1 00:00:04,605 --> 00:00:06,707 Bill, Steve, Betsy, 2 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:08,309 Julie, Julie, Julia... 3 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:10,244 There are some 120 news outlets 4 00:00:10,278 --> 00:00:12,146 covering the hour- to-hour movements 5 00:00:12,180 --> 00:00:13,547 of the President. 6 00:00:13,581 --> 00:00:15,483 Only the cream of the crop ride here with me. 7 00:00:15,516 --> 00:00:17,285 The rest are consigned to the zoo plane... 8 00:00:17,318 --> 00:00:18,519 Have you decided on a press policy? 9 00:00:18,552 --> 00:00:20,221 I don't get to decide press policy 10 00:00:20,254 --> 00:00:21,589 for the U.S. Armed Forces. 11 00:00:21,622 --> 00:00:23,491 Yeah, we're gonna have a dabba-doo time, 12 00:00:23,524 --> 00:00:26,127 so unless there're any updates, I'll see you on the plane. 13 00:00:29,397 --> 00:00:34,335 C.J. ( quietly ): Because it's 18 hours from Manila, it's 9:25 p.m, Eastern. 14 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:35,603 MARK: It should be 10:25. 15 00:00:35,636 --> 00:00:38,206 C.J.: We left Manila at 3:25 today. 16 00:00:38,239 --> 00:00:40,174 MARK: We left Manila at 3:25 yesterday. 17 00:00:40,208 --> 00:00:41,675 C.J.: In Manila, it was yesterday. 18 00:00:41,709 --> 00:00:43,277 KATIE: Was it? 19 00:00:43,311 --> 00:00:45,479 C.J.: Well, no, actually it was tomorrow, 20 00:00:45,513 --> 00:00:48,216 but it's 9:25 right now, Eastern. Agreed? 21 00:00:48,249 --> 00:00:50,618 I've agreed that it's 9:25 from the beginning. 22 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:53,321 I'm just saying it should be 9:25 in the morning. 23 00:00:53,354 --> 00:00:55,089 But it's not, Steve, you can just look out the window 24 00:00:55,123 --> 00:00:57,325 and check that one off the list. 25 00:00:57,358 --> 00:00:59,127 CAPTAIN ( over P.A. ): Ladies and gentlemen, from the flight deck, 26 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:00,761 this is Lieutenant Colonel Caplan. 27 00:01:00,794 --> 00:01:02,630 Colonel Weiskopf just told you 28 00:01:02,663 --> 00:01:04,765 that we were beginning our initial descent, 29 00:01:04,798 --> 00:01:08,202 but Andrews approach has asked us to make a left turn 30 00:01:08,236 --> 00:01:11,105 at Valhalla Vector, maintain our altitude 31 00:01:11,139 --> 00:01:13,507 and proceed along Jet Route 5. 32 00:01:13,541 --> 00:01:15,876 We assume there's a problem on the ground 33 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:18,579 and just as soon as... 34 00:01:21,382 --> 00:01:25,253 PRESIDENT: He's telling me the deadline for Colombia's recertification 35 00:01:25,286 --> 00:01:26,387 is midnight tonight. 36 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:27,655 Yes, sir. 37 00:01:27,688 --> 00:01:29,257 Didn't I sign those papers already? 38 00:01:29,290 --> 00:01:30,658 Yes, sir, but the statute 39 00:01:30,691 --> 00:01:32,660 requires that you have an in-person briefing 40 00:01:32,693 --> 00:01:34,462 on the current drug situation. 41 00:01:34,495 --> 00:01:37,165 So, we'll get you someone to do it in the car on the way in. 42 00:01:37,198 --> 00:01:38,132 Just to check, 43 00:01:38,166 --> 00:01:39,733 they're gonna tell me 44 00:01:39,767 --> 00:01:42,536 that the narco-trafficantes are running the Parliament, 45 00:01:42,570 --> 00:01:45,339 but that we should recertify them as an ally in the drug war. 46 00:01:45,373 --> 00:01:47,141 It's a pro forma thing. 47 00:01:47,175 --> 00:01:49,410 It's better than having them as an enemy in the drug war. 48 00:01:49,443 --> 00:01:51,245 I did. You mean calling them an enemy. 49 00:01:51,279 --> 00:01:52,746 LARRY: There's a statute that says 50 00:01:52,780 --> 00:01:54,282 you've got to be briefed in... 51 00:01:54,315 --> 00:01:56,284 Excuse me, sir. Colonel Weiskopf to see you. 52 00:01:56,317 --> 00:01:58,152 And the deadline for that is today, right? 53 00:01:58,186 --> 00:01:59,287 LEO: Yes, sir. 54 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,723 Jessie, left turn maintain altitude? 55 00:02:02,756 --> 00:02:04,758 Would you excuse us, please? 56 00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:09,129 Leo, hang on a second. 57 00:02:10,598 --> 00:02:12,300 What's the problem on the ground? 58 00:02:12,333 --> 00:02:14,302 There's no problem on the ground, sir. 59 00:02:14,335 --> 00:02:15,636 When we deployed Hydraulic System One, 60 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:17,738 our nose wheel indicator light didn't illuminate. 61 00:02:17,771 --> 00:02:20,641 Now, chances are, it's a problem with the indicator light itself, 62 00:02:20,674 --> 00:02:22,476 but at the moment, we have no way of knowing 63 00:02:22,510 --> 00:02:23,777 if our front wheel's locked. 64 00:02:23,811 --> 00:02:26,414 An F-16's been scrambled from Durbin Air Base, 65 00:02:26,447 --> 00:02:27,715 they'll be here in 22 minutes. 66 00:02:27,748 --> 00:02:29,283 Then what happens? 67 00:02:29,317 --> 00:02:31,585 They pull up alongside, try to get a visual read. 68 00:02:31,619 --> 00:02:32,753 And then what happens? 69 00:02:32,786 --> 00:02:34,355 If we don't have our wheels? Yeah. 70 00:02:34,388 --> 00:02:36,624 There are a number of options at that point. 71 00:02:36,657 --> 00:02:37,791 You'll keep me briefed? 72 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:38,926 Yes, sir. Thank you. 73 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:41,195 Thank you, Mr. President. 74 00:02:45,766 --> 00:02:50,304 Listen, we've got a problem up here. 75 00:03:35,983 --> 00:03:38,319 Listen to me, are you listening? 76 00:03:39,753 --> 00:03:43,324 This is one of those things that sounds worse than it is. 77 00:03:43,357 --> 00:03:45,426 I can't tell you how many times this happens, 78 00:03:45,459 --> 00:03:47,628 It's a 30-cent piece of plastic. 79 00:03:47,661 --> 00:03:49,797 Well, it should cost more, don't you think? 80 00:03:49,830 --> 00:03:52,566 A friend of mine landing a Beechcraft at Teterboro, 81 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,469 puts down the gear, the wheels fall right off the plane, 82 00:03:55,503 --> 00:03:57,605 he ditched it near the Throgs Neck Bridge. 83 00:03:57,638 --> 00:03:59,607 You got a lot more of these stories? 84 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,342 Oh, yeah, a thousand of them. 85 00:04:01,375 --> 00:04:04,445 Seriously, man, if they'd dug a grave for me 86 00:04:04,478 --> 00:04:06,447 every time I lost an indicator light. 87 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,849 I've got a plane full of reporters up here. 88 00:04:08,882 --> 00:04:10,451 C.J. will know what to do. 89 00:04:10,484 --> 00:04:12,386 Sir? Well, we're gonna give it a try. 90 00:04:12,420 --> 00:04:14,922 Good evening, Mr. President. 91 00:04:14,955 --> 00:04:16,557 Charlie, stay in here, would you? 92 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:18,392 Here's what's going on. 93 00:04:18,426 --> 00:04:20,961 The light that indicates that the landing gear is locked 94 00:04:20,994 --> 00:04:22,863 didn't go on, which usually indicates 95 00:04:22,896 --> 00:04:24,598 that there's something wrong with the light. 96 00:04:24,632 --> 00:04:27,901 But what they're gonna do is, they've sent a fighter jet 97 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:30,638 to fly up alongside and get visual confirmation 98 00:04:30,671 --> 00:04:32,440 that it's down, and then we land. 99 00:04:32,473 --> 00:04:33,674 Here's the tricky part. 100 00:04:33,707 --> 00:04:34,908 Here's the tricky part? 101 00:04:34,942 --> 00:04:36,810 The press can't know this is going on. 102 00:04:36,844 --> 00:04:38,011 There are two issues. 103 00:04:38,045 --> 00:04:40,548 One is that the Nikkei's about to open, 104 00:04:40,581 --> 00:04:42,049 the other is national security. 105 00:04:42,082 --> 00:04:45,353 We can't broadcast that Air Force One is up in the air 106 00:04:45,386 --> 00:04:46,820 over West Virginia and can't land. 107 00:04:46,854 --> 00:04:48,088 The copilot told us it was a problem 108 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:49,690 on the ground, we'll stay with that. 109 00:04:49,723 --> 00:04:51,459 What are we gonna tell them 110 00:04:51,492 --> 00:04:53,794 when they see an Air Force Strikefighter out their window? 111 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:55,363 That's gonna take some thought. 112 00:04:55,396 --> 00:04:57,765 Okay. 113 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:05,339 that the plane can't land? 114 00:05:05,373 --> 00:05:07,007 We shouldn't give them too many details. 115 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,876 Let's say, you know, a runway incursion. 116 00:05:08,909 --> 00:05:10,911 A maintenance truck caused a fuel spill 117 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:12,813 on the runway they want us to use. 118 00:05:12,846 --> 00:05:13,881 Are you all right? 119 00:05:13,914 --> 00:05:15,383 Yeah. 120 00:05:15,416 --> 00:05:18,886 Ed, Larry, can you talk to Will for a second? 121 00:05:18,919 --> 00:05:22,122 Has anyone else noticed that Chris's been on the phone 122 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:24,492 for the last 20 minutes but hasn't spoken? 123 00:05:24,525 --> 00:05:25,493 Hang on. 124 00:05:25,526 --> 00:05:26,794 Hey, who remembers Dial-a-Joke? 125 00:05:26,827 --> 00:05:28,529 C.J., what the hell's going on? 126 00:05:28,562 --> 00:05:31,031 A maintenance truck caused a fuel spill on our runway 127 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:33,601 a few minutes ago, and they're cleaning it up. 128 00:05:33,634 --> 00:05:36,937 C.J.... I don't know how long it's gonna take. 129 00:05:39,106 --> 00:05:41,942 That was a stringer we use on the Ivory Coast. 130 00:05:41,975 --> 00:05:43,644 He's got double confirmation 131 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:45,713 that there were friendly fire deaths 132 00:05:45,746 --> 00:05:47,114 in Kundu a few hours ago. 133 00:05:47,147 --> 00:05:48,115 Thanks. 134 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:51,619 Signal, this is C.J. Cregg. 135 00:05:51,652 --> 00:05:54,555 I need you to page Leo McGarry with a call holding. 136 00:05:54,588 --> 00:05:58,559 LANDIS: Does it feel like there's still too much regulation? 137 00:05:58,592 --> 00:05:59,793 JOSH: No. 138 00:05:59,827 --> 00:06:01,729 No, I'm not saying, "Is there?" 139 00:06:01,762 --> 00:06:04,064 I'm saying, "Does it feel like there is?" 140 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:05,766 Stop thinking like a Republican. 141 00:06:05,799 --> 00:06:07,535 I am a Republican. 142 00:06:07,568 --> 00:06:10,103 And that's fine, I have nothing with that, I really don't. 143 00:06:10,137 --> 00:06:12,473 I'm just saying stop thinking like one. 144 00:06:12,506 --> 00:06:15,843 It's thinking like one that's gonna get this bill passed, 145 00:06:15,876 --> 00:06:17,945 and I'm telling you, if it feels like, 146 00:06:17,978 --> 00:06:19,513 in the toxics provision, 147 00:06:19,547 --> 00:06:21,148 that there's too much regulation... 148 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:23,784 It's cleaning up Chesapeake Bay, it's not regulation, 149 00:06:23,817 --> 00:06:25,719 and regulation is what Congressmen do. 150 00:06:25,753 --> 00:06:29,557 Oh, not Republican Congressmen, we look out for local business. 151 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:32,826 Well, when the Chesapeake starts turning fluorescent colors, 152 00:06:32,860 --> 00:06:34,995 local business is gonna have a bigger concern. 153 00:06:35,028 --> 00:06:36,964 Well, that's why I'm supporting this bill. 154 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:38,832 And that's why the President's signing it. 155 00:06:38,866 --> 00:06:40,434 Good, but you skipped the part 156 00:06:40,468 --> 00:06:42,470 where the majority of Congress votes for it. 157 00:06:42,503 --> 00:06:44,805 So, I'm asking you again: Does it feel too... 158 00:06:44,838 --> 00:06:48,141 No, it doesn't... feel too regulated, 159 00:06:48,175 --> 00:06:50,978 it doesn't have the texture of how do you say, 160 00:06:51,011 --> 00:06:52,646 the je ne sais quoi... 161 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:53,681 Shut up. 162 00:06:53,714 --> 00:06:56,450 ...of big government. Shut up. 163 00:06:56,484 --> 00:06:58,686 Let's get back to work. 164 00:06:58,719 --> 00:07:00,554 What does Chesapeake mean? 165 00:07:00,588 --> 00:07:02,823 Big Shellfish Bay. 166 00:07:02,856 --> 00:07:04,224 You never spend any time there? 167 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:06,126 No. Oh, it's incredibly beautiful. 168 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:07,728 ( gently ): Josh? 169 00:07:07,761 --> 00:07:08,929 You ever been there? 170 00:07:08,962 --> 00:07:10,564 Chesapeake Bay? Uh-huh. 171 00:07:10,598 --> 00:07:12,065 No. 172 00:07:12,099 --> 00:07:15,469 There was a fuel spill on the ground at Andrews. 173 00:07:15,503 --> 00:07:18,171 They've to clean it up before he can land. 174 00:07:18,205 --> 00:07:20,007 Oh man, after an 18-hour flight? 175 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,476 Yeah, I'm gonna head back to my office. 176 00:07:22,510 --> 00:07:25,012 Why don't you guys move on to point/non-point source pollution 177 00:07:25,045 --> 00:07:28,048 and the storm runoff, I'll be back in a few minutes. 178 00:07:29,750 --> 00:07:32,019 ( softly ): They're having a problem with their landing gear. 179 00:07:32,052 --> 00:07:33,186 I know, I wrote the note. 180 00:07:33,220 --> 00:07:34,622 No, you wrote they're having 181 00:07:34,655 --> 00:07:36,156 a problem with their landing geak. 182 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:38,091 They've got to stay up there awhile and check it out. 183 00:07:38,125 --> 00:07:40,060 They're saying it's nothing though, right? 184 00:07:40,093 --> 00:07:42,029 They're saying, yeah, they're saying it's a light. 185 00:07:42,062 --> 00:07:43,897 All right, do me a favor, I wanted the President 186 00:07:43,931 --> 00:07:45,499 to look at the Medicaid rules. 187 00:07:45,533 --> 00:07:46,900 I'll fax them up there. SEGAL: Josh. 188 00:07:46,934 --> 00:07:48,502 Congressmen. We just had a meeting canceled. 189 00:07:48,536 --> 00:07:50,538 Yeah, they spilled something on the runway, 190 00:07:50,571 --> 00:07:52,005 I just got part of the story. 191 00:07:52,039 --> 00:07:53,173 Runway incursion, it's called. 192 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:54,942 Nothing like flying 8,000 miles 193 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:56,644 and then circling the parking lot. 194 00:07:56,677 --> 00:07:57,911 You... you were with Landis? 195 00:07:57,945 --> 00:07:59,279 I'm sorry? 196 00:07:59,312 --> 00:08:01,048 You were working with Tom Landis? 197 00:08:01,081 --> 00:08:03,283 Donna... You want me to fax those things? 198 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:05,118 Yeah, and you can try and get me C.J. on the phone. 199 00:08:05,152 --> 00:08:07,020 Yeah. It's an "r." 200 00:08:07,054 --> 00:08:09,189 It's a "k." 201 00:08:09,222 --> 00:08:11,792 Chesapeake Bay cleanup. We talked about this. 202 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:13,661 It's nothing. It's Chesapeake Bay cleanup. 203 00:08:13,694 --> 00:08:15,228 He's a vulnerable Republican. 204 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:17,731 You can't hand him victories, you're giving him his seat back. 205 00:08:17,765 --> 00:08:19,833 It's a bipartisan bill. It's a victory for us. 206 00:08:19,867 --> 00:08:22,102 It's an environmental bill, the Republicans hate it. 207 00:08:22,135 --> 00:08:23,571 It's incredibly regulatory. 208 00:08:23,604 --> 00:08:25,238 I don't care, it's got his name on it. 209 00:08:25,272 --> 00:08:27,675 He's delivering Chesapeake Bay to Maryland, 210 00:08:27,708 --> 00:08:29,076 They are going to reelect him. 211 00:08:29,109 --> 00:08:31,211 Well, I appreciate your thoughts. 212 00:08:31,244 --> 00:08:34,081 Josh, you know what some Hill Democrats call the Bartlet reelect? 213 00:08:34,114 --> 00:08:36,016 They call it the lonely landslide. 214 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:38,819 There's a sentiment that the President wanted a Republican Congress... 215 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,854 And that's absurd. 216 00:08:40,888 --> 00:08:43,691 Then why are you helping one of the most vulnerable Republicans rack up.... 217 00:08:43,724 --> 00:08:46,026 You're making an argument for divided government. 218 00:08:46,059 --> 00:08:47,227 Divided government's what we got. 219 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:48,962 We should go on a hunger strike? 220 00:08:48,996 --> 00:08:51,031 No, but do you want to take back the House or not? 221 00:08:51,064 --> 00:08:53,133 Because if Hill Democrats don't think your hearts 222 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:54,968 are really in it... Then what? 223 00:08:55,002 --> 00:08:57,871 There's a reason they're calling it a lonely landslide. 224 00:08:57,905 --> 00:09:01,108 I mean, we've talked about this. 225 00:09:01,141 --> 00:09:03,844 Anyway, have a good night. 226 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:05,278 Good night, Congressmen. 227 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:08,649 Toby. 228 00:09:08,682 --> 00:09:09,850 They just told me. 229 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:11,151 Donna's getting C.J. on the phone. 230 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:13,053 They sent Will to the Philippines in my place. 231 00:09:13,086 --> 00:09:14,955 It's not like they're not gonna fix it. 232 00:09:14,988 --> 00:09:16,323 You don't have to feel guilty about it. 233 00:09:16,356 --> 00:09:19,092 No, I mean, thank God, I sent Will in my place. 234 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,931 How long before they know? 235 00:09:23,964 --> 00:09:25,999 They're about five minutes away. 236 00:09:26,033 --> 00:09:29,136 Well, that's about all the time C.J.'s got to work with up there 237 00:09:29,169 --> 00:09:31,004 'cause, Leo, there's a wire service guy 238 00:09:31,038 --> 00:09:32,773 standing at Andrews right now 239 00:09:32,806 --> 00:09:34,608 whose job it is to record the wheels downtime 240 00:09:34,642 --> 00:09:37,277 and pretty soon he's gonna say, "Show me the fuel spill." 241 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:39,112 A wire guy on the ground? 242 00:09:39,146 --> 00:09:41,849 Toby, 20 White House reporters are about to see 243 00:09:41,882 --> 00:09:45,018 a supersonic fighter jet 200 feet outside their window. 244 00:09:45,052 --> 00:09:48,622 It's gonna be a story, but he's gonna be down by then. 245 00:09:48,656 --> 00:09:51,291 A couple hours ago, we lost five guys 246 00:09:51,324 --> 00:09:53,794 in friendly fire in Kundu. 247 00:09:55,963 --> 00:09:57,264 What happened? 248 00:09:57,297 --> 00:09:59,767 A platoon of infantrymen called in an air-strike 249 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,135 during live fire training off the western coast. 250 00:10:02,169 --> 00:10:03,270 There was a GPS error 251 00:10:03,303 --> 00:10:04,938 and they became the target. 252 00:10:04,972 --> 00:10:06,406 God. 253 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:09,376 I need you to talk to Mark Richardson right away tonight. 254 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:11,144 He's speaking at Brookings tomorrow, 255 00:10:11,178 --> 00:10:13,313 and he's coming out against U.S. involvement in Kundu. 256 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:14,381 Well, we knew he felt that way. 257 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:16,049 We didn't know he was saying so 258 00:10:16,083 --> 00:10:18,351 and doing it at the Brookings Institution, 259 00:10:18,385 --> 00:10:20,187 so let's see what we can do. 260 00:10:20,220 --> 00:10:22,389 TOBY: Okay. 261 00:10:25,258 --> 00:10:27,160 JOSH: They called in an air raid 262 00:10:27,194 --> 00:10:29,229 and the computer hit them as a target. 263 00:10:29,262 --> 00:10:32,800 How'd you like to have to be the guy that explains that? 264 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:35,135 Were Simmel and Segal giving you a hard time 265 00:10:35,168 --> 00:10:37,004 about the Chesapeake cleanup? 266 00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:38,939 They're not big fans of mine. 267 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:40,207 I meant 'cause of the nuisance 268 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:41,809 of having to circle around up there. 269 00:10:41,842 --> 00:10:44,144 When I said, "Thank God, I sent Will instead of me," 270 00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:45,278 not 'cause of the other thing. 271 00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:46,780 I knew what you meant. 272 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:52,019 It's gonna be along the right side of the plane 273 00:10:52,052 --> 00:10:54,788 and we're gonna be in the area of Harper's Ferry. 274 00:10:54,822 --> 00:10:56,957 Blue Ridge Mountains, what can we look at? 275 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,892 At night? Anything with lights or fireworks? 276 00:10:58,926 --> 00:11:01,795 It's Wildflower Week at Shenandoah National Park. 277 00:11:01,829 --> 00:11:03,030 Lilacs, ochre, crimson. 278 00:11:03,063 --> 00:11:04,431 Do they light up? 279 00:11:04,464 --> 00:11:06,033 We're nowhere near Shenandoah National Park, 280 00:11:06,066 --> 00:11:07,735 it's a whole different state. 281 00:11:07,768 --> 00:11:09,302 ED: I was looking at Blue Ridge Mountains. 282 00:11:09,336 --> 00:11:12,239 Any kind of Festival of Lights or astronomy? Is there a comet? 283 00:11:12,272 --> 00:11:14,241 C.J. and Will. 284 00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:24,384 Yeah, it's confirmed. 285 00:11:24,417 --> 00:11:27,420 Five infantrymen, they're on their way back. 286 00:11:27,454 --> 00:11:29,723 Have the families been notified? 287 00:11:29,757 --> 00:11:32,960 No. I'm gonna do that when I get on the ground. 288 00:11:32,993 --> 00:11:34,461 Will, I was supposed to get 289 00:11:34,494 --> 00:11:37,765 a Colombia recertification briefing in the car. 290 00:11:37,798 --> 00:11:39,266 Are you in a position to do it up here? 291 00:11:39,299 --> 00:11:41,268 You wouldn't rather have someone from State? 292 00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:43,070 The statute says it's got to be in person. 293 00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:45,305 Yeah, I can do it. What are you certifying? 294 00:11:45,338 --> 00:11:47,474 That Colombia is an ally in the drug war. 295 00:11:47,507 --> 00:11:50,177 So, what's the plan? Ed and Larry are looking 296 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:52,279 for something in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 297 00:11:52,312 --> 00:11:54,014 At night? Something with lights. 298 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,282 Is that gonna work? 299 00:11:55,315 --> 00:11:57,017 I don't see how it possibly can fail. 300 00:11:57,050 --> 00:11:58,518 All right, 301 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:01,388 let's get this over with and land. 302 00:12:10,964 --> 00:12:11,999 Okay, it's time. 303 00:12:12,032 --> 00:12:13,000 It's a minute away. Okay. 304 00:12:13,033 --> 00:12:14,101 Good luck. Good luck. 305 00:12:14,134 --> 00:12:15,335 Did you say, "good luck" to me? 306 00:12:15,368 --> 00:12:16,169 Yeah. You're doing it. 307 00:12:16,203 --> 00:12:17,370 No, you have to. 308 00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:18,839 I screw with them all the time. 309 00:12:18,872 --> 00:12:20,207 They're not going to buy it from me. 310 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:21,842 They're not going to buy it from anybody. 311 00:12:21,875 --> 00:12:23,276 That plane's going to be really close. 312 00:12:23,310 --> 00:12:24,277 It's not worth a try? 313 00:12:24,311 --> 00:12:25,412 Look at me. Look at my face. 314 00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:26,479 It's not worth a try? 315 00:12:26,513 --> 00:12:28,048 "Look at me, look at my face..."? 316 00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:29,382 Listen. I'm going. 317 00:12:32,319 --> 00:12:35,022 Hey, uh, listen, everybody. The Colonel just told us 318 00:12:35,055 --> 00:12:37,024 we're about to go by something incredible. 319 00:12:37,057 --> 00:12:38,826 And you hardly ever get to see this. 320 00:12:38,859 --> 00:12:41,028 It's going to be out the left side of the plane. 321 00:12:41,061 --> 00:12:42,129 What is it? 322 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:43,430 Got to come over to the left side. 323 00:12:43,463 --> 00:12:44,998 Everybody, over here. It's coming up. 324 00:12:45,032 --> 00:12:46,333 STEVE: What are we over? 325 00:12:46,366 --> 00:12:47,901 Well, we're, uh, over the Blue Ridge Mountains, 326 00:12:47,935 --> 00:12:49,436 but there's a Festival of Lights 327 00:12:49,469 --> 00:12:51,071 and Bonfires in this region 328 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:53,473 that accompanies something called the Wildflower-- 329 00:12:53,506 --> 00:12:56,143 you know, Renaissance, with lilac and ochre. 330 00:12:56,176 --> 00:12:58,145 That you can see from 33,000 feet? 331 00:12:58,178 --> 00:13:00,180 Yes, it's arranged in a pattern 332 00:13:00,213 --> 00:13:02,049 that befuddles astronomers to this day. 333 00:13:02,082 --> 00:13:03,216 We should be coming up 334 00:13:03,250 --> 00:13:04,351 on it any s... 335 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:05,853 KATIE: Oh, my God! 336 00:13:07,855 --> 00:13:10,590 Of course, on the right side of the plane 337 00:13:10,623 --> 00:13:15,996 is an F-16 Falcon. 338 00:13:16,029 --> 00:13:17,097 Is that one of ours? 339 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:18,966 There's only one? 340 00:13:18,999 --> 00:13:20,868 What's going on? 341 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:22,102 Is that one of ours? 342 00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:23,436 There's only one? What's going on? 343 00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:24,972 Signal, this is C.J. Cregg. 344 00:13:25,005 --> 00:13:26,907 Shut off the phones in the press cabin. 345 00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:29,209 ( murmuring stops ) 346 00:13:37,284 --> 00:13:41,021 There's a problem with the plane's landing gear. 347 00:13:41,054 --> 00:13:41,889 C.J.? 348 00:13:41,922 --> 00:13:42,956 C.J.? 349 00:13:47,194 --> 00:13:48,528 PRESIDENT: Is it down? 350 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:50,397 I'm sorry, sir. We don't know yet. Why not? 351 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:53,066 Well, there's no moon tonight. It's tough for them to see 352 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:54,534 under the plane, but they're still trying. 353 00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:56,036 What's next? 354 00:13:56,069 --> 00:13:57,971 We do a flyby at Andrews Tower and take a look. 355 00:13:58,005 --> 00:13:59,539 How close do we fly to the tower? 356 00:13:59,572 --> 00:14:01,074 We're going to have to fly pretty close. 357 00:14:01,108 --> 00:14:02,542 At what altitude? Pretty low. 358 00:14:02,575 --> 00:14:04,577 And we can't just stay up here for a couple days 359 00:14:04,611 --> 00:14:06,213 and wait till there's a moon? 360 00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:08,348 We'll let the boys next door in the Falcon 361 00:14:08,381 --> 00:14:09,549 poke around a little bit first, 362 00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:11,251 but I want to tell you. What else? 363 00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:13,887 We're going to have to refuel pretty soon. 364 00:14:13,921 --> 00:14:17,457 Larry, would you go back and mention that to C.J.? 365 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:19,159 Yes, sir. 366 00:14:27,034 --> 00:14:28,601 No one up here's in a position to file right now. 367 00:14:28,635 --> 00:14:30,437 Not in a position to...? 368 00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:33,040 Air Force One isn't landing, and it has a military escort. 369 00:14:33,073 --> 00:14:34,407 That's the story you'd file. 370 00:14:34,441 --> 00:14:36,176 You wouldn't mention the landing gear. 371 00:14:36,209 --> 00:14:37,677 We'd mention the landing gear, right along with 372 00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:39,512 the maintenance truck and whatever you tell us next. 373 00:14:39,546 --> 00:14:40,647 Come on. The maintenance truck 374 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,449 was an honest effort to avoid panic. 375 00:14:42,482 --> 00:14:44,217 Of course, you were going to know the truth 376 00:14:44,251 --> 00:14:45,552 at the end of the incident. 377 00:14:45,585 --> 00:14:47,020 C.J.? I'm not going to broadcast 378 00:14:47,054 --> 00:14:48,655 that the President's plane is in distress. 379 00:14:48,688 --> 00:14:50,190 It creates very real security concerns, 380 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:52,159 and it also happens to be a world market event. 381 00:14:52,192 --> 00:14:54,127 It i a market event. The story's embargoed. 382 00:14:54,161 --> 00:14:55,328 If a cell phone appears 383 00:14:55,362 --> 00:14:56,997 in violation of FAA regulations, 384 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:59,432 the cell phone will be confiscated by a steward. 385 00:14:59,466 --> 00:15:00,433 C.J.? C.J.? 386 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:01,434 ( mutters ) 387 00:15:01,468 --> 00:15:02,635 They want to refuel. 388 00:15:04,171 --> 00:15:05,472 How do they do that? 389 00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:07,640 Well, instead of an F-16 coming up next to us, 390 00:15:07,674 --> 00:15:11,378 a KC-10 is going to, well, land on top of us. 391 00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:14,147 They know how to do it. 392 00:15:15,715 --> 00:15:18,051 Yeah, they're going to do a midair refueling with a KC-10. 393 00:15:18,085 --> 00:15:19,619 KATIE: What does that mean? 394 00:15:19,652 --> 00:15:21,521 It means they think we're going to be up here 395 00:15:21,554 --> 00:15:22,489 for a little while longer. 396 00:15:22,522 --> 00:15:23,590 ( press groaning ) 397 00:15:23,623 --> 00:15:24,992 Oh, you got to be kidding! 398 00:15:27,327 --> 00:15:29,562 MARGARET: How much longer can they stay up there? 399 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:32,065 Theoretically, they can keep getting refueled for months. 400 00:15:32,099 --> 00:15:33,700 I don't really see that happening. 401 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,535 Me, neither. The Falcon's going to give them 402 00:15:35,568 --> 00:15:37,137 a thumb's up or thumb's down. 403 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:39,339 And if it's thumb's down, they lay down foam? 404 00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:43,310 You guys shouldn't be talking about it out there, all right? 405 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:44,311 ( knocking softly ) 406 00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:46,613 You want me? 407 00:15:48,481 --> 00:15:49,682 You had a conversation 408 00:15:49,716 --> 00:15:51,584 with Simmel and Segal a little while ago? 409 00:15:51,618 --> 00:15:53,153 About the Chesapeake cleanup. 410 00:15:53,186 --> 00:15:55,055 They're just pissed as hell that Tom Landis 411 00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:57,424 is sitting out there working in the Roosevelt Room. 412 00:15:57,457 --> 00:15:58,491 He didn't storm the gate. 413 00:15:58,525 --> 00:15:59,759 Well, they would have preferred 414 00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:01,561 he had, to your opening it for them. 415 00:16:01,594 --> 00:16:04,431 I get the House is angry we didn't take back the House, 416 00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:08,201 and setting aside the fact it was their damn fault and not ours-- 417 00:16:08,235 --> 00:16:10,770 stopping all bipartisan legislation is like saying, 418 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:12,505 "Let's blow up the place. 419 00:16:12,539 --> 00:16:14,641 Maybe voters will hire us to rebuild it." 420 00:16:14,674 --> 00:16:16,476 I'm with you, 421 00:16:16,509 --> 00:16:20,547 but I need you guys to make a small change to Chesapeake. 422 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:22,449 We're finishing it now. What do you need? 423 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:23,783 The caucus chair and the D-triple-C 424 00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:25,552 want to add revenue enhancements-- 425 00:16:25,585 --> 00:16:27,720 a dedicated levy from local businesses-- 426 00:16:27,754 --> 00:16:31,324 and they want binding targets on all the nonpoint source stuff. 427 00:16:31,358 --> 00:16:33,660 Okay. 428 00:16:33,693 --> 00:16:36,229 That's about three different ways 429 00:16:36,263 --> 00:16:38,798 of saying a brand-new tax on local business. 430 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,367 Yes. 431 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,136 I'm fine with that. Fact, I'm all for it, 432 00:16:43,170 --> 00:16:45,605 but Tom's got to take this back to Republicans. 433 00:16:45,638 --> 00:16:47,407 And we have to take it to Democrats, 434 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,741 and it's reasonable. 435 00:16:48,775 --> 00:16:51,311 We put the same provisions in Superfund. 436 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:52,512 Super. 437 00:16:52,545 --> 00:16:53,780 What's going on up there? 438 00:16:53,813 --> 00:16:55,282 Margaret, get me the Sit Room. 439 00:16:55,315 --> 00:16:58,685 The F-16's having trouble seeing the gear, 440 00:16:58,718 --> 00:17:00,287 'cause it's a moonless night. 441 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,123 They just took on another four hours worth of fuel. 442 00:17:03,156 --> 00:17:05,158 MARGARET ( over speaker phone): On one. 443 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,663 Major, are we comfortable any longer 444 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:13,133 with the plane up there by itself? 445 00:17:15,602 --> 00:17:17,104 I agree. 446 00:17:17,137 --> 00:17:19,706 And there's going to be a wire service reporter 447 00:17:19,739 --> 00:17:21,108 on the ground at Andrews 448 00:17:21,141 --> 00:17:22,742 who's going to start seeing something. 449 00:17:22,775 --> 00:17:25,712 You better have them spill some fuel out there. 450 00:17:25,745 --> 00:17:28,215 Please, on a runway we're not going to need. 451 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:30,717 The President! 452 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:32,519 Well, at least all our friends 453 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:34,321 are going to have some company now. 454 00:17:34,354 --> 00:17:37,657 The 22nd Tactical Fighter Wing with their missiles armed. 455 00:17:47,334 --> 00:17:48,601 I'm Toby Ziegler. 456 00:17:48,635 --> 00:17:51,271 He's waiting for you. You can go in. 457 00:17:51,304 --> 00:17:52,639 Thank you. 458 00:18:08,321 --> 00:18:09,889 from Bedford Stuyvesant. 459 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:13,193 It was a friendly fire accident. 460 00:18:13,226 --> 00:18:14,894 Five guys reported fire, 461 00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:18,198 and a computer popped their coordinates. 462 00:18:18,231 --> 00:18:22,269 And their bodies are being flown here now. 463 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:26,239 What did you want to talk to me about? 464 00:18:26,273 --> 00:18:29,242 Your speech at the Brookings Institution tomorrow. 465 00:18:29,276 --> 00:18:31,811 Congressman, are you opposing intervention in Kundu 466 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:35,315 because so far, it's the black kids who are doing the dying? 467 00:18:35,348 --> 00:18:37,417 Toby, I'm opposing an intervention in Kundu 468 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:39,786 because I'm still waiting for an intervention in Brooklyn. 469 00:18:39,819 --> 00:18:42,522 Yeah, but the fact that this is immediate. 470 00:18:42,555 --> 00:18:44,757 I mean to say, the mass slaughter of tens 471 00:18:44,791 --> 00:18:47,460 of thousands of Africans-- mostly young men-- 472 00:18:47,494 --> 00:18:48,528 which calls for... 473 00:18:48,561 --> 00:18:49,796 I understand what it... 474 00:18:49,829 --> 00:18:51,898 You ever been to a maximum-security prison? 475 00:18:51,931 --> 00:18:54,267 Maximum? No. 476 00:18:54,301 --> 00:18:57,270 It's the black kids who are doing the dying there, too. 477 00:18:57,304 --> 00:18:59,739 The lives we're saving in Kundu-- and I agree... 478 00:18:59,772 --> 00:19:02,642 I wasn't elected by the lives we're saving in Kundu. 479 00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:04,944 I was elected by the lives that are doing the saving. 480 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:06,913 But you agree there are moral imperatives? 481 00:19:06,946 --> 00:19:10,283 Well, if there are moral imperatives, 482 00:19:10,317 --> 00:19:13,220 then you've got to tell me we're going to go get everybody. 483 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:14,854 Beginning with the Saudis. 484 00:19:14,887 --> 00:19:18,691 Mark, obviously, we need votes from the Black Caucus next week. 485 00:19:18,725 --> 00:19:20,527 Are you telling me 486 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,762 it isn't in the vested interests of black America? 487 00:19:22,795 --> 00:19:25,665 It is in the vested interests of working-class America-- 488 00:19:25,698 --> 00:19:27,800 black, Latino, and yes, even white-- 489 00:19:27,834 --> 00:19:29,736 to be able to choose between more than 490 00:19:29,769 --> 00:19:32,772 a McDonald's uniform or a Marine uniform. 491 00:19:32,805 --> 00:19:34,674 And how is opposing the peacekeeping bill 492 00:19:34,707 --> 00:19:35,908 at Brookings going to achieve...? 493 00:19:35,942 --> 00:19:37,744 I'm not opposing the peacekeeping bill. 494 00:19:37,777 --> 00:19:41,314 In fact, the whole Black Caucus is going to stand behind it, 495 00:19:41,348 --> 00:19:42,849 but with a proposed amendment. 496 00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:44,717 Doing what? 497 00:19:44,751 --> 00:19:46,319 Reinstating the draft. 498 00:19:46,353 --> 00:19:47,787 I think the kids in my district 499 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:49,756 are going to live longer if their fortunes 500 00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:52,325 are tied a little more closely to the fortunes 501 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,361 of the kids in Josh Lyman's district. 502 00:19:54,394 --> 00:19:56,996 You want to draft a million middle-class kids out of spite? 503 00:19:57,029 --> 00:20:00,533 Well, I don't want to draft anybody out of anything. 504 00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:04,003 I'm just trying to promote some patriotic unity. 505 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:05,405 Bill? 506 00:20:05,438 --> 00:20:06,473 Yes, sir. 507 00:20:06,506 --> 00:20:07,774 Can you find out for me 508 00:20:07,807 --> 00:20:09,809 when the President expects to call the parents 509 00:20:09,842 --> 00:20:11,744 of Gunnery Sergeant Harold Dokes? 510 00:20:11,778 --> 00:20:12,979 I'll be next in line. 511 00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:13,880 Yes, sir. 512 00:20:13,913 --> 00:20:15,648 Want a drink? 513 00:20:19,619 --> 00:20:20,953 Thank you. 514 00:20:42,475 --> 00:20:44,811 DONNA: You know what gripes my ass? 515 00:20:47,013 --> 00:20:48,381 How you doing? 516 00:20:48,415 --> 00:20:49,449 Good. 517 00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:50,717 If anything ever happened to me, 518 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:52,352 chances are it's going to be 519 00:20:52,385 --> 00:20:53,686 when I'm sitting next to you, 520 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,755 and I'm going to be an also-dead. 521 00:20:55,788 --> 00:20:58,558 "Senior Bartlet advisor Joshua Lyman 522 00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:00,693 "killed by a pack of wild dogs. 523 00:21:00,727 --> 00:21:02,562 Also dead, Diane Moss." 524 00:21:02,595 --> 00:21:04,631 Huh? 525 00:21:04,664 --> 00:21:06,399 I'm not feeling useful right now. 526 00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:09,302 I think I should know how to do more things here. 527 00:21:09,336 --> 00:21:11,638 No one's feeling useful right now. 528 00:21:11,671 --> 00:21:12,872 No, you're doing things. 529 00:21:12,905 --> 00:21:14,907 You're doing something right now. 530 00:21:14,941 --> 00:21:16,776 What are you doing right now? 531 00:21:16,809 --> 00:21:18,511 What are you doing right now? 532 00:21:18,545 --> 00:21:19,979 Nothing, this is my point. 533 00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:21,514 How come you go out 534 00:21:21,548 --> 00:21:22,682 with so many Republicans? 535 00:21:22,715 --> 00:21:23,683 I don't. 536 00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:24,917 You do. 537 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:26,953 Cliff, Commander Wonderful, Dr. Freeride. 538 00:21:26,986 --> 00:21:28,855 I don't know. I got a pretty good response 539 00:21:28,888 --> 00:21:30,590 to the personal ad I put in Roll Call-- 540 00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,393 "Seeking 30-something male into motions to recommit." 541 00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:34,794 I'm not kidding. 542 00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:36,396 I can do more. 543 00:21:36,429 --> 00:21:38,331 I want to learn how. 544 00:21:38,365 --> 00:21:41,067 Do you know how to lock the landing gear? 545 00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:44,904 No. 546 00:21:46,906 --> 00:21:48,608 Let's go. You got the, uh...? 547 00:21:48,641 --> 00:21:49,609 Yeah. And the, uh...? 548 00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:50,577 Here. Thank you. 549 00:21:50,610 --> 00:21:51,611 Can I ask? 550 00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:52,912 What does the foam do exactly? 551 00:21:52,945 --> 00:21:53,913 On the runway? Yeah. 552 00:21:53,946 --> 00:21:55,014 It's flame retardant. 553 00:21:55,047 --> 00:21:56,483 They're worried about fire. 554 00:21:56,516 --> 00:21:58,485 But it's not impact retardant though, is it? 555 00:21:58,518 --> 00:21:59,852 I mean, the plane would still-- 556 00:21:59,886 --> 00:22:01,721 coming out of the sky at some velocity-- 557 00:22:01,754 --> 00:22:03,022 have to land on concrete. 558 00:22:03,055 --> 00:22:05,725 You can take this back to the office. 559 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:07,026 Any movement? No. 560 00:22:07,059 --> 00:22:08,828 He knows about the kid from Bed-Stuy? 561 00:22:08,861 --> 00:22:11,398 Yeah, he's got a long list of kids from Bed-Stuy. 562 00:22:11,431 --> 00:22:14,367 The Black Caucus is going to back the peacekeeping bill, 563 00:22:14,401 --> 00:22:17,036 if we back their amendment to reinstate the draft. 564 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:18,638 He's really going through with that stunt? 565 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:20,006 Yeah. 566 00:22:20,039 --> 00:22:21,774 Well, the left's come full circle, hasn't it? 567 00:22:21,808 --> 00:22:23,042 By the way, not for nothing 568 00:22:23,075 --> 00:22:25,044 but draftees aren't nearly as well trained. 569 00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:27,647 It's why there were so many casualties in Vietnam. 570 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,048 Right, also the Vietcong. 571 00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:30,717 Plus that. 572 00:22:32,151 --> 00:22:34,053 What if we said we'd allow debate? 573 00:22:34,086 --> 00:22:35,622 It's a stunt and Kundu is for real. 574 00:22:35,655 --> 00:22:37,089 We can't get involved in... 575 00:22:37,123 --> 00:22:39,559 Talk to OMB, and find out what we can give him. 576 00:22:39,592 --> 00:22:42,395 Wake somebody up. I got to go meet with Nancy. 577 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:51,137 PRESIDENT: Is cocaine production in Colombia up or down? 578 00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:53,039 WILL: It's up 200 percent. 579 00:22:53,072 --> 00:22:55,708 And how many of our extradition requests 580 00:22:55,742 --> 00:22:56,876 have been honored? 581 00:22:56,909 --> 00:22:59,045 Uh... none. 582 00:22:59,078 --> 00:23:00,447 None. 583 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,181 No, there was... 584 00:23:02,214 --> 00:23:03,082 uh, yes, none. 585 00:23:03,115 --> 00:23:04,150 Any good news? 586 00:23:04,183 --> 00:23:05,652 Anything we can hang our hat on? 587 00:23:05,685 --> 00:23:07,487 Their attorney general reported 588 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,956 that their narcotics people embezzled two million dollars 589 00:23:09,989 --> 00:23:11,524 of their anti-drug money. 590 00:23:11,558 --> 00:23:12,625 That's good news? 591 00:23:12,659 --> 00:23:14,060 Usually, they don't report it. 592 00:23:14,093 --> 00:23:15,795 What'd they spend it on? 593 00:23:15,828 --> 00:23:17,464 If you tell me cocaine... 594 00:23:17,497 --> 00:23:18,798 No, sir. Vacations. 595 00:23:18,831 --> 00:23:19,932 So I recertify them 596 00:23:19,966 --> 00:23:21,601 in recognition of the fact 597 00:23:21,634 --> 00:23:24,136 that they took our anti-drug money and went to Seaworld. 598 00:23:24,170 --> 00:23:25,472 And reported it. 599 00:23:25,505 --> 00:23:28,007 All right, leave that stuff with me. 600 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,142 Thank you, Mr. President. 601 00:23:36,849 --> 00:23:38,451 You want one? 602 00:23:38,485 --> 00:23:39,452 Hmm? 603 00:23:39,486 --> 00:23:40,453 You want a beer? 604 00:23:40,487 --> 00:23:41,087 No, thanks. 605 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:43,222 It's going to be fine. 606 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:44,457 What do you mean? 607 00:23:44,491 --> 00:23:45,925 I know you're afraid of flying. 608 00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:47,560 I'm not. I can tell. 609 00:23:47,594 --> 00:23:49,061 C.J.: Four hours of fuel they took on. 610 00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:50,797 Did you even know it was up there? 611 00:23:50,830 --> 00:23:52,164 Will's afraid of flying. I'm not. 612 00:23:52,198 --> 00:23:54,100 It's okay. You're afraid of flying. 613 00:23:54,133 --> 00:23:56,836 I'm not. I'm not afraid of flying. 614 00:23:56,869 --> 00:23:58,571 I experience flying. 615 00:23:58,605 --> 00:23:59,872 Why'd you sign up 616 00:23:59,906 --> 00:24:01,140 for the Air Force Reserve? 617 00:24:01,173 --> 00:24:03,109 Well, I did it for a lot of reasons, 618 00:24:03,142 --> 00:24:06,012 and one of them was the romance of flight, but I got over that. 619 00:24:06,045 --> 00:24:08,080 I never thought that would happen. 620 00:24:08,114 --> 00:24:10,683 But these guys practice hard landings all the time. 621 00:24:10,717 --> 00:24:12,451 This isn't a big deal. 622 00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:22,261 Hey, everybody. How's it going in here? 623 00:24:22,294 --> 00:24:24,831 Good. How's it going out there? 624 00:24:24,864 --> 00:24:26,733 I don't know why it's taking so long 625 00:24:26,766 --> 00:24:28,167 to clean fuel up off a runway. 626 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:29,702 It must be... I don't know. 627 00:24:29,736 --> 00:24:30,903 Can't use another runway? 628 00:24:30,937 --> 00:24:32,038 I guess not. 629 00:24:32,071 --> 00:24:33,873 What about landing at Dulles? 630 00:24:33,906 --> 00:24:37,276 I'm sure that's what they're going to do if they, you know... 631 00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:40,647 Listen, uh, I want to read over what we got now. 632 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,115 But we're all done here, except the Caucus Chair 633 00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:45,785 wants to add something we had on Superfund, 634 00:24:45,818 --> 00:24:47,153 which is revenue enhancements. 635 00:24:47,186 --> 00:24:49,255 The Caucus Chair wants revenue enhancements? 636 00:24:49,288 --> 00:24:50,623 Yeah. 637 00:24:50,657 --> 00:24:51,624 A tax on local business. 638 00:24:51,658 --> 00:24:52,592 A dedicated levy. 639 00:24:52,625 --> 00:24:53,593 That's a tax. 640 00:24:53,626 --> 00:24:54,727 Yeah. 641 00:24:54,761 --> 00:24:55,895 Is this coming from the Caucus Chair 642 00:24:55,928 --> 00:24:57,296 or the D-triple-C? Both. 643 00:24:57,329 --> 00:24:59,632 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wants 644 00:24:59,666 --> 00:25:00,733 a dedicated levy? 645 00:25:00,767 --> 00:25:02,034 We can find more offsets. 646 00:25:02,068 --> 00:25:03,736 There's a way to do this. 647 00:25:03,770 --> 00:25:06,038 ( sighing ): You guys want to pass this or not? 648 00:25:06,072 --> 00:25:07,540 Of course we want to... 649 00:25:07,574 --> 00:25:09,208 Whatever Republican votes we may lose, 650 00:25:09,241 --> 00:25:11,210 we're going to make up on the other side. 651 00:25:11,243 --> 00:25:13,746 It's not going to get out of Committee. 652 00:25:14,747 --> 00:25:16,082 I'm sorry. 653 00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:17,216 Yes, it will. 654 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:18,951 Now you got to stay here. 655 00:25:18,985 --> 00:25:20,853 You got to find more offsets 656 00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:22,989 and more ways to bury them. 657 00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:26,092 It's 18 million to clean up Chesapeake Bay. 658 00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:27,827 It's nothing. 659 00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:29,596 It's watershed management. 660 00:25:29,629 --> 00:25:31,063 Yes. 661 00:25:32,164 --> 00:25:33,933 Leo wants you to call these members 662 00:25:33,966 --> 00:25:35,301 of the Congressional Black Caucus. 663 00:25:35,334 --> 00:25:37,003 The Black Caucus just walked off 664 00:25:37,036 --> 00:25:38,571 the Kundu Peacekeeping Bill. 665 00:25:38,605 --> 00:25:40,573 And he'd like you to work with Airlift Ops 666 00:25:40,607 --> 00:25:42,108 on Angel maintenance procedures. 667 00:25:42,141 --> 00:25:43,976 We're going to need it when they land. 668 00:25:44,010 --> 00:25:45,778 What are Angel maintenance procedures? 669 00:25:45,812 --> 00:25:46,979 I'm sorry. "Angel" is 670 00:25:47,013 --> 00:25:48,314 the Airlift Operations code word 671 00:25:48,347 --> 00:25:49,181 for Air Force One. 672 00:25:49,215 --> 00:25:50,950 I didn't know that. 673 00:25:50,983 --> 00:25:52,284 Anyway, C.J.'s going to be answering 674 00:25:52,318 --> 00:25:54,253 questions about maintenance procedures, 675 00:25:54,286 --> 00:25:56,022 and she's going to need to be briefed. 676 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:57,223 Why didn't I know 677 00:25:57,256 --> 00:25:59,258 that Airlift Ops calls the plane "Angel"? 678 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:01,193 I'm usually the one who deals with them. 679 00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:02,962 All right, well, deal with them now. 680 00:26:02,995 --> 00:26:04,130 No, not on this. 681 00:26:04,163 --> 00:26:05,297 Yeah. 682 00:26:05,331 --> 00:26:07,033 I talk to them about people's luggage. 683 00:26:07,066 --> 00:26:09,268 Well, we don't have a problem with people's luggage tonight. 684 00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:11,003 You call your guys at Airlift Ops. 685 00:26:11,037 --> 00:26:12,271 Tell them they got to get you ready 686 00:26:12,304 --> 00:26:13,840 to educate the Press Secretary 687 00:26:13,873 --> 00:26:14,974 on maintenance procedures 688 00:26:15,007 --> 00:26:16,308 as soon as Angel's on the ground. 689 00:26:16,342 --> 00:26:18,678 Karen, make these phone calls 690 00:26:18,711 --> 00:26:20,379 for Josh, please. 691 00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:22,314 How many times-- seriously, Leo-- 692 00:26:22,348 --> 00:26:24,617 how many times has the Black Caucus, 693 00:26:24,651 --> 00:26:26,218 on retreats, at dinners... 694 00:26:26,252 --> 00:26:27,820 how many times have they...? 695 00:26:27,854 --> 00:26:29,756 There was a dinner two years ago 696 00:26:29,789 --> 00:26:33,159 where the Vice Chairs literally pulled out a map of Africa. 697 00:26:33,192 --> 00:26:35,695 They wanted me to make Africa a priority. 698 00:26:35,728 --> 00:26:37,764 And now they're making me look like an idiot. 699 00:26:37,797 --> 00:26:39,632 Well, Mark's got a tough district. 700 00:26:39,666 --> 00:26:42,168 Well, now they want me to make Brooklyn a priority. 701 00:26:42,201 --> 00:26:44,336 And when did these guys become Smoot and Hawley? 702 00:26:44,370 --> 00:26:45,705 Hang on a second. 703 00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:49,876 Jessie Weiskopf's coming down, and he ain't smiling. 704 00:26:49,909 --> 00:26:51,978 No, sir, they're unable to get a visual read. 705 00:26:52,011 --> 00:26:54,180 We're going to go ahead with the fly-by at Andrews. 706 00:26:54,213 --> 00:26:56,683 Okay, and how long do you think this'll take? 707 00:26:56,716 --> 00:26:58,350 Probably about an hour and 15 minutes. 708 00:26:58,384 --> 00:26:59,852 An hour and 15? Where are we? 709 00:26:59,886 --> 00:27:01,187 We're over central Tennessee. 710 00:27:01,220 --> 00:27:02,822 They took us off the jet routes. 711 00:27:02,855 --> 00:27:04,190 All right, pretty soon, though, 712 00:27:04,223 --> 00:27:06,025 we got to stop just flying around. 713 00:27:06,058 --> 00:27:07,694 Yes, sir. 714 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:10,830 This is starting to qualify as space travel now. 715 00:27:10,863 --> 00:27:12,331 What's going on? 716 00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:14,400 The Falcon couldn't get a visual read, 717 00:27:14,433 --> 00:27:16,903 so we're going to buzz the tower at Andrews 718 00:27:16,936 --> 00:27:18,404 in a Boeing 747. 719 00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:21,140 Weiskopf says it's going to be an hour and 15 minutes. 720 00:27:21,173 --> 00:27:24,210 I'm going to call the families from up here of the five guys. 721 00:27:24,243 --> 00:27:26,178 We'll send up those phone numbers. 722 00:27:26,212 --> 00:27:27,179 Thanks. 723 00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:29,315 Thank you, Mr. President. 724 00:27:29,348 --> 00:27:32,051 They're going to fly by the tower at Andrews. 725 00:27:32,084 --> 00:27:34,687 My question about the foam is 726 00:27:34,721 --> 00:27:37,189 that the steel is still landing on concrete. 727 00:27:37,223 --> 00:27:40,392 They have their back wheels. 728 00:27:48,901 --> 00:27:50,002 Will. 729 00:27:50,036 --> 00:27:51,738 Yes, sir. 730 00:27:51,771 --> 00:27:53,405 I'm going to call the families now. 731 00:27:53,439 --> 00:27:55,474 They're going to send up some information. 732 00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:57,043 Can you help me out? 733 00:27:57,076 --> 00:27:58,110 Yes, sir. 734 00:27:58,144 --> 00:27:59,478 Just give this to C.J. 735 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:01,848 You should read it on the way. 736 00:28:01,881 --> 00:28:02,481 Yes, sir. 737 00:28:02,514 --> 00:28:04,183 Do me a favor. 738 00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:06,285 Find out what happens if I don't certify Colombia. 739 00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:07,319 Find out what happens 740 00:28:07,353 --> 00:28:08,788 if I decertify Colombia. 741 00:28:08,821 --> 00:28:10,256 Really? 742 00:28:10,289 --> 00:28:12,424 If I'm going to be up here, I may as well do something. 743 00:28:12,458 --> 00:28:14,160 Yes, sir. The fly-by's going to take 744 00:28:14,193 --> 00:28:15,828 about an hour and 15 minutes. 745 00:28:15,862 --> 00:28:16,929 Would you tell C.J.? 746 00:28:16,963 --> 00:28:18,130 Yes, sir. 747 00:28:28,941 --> 00:28:29,942 KATIE: C.J.? 748 00:28:29,976 --> 00:28:31,277 Yeah. 749 00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:33,746 If there is an issue of national security... 750 00:28:33,780 --> 00:28:36,282 There is. Isn't it also a national issue for everyone 751 00:28:36,315 --> 00:28:37,183 down there? In other words 752 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:38,350 turn on the damn phones. 753 00:28:38,384 --> 00:28:39,752 Somebody ask Steve what time it is. 754 00:28:39,786 --> 00:28:41,153 It's going to crack you up. C.J. 755 00:28:41,187 --> 00:28:43,022 How is it a threat to anyone on the ground? 756 00:28:43,055 --> 00:28:45,792 Air Force One doesn't generally break all by itself. 757 00:28:45,825 --> 00:28:47,359 Steve... Claudia, in a room someplace 758 00:28:47,393 --> 00:28:48,928 they're talking about the possibility 759 00:28:48,961 --> 00:28:50,162 the plane was sabotaged. 760 00:28:50,196 --> 00:28:51,497 By screwing with the front wheel? 761 00:28:51,530 --> 00:28:53,399 MARK: If the malfunction's because of a leak 762 00:28:53,432 --> 00:28:55,201 in the hydraulics and they try to recycle the gear, the front end 763 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,904 of the plane's going to blow up. No, you're right. 764 00:28:57,937 --> 00:29:00,272 I should definitely let you use the phones. 765 00:29:01,841 --> 00:29:04,076 We're going to do a fly-by at Andrews. 766 00:29:04,110 --> 00:29:05,878 This thing's almost over. 767 00:29:16,522 --> 00:29:18,257 What are you doing? 768 00:29:18,290 --> 00:29:19,191 Hey. 769 00:29:19,225 --> 00:29:21,060 What are you doing? 770 00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,095 Did OMB have anything? 771 00:29:23,129 --> 00:29:25,197 Budget doesn't have anything Mark wants. 772 00:29:25,231 --> 00:29:26,899 He can call OMB himself. 773 00:29:26,933 --> 00:29:28,367 Leo, let's say we study... 774 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:29,902 Come on. 775 00:29:29,936 --> 00:29:31,337 ...study some version of his amendment. 776 00:29:31,370 --> 00:29:33,205 We'll look ridiculous. It's not ridiculous. 777 00:29:33,239 --> 00:29:34,406 It's a stunt. 778 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:36,008 It is, but it's not ridiculous. 779 00:29:36,042 --> 00:29:37,576 We say we're going to study the draft and... 780 00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:39,578 There's never going to be a draft. 781 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,147 Mark knows that. He wants the debate. 782 00:29:41,180 --> 00:29:43,049 We want our peacekeeping appropriation. 783 00:29:43,082 --> 00:29:44,083 Everybody's happy. 784 00:29:44,116 --> 00:29:45,451 Hardly anybody's happy. 785 00:29:45,484 --> 00:29:47,319 The President's going to study reinstating... 786 00:29:47,353 --> 00:29:49,255 We're for peacekeeping in Kundu. 787 00:29:49,288 --> 00:29:50,890 And Mark's point is who keeps the... 788 00:29:50,923 --> 00:29:52,191 I know what Mark's point is. 789 00:29:52,224 --> 00:29:54,026 People who got nowhere else to go... 790 00:29:54,060 --> 00:29:56,262 For advancement, they go for advancement. 791 00:29:57,964 --> 00:30:00,099 ( sighs ) 792 00:30:00,132 --> 00:30:02,334 The five guys on their way home right now... 793 00:30:02,368 --> 00:30:06,472 didn't advance very far, I think, is Mark's point. 794 00:30:06,505 --> 00:30:08,941 It was a computer error, Toby. 795 00:30:08,975 --> 00:30:11,277 Yeah, I know. 796 00:30:13,379 --> 00:30:16,015 Find out what "considering the amendment" has 797 00:30:16,048 --> 00:30:18,250 to look like in order for the Black Caucus 798 00:30:18,284 --> 00:30:20,152 to stay onboard. 799 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:25,024 I will. Thank you. 800 00:30:34,666 --> 00:30:36,568 WILL: Decertifying Colombia 801 00:30:36,602 --> 00:30:39,005 triggers automatic economic or trade sanctions. 802 00:30:39,038 --> 00:30:40,272 We lose some money. 803 00:30:40,306 --> 00:30:42,074 Yes. Now, the State Department feels 804 00:30:42,108 --> 00:30:43,475 that the President's credibility 805 00:30:43,509 --> 00:30:46,112 with his own legislature is based on his close ties 806 00:30:46,145 --> 00:30:47,446 with the US, and that would obviously 807 00:30:47,479 --> 00:30:48,915 be significantly damaged. 808 00:30:48,948 --> 00:30:50,582 Right, but at the moment, I'm more concerned 809 00:30:50,616 --> 00:30:52,018 with our credibility. 810 00:30:52,051 --> 00:30:54,286 He told me at the Summit of the Americas 811 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,889 that he'd work toward crop diversification. 812 00:30:56,923 --> 00:30:58,390 Did he mean opium and coca? 813 00:30:58,424 --> 00:31:00,392 And they also asked that I remind you 814 00:31:00,426 --> 00:31:02,494 that his opponent in the last election, 815 00:31:02,528 --> 00:31:05,264 Garcia Larco, took campaign cash from the cartels, 816 00:31:05,297 --> 00:31:07,033 and if we weaken the President, 817 00:31:07,066 --> 00:31:09,135 we could get a reactionary in the next election. 818 00:31:09,168 --> 00:31:10,402 Yeah, but he's not helping us, 819 00:31:10,436 --> 00:31:12,171 so why should I give him political cover? 820 00:31:12,204 --> 00:31:13,639 Listen, I'm serious. 821 00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:17,276 What would happen if I don't recertify Colombia? 822 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:18,978 Well... 823 00:31:19,011 --> 00:31:21,180 actually, you can't. 824 00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:22,214 I can't what? 825 00:31:22,248 --> 00:31:23,582 Can't not recertify them. 826 00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:25,584 They're going to be automatically recertified. 827 00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:27,219 Why? 828 00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:32,524 Because the deadline was midnight... 829 00:31:32,558 --> 00:31:34,460 BOTH: And it has to be delivered... Yes. 830 00:31:34,493 --> 00:31:37,563 The actual signed paper? That's what the Counsel's Office... 831 00:31:37,596 --> 00:31:40,032 This is really how the world works? It's how recertification works, 832 00:31:40,066 --> 00:31:43,435 I'm afraid, sir, so... ( yelling ): I want this plane to land! 833 00:31:49,075 --> 00:31:51,110 Did it work? 834 00:31:51,143 --> 00:31:54,146 ( laughs ) 835 00:31:54,180 --> 00:31:56,215 All right, thanks. 836 00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:58,450 Thank you, Mr. President. 837 00:32:11,530 --> 00:32:12,598 ( door closes ) 838 00:32:12,631 --> 00:32:14,133 You wanted to see me? 839 00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:16,668 The Chesapeake cleanup isn't going to happen. 840 00:32:18,604 --> 00:32:20,672 At all? 841 00:32:20,706 --> 00:32:22,408 It's not going to come out of Committee. 842 00:32:22,441 --> 00:32:24,543 'Cause of the revenue enhancements? 843 00:32:24,576 --> 00:32:26,678 I think a little of everything. 844 00:32:26,712 --> 00:32:28,514 What happened? 845 00:32:28,547 --> 00:32:31,150 Well, look, they weren't wild about it in the first place. 846 00:32:31,183 --> 00:32:33,052 What happened? 847 00:32:33,085 --> 00:32:34,386 Deaver didn't like 848 00:32:34,420 --> 00:32:36,655 that Landis was working so closely with you. 849 00:32:36,688 --> 00:32:38,390 Did those two idiots let the Republicans 850 00:32:38,424 --> 00:32:39,391 on the Committee know? 851 00:32:39,425 --> 00:32:40,726 They were already pissed at him. 852 00:32:40,759 --> 00:32:43,695 He's vulnerable, and they want his seat. 853 00:32:43,729 --> 00:32:45,197 We take back the House, 854 00:32:45,231 --> 00:32:47,499 there's any number, um... 855 00:32:47,533 --> 00:32:49,635 Mileage standards, reauthorize CWA-- 856 00:32:49,668 --> 00:32:53,472 any number of things we can do that help the environment more. 857 00:32:53,505 --> 00:32:55,741 Is the President supposed to open a pizzeria 858 00:32:55,774 --> 00:32:57,709 while the Republicans control Congress? 859 00:32:57,743 --> 00:32:59,711 We got the peacekeeping appropriation next week. 860 00:32:59,745 --> 00:33:01,447 I don't want to get into it 861 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,449 over $18 million for Chesapeake Bay. 862 00:33:03,482 --> 00:33:06,218 We're going to lose an ally in Landis. 863 00:33:06,252 --> 00:33:07,519 Well, one way or another, 864 00:33:07,553 --> 00:33:09,588 I think we're going to lose Landis. 865 00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:16,995 And they say the two parties can't get together on anything. 866 00:33:19,665 --> 00:33:22,101 The pizzeria thing was funny. 867 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:25,671 Thank you. 868 00:33:27,639 --> 00:33:29,441 I was just coming down to see you. 869 00:33:29,475 --> 00:33:30,809 I just needed Leo for a second. 870 00:33:30,842 --> 00:33:32,678 Angel undergoes maintenance every day, 871 00:33:32,711 --> 00:33:35,081 whether the plane's going to be flying or not. 872 00:33:35,114 --> 00:33:36,448 Every 154 days, 873 00:33:36,482 --> 00:33:37,716 the plane's completely taken apart 874 00:33:37,749 --> 00:33:39,185 and put back together again. 875 00:33:39,218 --> 00:33:40,519 24 hours before wheels-up, 876 00:33:40,552 --> 00:33:42,288 fuel is sealed in a tank truck 877 00:33:42,321 --> 00:33:43,489 and guarded by sharpshooters. 878 00:33:43,522 --> 00:33:44,823 One hour before wheels-up, 879 00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:46,558 Air Force specialists drain off a gallon 880 00:33:46,592 --> 00:33:47,759 and analyze it for purity 881 00:33:47,793 --> 00:33:49,528 and the right levels of octane and water. 882 00:33:49,561 --> 00:33:52,531 The wiring-- and this is going to be an area-- 883 00:33:52,564 --> 00:33:54,733 is shielded to protect it from a thermonuclear blast. 884 00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:56,268 If you want to sabotage it, 885 00:33:56,302 --> 00:33:57,769 you have to get by 48 armed members 886 00:33:57,803 --> 00:34:00,239 of the Airlift Security Unit or join the maintenance crew, 887 00:34:00,272 --> 00:34:01,340 which takes 12 years 888 00:34:01,373 --> 00:34:02,808 after a two-year background check. 889 00:34:02,841 --> 00:34:05,244 The guys you're talking to-- what do they think happened? 890 00:34:05,277 --> 00:34:06,512 They think a light didn't work. 891 00:34:06,545 --> 00:34:08,114 Why? I asked them the same thing. 892 00:34:08,147 --> 00:34:09,248 What'd they say? 893 00:34:09,281 --> 00:34:11,750 That sometimes lights don't work. 894 00:34:11,783 --> 00:34:13,119 Okay. 895 00:34:13,152 --> 00:34:15,354 ( clears throat ) 896 00:34:20,692 --> 00:34:23,229 Hey, Air Force One going to land? 897 00:34:23,262 --> 00:34:24,563 Pretty soon. 898 00:34:24,596 --> 00:34:26,798 Can I just ask, out of curiosity, 899 00:34:26,832 --> 00:34:29,801 at what point was Hoynes alerted? 900 00:34:29,835 --> 00:34:32,371 As soon as Andrews waved off the plane. 901 00:34:32,404 --> 00:34:33,572 Would you guys mind? 902 00:34:33,605 --> 00:34:35,741 Could you give us the room for a second? 903 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:44,716 What? 904 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:47,153 The Democrats want a tax on clams? 905 00:34:47,186 --> 00:34:49,888 It's not the Democrats this time, it's the Republicans. 906 00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:51,157 It's not going to happen. 907 00:34:51,190 --> 00:34:52,358 What do you mean? 908 00:34:52,391 --> 00:34:53,759 It's not going to get out of Committee. 909 00:34:53,792 --> 00:34:55,827 The White House is going to have to pull its support, 910 00:34:55,861 --> 00:34:58,430 but there's room in the EPA budget, 911 00:34:58,464 --> 00:34:59,665 room in the Interior budget. 912 00:34:59,698 --> 00:35:01,200 Room for everything but my name? 913 00:35:01,233 --> 00:35:02,834 Yeah. 914 00:35:02,868 --> 00:35:05,204 You guys are really going to go after the seat 915 00:35:05,237 --> 00:35:06,305 next time, huh? 916 00:35:06,338 --> 00:35:07,673 So are the Republicans, Tom. 917 00:35:07,706 --> 00:35:10,142 You're probably going to have a primary challenge. 918 00:35:10,176 --> 00:35:13,812 You know, if you keep squeezing out the liberal Republicans 919 00:35:13,845 --> 00:35:15,214 and the conservative Democrats... 920 00:35:15,247 --> 00:35:16,215 That's who's beatable. 921 00:35:16,248 --> 00:35:17,883 If I'm running scared, 922 00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:19,251 I run to the right. 923 00:35:19,285 --> 00:35:20,919 That's where the money is. 924 00:35:20,952 --> 00:35:22,354 This was something 925 00:35:22,388 --> 00:35:24,190 that was never in my lap the right way. 926 00:35:24,223 --> 00:35:25,224 ( laughs ) 927 00:35:26,258 --> 00:35:28,460 ( sighs ) 928 00:35:30,729 --> 00:35:33,199 You know, a friend of mine's a comedian, 929 00:35:33,232 --> 00:35:34,933 and he was doing a standup here in town. 930 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:36,602 A bunch of people 931 00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:38,770 from the German consulate came down to see him, 932 00:35:38,804 --> 00:35:40,372 and they came backstage afterwards, 933 00:35:40,406 --> 00:35:42,208 and they said to him, 934 00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:44,910 "How come we don't have anyone as funny as you back home?" 935 00:35:44,943 --> 00:35:47,213 And my friend said, 936 00:35:47,246 --> 00:35:50,249 "Because you killed them all." 937 00:35:50,282 --> 00:35:54,320 Well, that's a bit of an overstatement... isn't it? 938 00:35:54,353 --> 00:35:55,754 Maybe. 939 00:35:58,957 --> 00:36:01,159 Thanks for the work. 940 00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:05,497 You should really come to Chesapeake Bay. 941 00:36:05,531 --> 00:36:07,566 It's incredibly beautiful. 942 00:36:09,901 --> 00:36:12,170 I will. 943 00:36:18,810 --> 00:36:20,946 He said I should come in. 944 00:36:20,979 --> 00:36:23,181 Yeah. 945 00:36:25,917 --> 00:36:29,388 "The President does not think we should reinstate the draft 946 00:36:29,421 --> 00:36:30,789 "nor does he intend to do so, 947 00:36:30,822 --> 00:36:32,824 "but he respects Chairman Richardson 948 00:36:32,858 --> 00:36:34,793 "as a leader in the Congress, 949 00:36:34,826 --> 00:36:36,895 "and he's eager to hear what he has to say 950 00:36:36,928 --> 00:36:39,265 and to engage in thorough debate." 951 00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:40,966 What's that? 952 00:36:40,999 --> 00:36:42,934 What C.J. will say tomorrow from the podium 953 00:36:42,968 --> 00:36:44,670 in exchange for votes of the Black Caucus 954 00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:45,937 on peacekeeping in Kundu. 955 00:36:45,971 --> 00:36:48,274 It's not going to screw you too much? 956 00:36:48,307 --> 00:36:50,842 No, it'll screw us the regular amount. 957 00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:52,578 ( laughs ) 958 00:36:52,611 --> 00:36:53,545 This isn't new. 959 00:36:53,579 --> 00:36:54,980 The Union Army had a draft 960 00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:57,416 that you could buy yourself out for, for $300. 961 00:36:57,449 --> 00:36:58,684 Actually, 962 00:36:58,717 --> 00:37:00,419 the money ended up coming in handier 963 00:37:00,452 --> 00:37:01,653 than the soldiers. 964 00:37:01,687 --> 00:37:03,589 Yeah, but I don't think that was my point. 965 00:37:03,622 --> 00:37:05,257 If you have money, 966 00:37:05,291 --> 00:37:07,293 you have a greater life expectancy across the board. 967 00:37:07,326 --> 00:37:09,295 You're going to have better health care, 968 00:37:09,328 --> 00:37:10,929 better shelter, better lawyers, 969 00:37:10,962 --> 00:37:13,599 and if you've got whatever today's equivalent of $300 is, 970 00:37:13,632 --> 00:37:15,767 you get to be united behind the war effort 971 00:37:15,801 --> 00:37:18,304 without actually fighting the war. 972 00:37:18,337 --> 00:37:21,573 And you're one of my constituents, too, Toby, 973 00:37:21,607 --> 00:37:23,575 so I shouldn't have to tell you that. 974 00:37:23,609 --> 00:37:24,710 You don't, Congressman. 975 00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:26,011 I was just on the job tonight. 976 00:37:26,044 --> 00:37:27,913 Hmm. 977 00:37:29,448 --> 00:37:31,350 What was your lottery number? 978 00:37:31,383 --> 00:37:34,820 125. It was the last six months of the draft. 979 00:37:34,853 --> 00:37:36,855 It went up to 90 that year... 980 00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:39,491 but I didn't have the 300 bucks. 981 00:37:39,525 --> 00:37:41,727 Hmm. 982 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,863 I'm going to call Sergeant Dokes' family now. 983 00:37:48,834 --> 00:37:50,769 I'd like to stay, if you don't mind. 984 00:37:50,802 --> 00:37:53,472 No, but stay standing. 985 00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:55,341 Yeah. 986 00:38:06,051 --> 00:38:07,953 ( sighs ) 987 00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:13,759 Are we near the tower? 988 00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:14,860 Gear's down. What? 989 00:38:14,893 --> 00:38:16,528 They got the indicator light. 990 00:38:16,562 --> 00:38:18,764 They recycled the gear, and the light went on this time. 991 00:38:18,797 --> 00:38:20,999 We're landing. 992 00:38:22,634 --> 00:38:25,337 I was the one who said it first. 993 00:38:25,371 --> 00:38:26,838 Signal, this is C.J. Cregg. 994 00:38:26,872 --> 00:38:28,807 Please turn the phones back on in the press cabin. 995 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,976 ( applause and cheering ) 996 00:38:33,011 --> 00:38:34,112 We're landing. 997 00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:35,814 We got an indicator light. 998 00:38:35,847 --> 00:38:39,851 You should feel free to file. Thank you all very much. 999 00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:47,826 Thank you, C.J. 1000 00:38:47,859 --> 00:38:49,127 MARK: Thank you, C.J. 1001 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,496 KATIE: C.J., thank you. 1002 00:38:50,529 --> 00:38:52,364 Thank you. Thank you. 1003 00:38:52,398 --> 00:38:53,499 Thank you. 1004 00:38:53,532 --> 00:38:55,934 Thank you. 1005 00:38:55,967 --> 00:38:58,537 ( sighs ): Oh. 1006 00:38:58,570 --> 00:38:59,938 You heard? Yeah. 1007 00:38:59,971 --> 00:39:02,073 Sit down. 1008 00:39:03,174 --> 00:39:05,711 ( sighs ) 1009 00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:09,381 I was meaning to ask you. 1010 00:39:09,415 --> 00:39:10,949 Why did you ask about the front wheel before? 1011 00:39:10,982 --> 00:39:12,984 You asked the Colonel if it was the front wheel. 1012 00:39:13,018 --> 00:39:14,686 Well, if you have the rear wheels, 1013 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:15,921 you can try a hard landing 1014 00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:17,889 where you come down hard on the back wheels 1015 00:39:17,923 --> 00:39:19,925 in an effort to whack the front into place. 1016 00:39:19,958 --> 00:39:22,928 To whack it into place? Yes. 1017 00:39:22,961 --> 00:39:24,996 I'm so happy I didn't have that information. 1018 00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:27,433 If you hit it wrong, the plane breaks in half. 1019 00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:31,102 It just suddenly worked? The gear? 1020 00:39:31,136 --> 00:39:32,671 Yeah. Yeah. 1021 00:39:32,704 --> 00:39:33,939 I'm not sure I'm good at living in a world 1022 00:39:33,972 --> 00:39:35,707 where that kind of thing is possible. 1023 00:39:35,741 --> 00:39:37,576 But you are. 1024 00:39:37,609 --> 00:39:40,045 I imagine myself destitute, 1025 00:39:40,078 --> 00:39:43,114 I imagine myself unlucky in love. 1026 00:39:43,148 --> 00:39:46,017 But I never imagine my life would be in danger 1027 00:39:46,051 --> 00:39:48,820 with really uncommon frequency. 1028 00:39:51,523 --> 00:39:53,725 It feels a little bit good, doesn't it? 1029 00:39:53,759 --> 00:39:54,860 No. Yes, it does. 1030 00:39:54,893 --> 00:39:56,194 I'll make jokes 1031 00:39:56,227 --> 00:39:58,697 when this whole bullfight with gravity is over. 1032 00:39:59,998 --> 00:40:02,501 Well, ladies and gentlemen, from the flight deck, 1033 00:40:02,534 --> 00:40:03,835 this is Colonel Weiskopf. 1034 00:40:03,869 --> 00:40:05,136 From the hooting and hollering 1035 00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:06,972 we can hear through our cockpit door, 1036 00:40:07,005 --> 00:40:08,173 you've no doubt heard 1037 00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:09,875 that we have a clear indicator light 1038 00:40:09,908 --> 00:40:11,677 on our landing gear, 1039 00:40:11,710 --> 00:40:14,145 and we are cleared for landing at Andrews Air Force Base. 1040 00:40:14,179 --> 00:40:15,947 For those keeping score, 1041 00:40:15,981 --> 00:40:19,017 our total flight time will have been 22 hours and 13 minutes 1042 00:40:19,050 --> 00:40:21,753 using three separate flight crews along the way. 1043 00:40:21,787 --> 00:40:26,492 We will have traveled 10,700 air miles on our return trip, 1044 00:40:26,525 --> 00:40:28,026 a significant portion of that 1045 00:40:28,059 --> 00:40:30,161 over West Virginia and Tennessee. 1046 00:40:30,195 --> 00:40:32,230 White House staff on the ground informs us 1047 00:40:32,263 --> 00:40:33,899 that while airborne on this flight, 1048 00:40:33,932 --> 00:40:35,133 three separate pieces 1049 00:40:35,166 --> 00:40:36,902 of legislation have been negotiated 1050 00:40:36,935 --> 00:40:38,770 and initialed by the President. 1051 00:40:38,804 --> 00:40:40,606 We've had an engagement, a birthday, 1052 00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:43,709 and the nation of Colombia was recertified as an ally 1053 00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:45,877 in our war against drugs. 1054 00:40:45,911 --> 00:40:47,212 I hope you won't consider 1055 00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:49,080 this time we've spent together a waste. 1056 00:40:49,114 --> 00:40:50,716 And now I'm being handed... 1057 00:40:50,749 --> 00:40:52,884 Hang on just one moment... 1058 00:40:56,522 --> 00:40:57,856 Yeah, ladies and gentlemen, 1059 00:40:57,889 --> 00:40:59,958 they're going to move us to runway three-niner. 1060 00:40:59,991 --> 00:41:02,193 There's a strong wind shift under 10,000 feet, 1061 00:41:02,227 --> 00:41:05,030 so Andrews approach has asked us to abandon our descent, 1062 00:41:05,063 --> 00:41:06,898 make a 30-degree right turn 1063 00:41:06,932 --> 00:41:08,934 and maintain our current altitude. 1064 00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:12,137 I'm sure we'll be down in no time now.