22,691 How's testifying in front of House Resources not lawful? 545 00:27:22,858 --> 00:27:25,563 No, that's lawful, but, Burt... 546 00:27:25,736 --> 00:27:29,569 ...how did you become aware that the EPA documents were being falsified? 547 00:27:29,741 --> 00:27:31,319 I'm the senior engineer. 548 00:27:31,493 --> 00:27:33,035 - You initialed them. - Yeah. 549 00:27:33,203 --> 00:27:36,288 Well, let me ask you this the way the federal prosecutors will. 550 00:27:36,457 --> 00:27:40,705 Did you knowingly sign fraudulent documents submitted to authorities? 551 00:27:40,879 --> 00:27:44,379 - Well, it's not that the documents were... - Oh, my God. 552 00:27:44,550 --> 00:27:47,255 Yeah, he doesn't need 3730. 553 00:27:47,428 --> 00:27:50,098 He needs immunity from criminal prosecution. 554 00:27:50,264 --> 00:27:52,056 I'll tell you what, he better get it. 555 00:27:52,225 --> 00:27:54,551 What do you mean? If he doesn't, he doesn't talk. 556 00:27:54,728 --> 00:27:58,180 You would be compelled to name him and recount everything he told you... 557 00:27:58,357 --> 00:28:02,272 ...when subpoenaed by the U.S. attorney to appear before a grand jury. 558 00:28:02,445 --> 00:28:04,438 - We have to turn him in now? - No... 559 00:28:04,739 --> 00:28:06,863 ...but you'll go to jail as a coconspirator. 560 00:28:07,075 --> 00:28:10,112 I don't understand, all I did was get up in the morning. 561 00:28:10,996 --> 00:28:12,788 Then I got a message to come see you. 562 00:28:12,957 --> 00:28:14,866 - How come he knows about the... - Everyone does. 563 00:28:15,043 --> 00:28:18,044 Was something on your mind when they taught that in law school? 564 00:28:18,213 --> 00:28:20,005 - Were you distracted by a bee? - Mike. 565 00:28:20,174 --> 00:28:23,673 Burt, why don't you come sit in my office while we call your lawyer. 566 00:28:23,844 --> 00:28:25,802 Yeah. 567 00:28:27,348 --> 00:28:29,756 - You have a lawyer? - Of course. 568 00:28:29,935 --> 00:28:32,936 Why did you come to my office and tell me what...? I don't care. 569 00:28:33,105 --> 00:28:36,973 - Mike, let's get him immunity. - We'll wait in my office. 570 00:28:38,862 --> 00:28:41,020 I can leave my coat here? 571 00:28:41,782 --> 00:28:43,490 Yeah. 572 00:28:50,750 --> 00:28:52,790 You going to the DAR thing tonight? 573 00:28:55,589 --> 00:28:59,753 It's not that I didn't know federal law, it's... 574 00:28:59,927 --> 00:29:02,169 We got in a little deep before I was able to... 575 00:29:02,347 --> 00:29:04,672 ...summon that... - Shut up. 576 00:29:04,850 --> 00:29:06,344 Okay. 577 00:29:08,145 --> 00:29:09,853 I talked about the threat of a veto. 578 00:29:10,022 --> 00:29:11,647 - No, they understood that. - They? 579 00:29:11,816 --> 00:29:14,568 - I took it to Leo McGarry. - Don't let Josh find that out. 580 00:29:14,736 --> 00:29:16,111 No, he suggested it. 581 00:29:16,279 --> 00:29:20,443 We're not talking about the threat of a veto, we're talking about an SAP. 582 00:29:20,618 --> 00:29:23,370 Those policy recommendations are published by the OMB. 583 00:29:23,538 --> 00:29:27,239 - There would be record of him ignoring... - I don't care. 584 00:29:27,417 --> 00:29:30,833 - It looks like they don't have it together. - They're exporting religious doctrine. 585 00:29:31,004 --> 00:29:34,089 They don't have their act together. Are they playing you? 586 00:29:34,258 --> 00:29:36,547 - No, ma'am. - Like diplomas falling off walls? 587 00:29:36,719 --> 00:29:38,677 No, ma'am. 588 00:29:40,891 --> 00:29:42,599 They didn't stump me, ma'am. 589 00:29:42,768 --> 00:29:46,517 We simply exhausted our options, which was fairly predictable. 590 00:29:46,689 --> 00:29:49,015 What options did we exhaust? 591 00:29:49,192 --> 00:29:52,312 The HHS secretary, the appropriations manager. 592 00:29:52,487 --> 00:29:55,524 I spoke to the minority leader's office, several senators... 593 00:29:55,699 --> 00:29:59,069 ...all of whom you'd consider close allies. The amendment's gonna hold. 594 00:29:59,245 --> 00:30:02,828 Would the staff consider recommending another amendment be attached? 595 00:30:02,999 --> 00:30:05,158 - Saying what? - We put condoms... 596 00:30:05,335 --> 00:30:07,624 ...in every classroom around the globe. 597 00:30:07,796 --> 00:30:09,920 I don't think the staff would consider that. 598 00:30:10,091 --> 00:30:12,878 - Why? - Because it'd kill the Foreign Ops Bill. 599 00:30:13,052 --> 00:30:16,718 You tried to kill welfare reauthorization because of marriage incentives. 600 00:30:16,890 --> 00:30:20,094 Wasn't that choking off money to the poor to cater to a women's issue? 601 00:30:20,269 --> 00:30:22,760 I had hope it would change the bill before the vote. 602 00:30:22,939 --> 00:30:26,024 - In this case, I have no hope of that. - Well... 603 00:30:26,192 --> 00:30:27,770 ...thanks for the pep talk there. 604 00:30:35,370 --> 00:30:38,953 - Hello. Good evening. - Hey, Jean Paul, how you doing? 605 00:30:39,124 --> 00:30:42,956 I was to meet Zoey by the car. Is it here? 606 00:30:44,714 --> 00:30:48,165 - What? - Zoey and I are arriving separately... 607 00:30:48,343 --> 00:30:52,258 ...and she didn't want to walk in alone, so she told me to meet her by the car. 608 00:30:52,431 --> 00:30:54,305 Is that here? 609 00:30:54,475 --> 00:30:56,183 Is it here? 610 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,272 - No? - Is this by the car? 611 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,394 No, this is... 612 00:31:03,986 --> 00:31:05,445 We're inside. 613 00:31:05,612 --> 00:31:07,522 This is a building. 614 00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:12,653 There are many entrances and driveways... 615 00:31:12,829 --> 00:31:15,155 ...and I think you know I meant that. 616 00:31:15,541 --> 00:31:16,869 I swear to God, Jean Paul... 617 00:31:17,042 --> 00:31:20,246 ...I had no ungodly idea what you were talking about. 618 00:31:23,967 --> 00:31:28,012 Zoey becomes the Daughter of the American Revolution tonight... 619 00:31:28,180 --> 00:31:30,671 ...like her mother and hers before. 620 00:31:31,976 --> 00:31:34,302 - Yes. - They think it's possible... 621 00:31:34,521 --> 00:31:38,186 ...I have ancestors who fought for the colonies. 622 00:31:39,693 --> 00:31:41,271 Well, they think it's possible... 623 00:31:41,445 --> 00:31:44,779 ...my great-great-grandfather's Thomas Jefferson, so... 624 00:31:45,325 --> 00:31:46,653 Is that so? 625 00:31:46,868 --> 00:31:49,324 You're stoned right now. 626 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,832 And that's incredibly risky when you're around Zoey. 627 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:57,330 It's unbelievably stupid, so could you be careful with that? 628 00:32:00,091 --> 00:32:03,591 Could you tell me where Zoey meant to meet her? 629 00:32:06,432 --> 00:32:08,010 The Ellipse. 630 00:32:08,184 --> 00:32:11,221 That's where they're receiving people. 631 00:32:18,112 --> 00:32:19,441 - This is ridiculous. - What? 632 00:32:19,614 --> 00:32:22,864 Don't make it a big deal. He doesn't have to know he's being tailed. 633 00:32:23,034 --> 00:32:25,656 - This wasn't on Laverne & Shirley? - It may have been. 634 00:32:25,829 --> 00:32:29,163 - I loathe you. - Okay. 635 00:32:31,502 --> 00:32:34,124 Excuse me, are you Matthew Lambert? 636 00:32:34,339 --> 00:32:36,082 - Yeah. - Hi, I'm Donna Moss. 637 00:32:36,258 --> 00:32:40,256 - Hi. This is my girlfriend, Heidi Choat. - Hi. 638 00:32:44,976 --> 00:32:47,099 You guys here at the party? 639 00:32:47,270 --> 00:32:49,310 Yeah. 640 00:32:49,940 --> 00:32:52,396 They said we could walk around the West Wing. 641 00:32:52,985 --> 00:32:55,655 So we're just gonna go walk around. 642 00:33:01,203 --> 00:33:03,908 Great. I'll go with you. 643 00:33:11,465 --> 00:33:13,422 - Hi. - Hello. 644 00:33:13,592 --> 00:33:17,637 I've spent a portion of the day with a hydro-climatologist named Hillary Toobin... 645 00:33:17,805 --> 00:33:21,388 ...who says Alaska happened because of greenhouse gas... 646 00:33:21,559 --> 00:33:23,967 ...and several other geologists think so too. 647 00:33:24,146 --> 00:33:25,474 We can't politicize it. 648 00:33:25,647 --> 00:33:29,231 - We have to politicize it, it's politics. - It's disrespectful. 649 00:33:29,402 --> 00:33:32,736 It is, and we'll have to say so. 650 00:33:32,906 --> 00:33:35,611 Is she ready to get publicly scolded by the White House? 651 00:33:35,784 --> 00:33:37,160 She is. 652 00:33:37,327 --> 00:33:41,741 She'll call for a 25-percent decrease in emissions over the next 10 years... 653 00:33:41,916 --> 00:33:45,535 ...and you'll reprimand her for politicizing the tragedy. 654 00:33:45,712 --> 00:33:47,669 What do you think? 655 00:33:49,299 --> 00:33:52,585 - I think that's right, but I should do it. - You don't wanna do it. 656 00:33:52,762 --> 00:33:55,300 I don't, but I don't think a researcher at Interior... 657 00:33:55,473 --> 00:33:58,474 ...is gonna jump-start this the way you need. 658 00:33:58,685 --> 00:34:01,473 - I appreciate it. - Yes, sir. 659 00:34:13,410 --> 00:34:16,080 Look at that DAR dress you're wearing. 660 00:34:16,247 --> 00:34:18,536 Man, that's fantastic. 661 00:34:18,958 --> 00:34:21,414 - You could churn butter in that. - You're skulking? 662 00:34:21,628 --> 00:34:24,202 - I was. - Was Jean Paul not able to meet me? 663 00:34:24,381 --> 00:34:27,418 He's meeting you right now. He's waiting at the Ellipse. 664 00:34:27,593 --> 00:34:29,800 - I don't ever use the Ellipse. - That's right. 665 00:34:29,971 --> 00:34:32,047 You know what, I forgot. 666 00:34:32,223 --> 00:34:33,682 - Look... - You send me an e-mail? 667 00:34:33,892 --> 00:34:36,514 - What was I supposed to do? - Not send me an e-mail. 668 00:34:36,687 --> 00:34:38,229 He is very jealous of you. 669 00:34:38,522 --> 00:34:41,061 He is. And I'd like to try to make this work. 670 00:34:41,234 --> 00:34:43,392 - So if you don't mind... - Oh, but I do mind. 671 00:34:43,570 --> 00:34:46,108 - Well, I don't think that matters. - I think it does. 672 00:34:46,323 --> 00:34:48,399 Are you gonna do what I asked in the e-mail? 673 00:34:48,575 --> 00:34:51,114 - No. - You just refuse? 674 00:34:52,079 --> 00:34:55,413 I do. I refuse respectfully. 675 00:34:56,918 --> 00:35:00,454 Well, you can't refuse and be respectful at the same time. 676 00:35:01,006 --> 00:35:04,173 Watch me. Ask again. 677 00:35:05,011 --> 00:35:06,671 Stop pursuing me. 678 00:35:06,930 --> 00:35:09,635 Respectfully, no. 679 00:35:10,517 --> 00:35:12,309 Why? 680 00:35:15,481 --> 00:35:17,308 Because I'm in love with you. 681 00:35:18,777 --> 00:35:21,268 And that's the way it goes. 682 00:35:24,283 --> 00:35:26,608 I have to go inside to dinner. 683 00:35:29,122 --> 00:35:31,328 How long before he figures out you're there? 684 00:35:31,499 --> 00:35:33,077 Oh, shut up. 685 00:35:42,595 --> 00:35:45,881 - Is there anything you guys need? - No, we're great. 686 00:35:46,058 --> 00:35:49,261 You've been giving us so much attention, there are many people. 687 00:35:49,437 --> 00:35:52,189 - Don't you have to greet them? - I'm not working the party. 688 00:35:52,357 --> 00:35:54,515 - You said you work here. - At the White House. 689 00:35:54,693 --> 00:35:57,860 - I'm a guest at the party. - So you're just talking to us... 690 00:35:58,030 --> 00:35:59,608 For fun. 691 00:35:59,782 --> 00:36:03,116 Okay, well, I'll go get us drinks. 692 00:36:03,286 --> 00:36:05,611 - Okay, I'll stay here with Matt. - Honey? 693 00:36:05,789 --> 00:36:08,624 - You want me to go to the bar with you? - Yeah. 694 00:36:08,792 --> 00:36:11,497 Cool. Bar trip. 695 00:36:18,929 --> 00:36:22,713 - What are you doing here? - They're still making calls. 696 00:36:23,017 --> 00:36:26,101 They told me I could walk around. 697 00:36:29,691 --> 00:36:32,941 It didn't occur to me until I asked why you didn't tell your lawyer. 698 00:36:33,111 --> 00:36:36,113 You knew what you were doing the whole way, right? 699 00:36:36,282 --> 00:36:39,367 Get the president's muscle to lean on Justice for immunity. 700 00:36:39,827 --> 00:36:43,031 I'm scared of criminal prosecution. 701 00:36:43,206 --> 00:36:45,780 I'm just terrified of it. 702 00:36:47,378 --> 00:36:50,878 But to my credit, I think I'm righting this wrong. 703 00:36:52,217 --> 00:36:53,877 After three years. 704 00:36:54,052 --> 00:36:55,511 That's something. 705 00:36:55,679 --> 00:36:59,179 That's quite an impressive ethical learning curve. 706 00:36:59,391 --> 00:37:01,799 It's not as clear-cut as you think. 707 00:37:02,854 --> 00:37:04,728 Really? 708 00:37:09,486 --> 00:37:13,319 The U.S. attorneys are gonna grill you for a while, but you'll get the immunity. 709 00:37:19,498 --> 00:37:22,950 Ladies and gentlemen, please make your way to the state dining room. 710 00:37:23,127 --> 00:37:25,879 Dinner is being served. 711 00:37:26,923 --> 00:37:29,295 Right behind you guys. 712 00:37:33,347 --> 00:37:34,545 - Listen... - Ma'am... 713 00:37:34,723 --> 00:37:37,559 ...I spent a year and a half as issues director for NOW... 714 00:37:37,727 --> 00:37:40,479 ...two years as political director of EMILY's List... 715 00:37:40,647 --> 00:37:43,898 ...founder of the Democratic Women's Forum, A.A. to Hope Schrader... 716 00:37:44,067 --> 00:37:46,559 ...and director of the Women's Leadership Coalition. 717 00:37:46,737 --> 00:37:50,818 Excuse me, ma'am, but I beat back five anti-choice judicial nominees... 718 00:37:51,034 --> 00:37:54,201 ...got the Violence Against Women Act reauthorized... 719 00:37:54,371 --> 00:37:56,613 ...and raised $22 million for House candidates. 720 00:37:56,790 --> 00:37:58,368 - Amy... - While this White House... 721 00:37:58,542 --> 00:38:02,243 ...your office included, allowed equal pay to be pushed off the agenda... 722 00:38:02,422 --> 00:38:04,913 ...marriage incentives to be put in welfare reform... 723 00:38:05,091 --> 00:38:07,879 ...buried a surgeon general's report on birth control... 724 00:38:08,053 --> 00:38:10,627 ...and allowed the global gag rule in the first place. 725 00:38:10,848 --> 00:38:14,182 You hired me to put a professional face on your office. 726 00:38:14,352 --> 00:38:17,852 This bill's gonna be law tonight. If you want to fire me, fire me. 727 00:38:18,106 --> 00:38:19,482 I don't wanna fire you. 728 00:38:20,860 --> 00:38:22,936 Oh. Why did you want to talk to me? 729 00:38:23,154 --> 00:38:24,981 To tell you you had a good first day. 730 00:38:25,824 --> 00:38:29,691 - Oh, okay. Jumped the gun. - Yeah. 731 00:38:30,370 --> 00:38:32,494 This is strange for me, Amy. 732 00:38:32,665 --> 00:38:36,117 I used to babysit for you. Give me a little time. 733 00:38:38,004 --> 00:38:39,748 I used to get you in some jams. 734 00:38:39,923 --> 00:38:41,583 Yes, you did. Let's go to dinner. 735 00:38:41,967 --> 00:38:44,090 You're giving someone an award tonight. 736 00:38:44,553 --> 00:38:46,630 - I'll explain it on the way. - What award? 737 00:38:46,806 --> 00:38:49,724 The Francis Scott Key Key. 738 00:38:49,893 --> 00:38:51,886 I didn't know you were related to pirates. 739 00:38:52,062 --> 00:38:54,351 - That's pretty hot. - I'm related to a privateer. 740 00:38:54,523 --> 00:38:57,061 - What is a Francis Scott...? - I've written remarks. 741 00:38:57,234 --> 00:38:58,978 Oh, good. 742 00:39:01,990 --> 00:39:04,742 The White House is doing some quick backpedaling today... 743 00:39:04,910 --> 00:39:07,615 ... claiming Deputy Communications Director Will Bailey... 744 00:39:07,788 --> 00:39:09,947 ... was not speaking for the president... 745 00:39:10,124 --> 00:39:12,615 ... when he said the flooding and deaths in Kachadee, Alaska... 746 00:39:12,794 --> 00:39:15,464 ... were caused by, quote, "reckless disregard... 747 00:39:15,630 --> 00:39:17,339 ... for the issue of global warming." 748 00:39:17,508 --> 00:39:19,500 Senate Republican Whip Bill Armstrong... 749 00:39:19,677 --> 00:39:21,005 Will's a good boy. 750 00:39:21,178 --> 00:39:22,839 - He fell on it? - Yeah. 751 00:39:23,014 --> 00:39:25,137 I gave a made-up award to Marion tonight. 752 00:39:25,308 --> 00:39:28,060 - Marblehead? - I think she's from Marblehead. 753 00:39:28,228 --> 00:39:30,268 No, some of us call her Marblehead. 754 00:39:30,439 --> 00:39:32,147 She was gonna boycott the thing. 755 00:39:32,316 --> 00:39:34,392 - Because you're a pirate? - No, not me. 756 00:39:34,569 --> 00:39:38,234 Seventeen generations ago. And he was a privateer. 757 00:39:38,406 --> 00:39:40,483 He fought the war. We didn't have a navy. 758 00:39:40,659 --> 00:39:42,451 I know what they were. 759 00:39:42,620 --> 00:39:45,158 You put a guy on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals... 760 00:39:45,331 --> 00:39:48,997 ...who called sexual harassment a flight of fancy for the overindulged. 761 00:39:49,169 --> 00:39:51,375 - You put him on the Tenth Circuit. - Today? 762 00:39:51,546 --> 00:39:54,298 Three years ago. And TANF... 763 00:39:54,466 --> 00:39:59,425 ...cut child-care subsidies, and equal pay got pocket-vetoed... 764 00:39:59,639 --> 00:40:02,391 ...and Abstinence Only in teacher-funding initiatives. 765 00:40:02,559 --> 00:40:05,015 And I didn't really do anything to stop them. 766 00:40:05,229 --> 00:40:07,186 - Yeah, you did. - And now this thing. 767 00:40:07,356 --> 00:40:10,192 I want to contribute, like Will, screwing up on purpose. 768 00:40:10,401 --> 00:40:14,945 - We don't need to ask you, you do it... - I'm not kidding around! 769 00:40:15,157 --> 00:40:17,565 I can't reprimand you, it wouldn't play well. 770 00:40:17,743 --> 00:40:20,115 - We save you for other things. - Okay. 771 00:40:20,705 --> 00:40:23,741 - You wanna hear about Max Weber? - Get into bed. 772 00:40:23,917 --> 00:40:25,708 German thinker Max Weber said... 773 00:40:25,877 --> 00:40:28,914 ...that politics is the slow boring of hard boards. 774 00:40:29,131 --> 00:40:31,753 And anyone who seeks to do it must risk his own soul. 775 00:40:31,926 --> 00:40:35,093 - You know what that means? - I like how you think patronizing me... 776 00:40:35,263 --> 00:40:37,172 ...will make me feel better. It's sweet. 777 00:40:37,349 --> 00:40:40,552 It means that change comes in excruciating increments... 778 00:40:40,728 --> 00:40:42,388 ...to those who want it. 779 00:40:42,563 --> 00:40:45,054 You're trying to move mountains, it takes lifetimes. 780 00:40:45,233 --> 00:40:49,397 But Zoey Bartlet is the newest Daughter of the American Revolution. 781 00:40:49,571 --> 00:40:52,822 So I like our chances for the long run. 782 00:40:53,784 --> 00:40:55,279 That's what you have to say? 783 00:40:56,412 --> 00:40:58,286 Yes. 784 00:40:59,416 --> 00:41:01,408 All right, it's pretty good. 785 00:41:03,462 --> 00:41:06,629 So what do you think, you wait a few weeks? 786 00:41:06,799 --> 00:41:09,919 - Till the bulk of the bill's appropriated. - Yeah. 787 00:41:10,136 --> 00:41:13,221 Then maybe you cap the percentage of the funding... 788 00:41:13,390 --> 00:41:16,142 ...that's covered by the gag rule. - Yeah. 789 00:41:16,310 --> 00:41:18,766 I mean, how do you monitor what a doctor says... 790 00:41:18,938 --> 00:41:21,939 ...to a woman in Zimbabwe anyway? - You don't. 791 00:41:22,108 --> 00:41:24,434 We just get more aggressive on the domestic side. 792 00:41:24,611 --> 00:41:25,940 We will. 793 00:41:26,113 --> 00:41:29,897 Move family planning into a discretionary account in next year's budget rounds. 794 00:41:30,076 --> 00:41:32,152 Keep talking, I'm gonna turn off the light. 795 00:41:32,328 --> 00:41:34,321 Are you getting up at 6 tomorrow? 796 00:41:34,539 --> 00:41:37,077 No, I have to get up early. 797 00:41:38,305 --> 00:41:44,319 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from OpenSubtitles.org