1 00:00:05,580 --> 00:00:07,153 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:07,327 --> 00:00:09,563 -It's my "annivorcery. " -I don't-- What? 3 00:00:09,781 --> 00:00:11,320 The anniversary of my divorce. 4 00:00:11,529 --> 00:00:13,398 -I didn't know you'd been married. -Couple times. 5 00:00:13,609 --> 00:00:15,596 Leo's gone. Josh has a foot out the door. 6 00:00:15,814 --> 00:00:17,801 It's you and I, we gonna have to run this thing. 7 00:00:18,019 --> 00:00:20,171 We're not getting coverage of Politics and Eggs. . . 8 00:00:20,348 --> 00:00:23,093 -. . .of "get tough on Pakistan"-- -Press loves an underdog. 9 00:00:23,302 --> 00:00:25,869 -It's sketch comedy. -It's fun. It's feisty. 10 00:00:26,089 --> 00:00:27,958 -It'll get us on the news. -It's cheap. 11 00:00:28,169 --> 00:00:31,364 You can't skip out with the president lying flat on his back. 12 00:00:31,539 --> 00:00:34,201 Seven years, you're gonna leave us with a get-well card? 13 00:00:34,410 --> 00:00:36,397 Gotta think about the ninth year. 14 00:00:58,788 --> 00:01:01,071 Eleven-three. 15 00:01:02,074 --> 00:01:06,062 -What can I get you? -A glass of red. Whatever's open. 16 00:01:16,885 --> 00:01:18,955 Thanks. 17 00:01:23,125 --> 00:01:26,650 We have to stop meeting like this. People will talk. 18 00:01:28,616 --> 00:01:32,604 I'd offer to make an honest woman of you, but you'd tire of me. 19 00:01:32,818 --> 00:01:35,894 And then I'd be left with nothing but my knitting. 20 00:01:36,104 --> 00:01:39,547 -You knit? -I don't. 21 00:01:40,223 --> 00:01:42,340 So I'd be left with nothing at all. 22 00:01:46,213 --> 00:01:48,036 What happened to your face? 23 00:01:55,324 --> 00:01:57,395 Boston Globe. 24 00:02:00,441 --> 00:02:01,766 Fourth paragraph. 25 00:02:01,939 --> 00:02:05,264 -"Vice President Robert Russell clings--" -Oh, sorry. Third paragraph. 26 00:02:05,433 --> 00:02:08,213 "Congressman Matthew Santos emerged from the pack. . . 27 00:02:08,387 --> 00:02:11,629 . . .with a healthy 19 percent of the New Hampshire primary votes. 28 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:16,662 Even more impressive than his unexpected vault into third place. . . 29 00:02:16,832 --> 00:02:20,488 . . .was his considered candor he brought to the stage in last week's debate. " 30 00:02:20,659 --> 00:02:23,404 The Post called it "shrewd certitude. " They love you. 31 00:02:23,613 --> 00:02:24,938 -Today. -Ignore him. 32 00:02:25,111 --> 00:02:27,228 We got 11 major newspapers tooting our horn. 33 00:02:27,399 --> 00:02:29,268 You gotta open your arms, feel the love. 34 00:02:29,437 --> 00:02:30,809 I feel it. I feel very warm. 35 00:02:30,977 --> 00:02:33,343 He's pissed Dave Pemberton wrote about Rafferty. 36 00:02:33,556 --> 00:02:36,833 As did Chris Latham. Latham and Pemberton are opinion-makers. 37 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:38,505 Allison Wexler. Opinion-maker. 38 00:02:38,673 --> 00:02:41,371 She's enthusiastic about the "Santos for president" idea. 39 00:02:41,543 --> 00:02:43,614 She's good, but she-- 40 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:47,073 Latham and Pemberton both wrote about Senator Rafferty's speech. 41 00:02:47,284 --> 00:02:51,023 They write about it now, everyone who can spell is writing about it next week. 44 00:02:55,896 --> 00:02:58,640 You're the Cinderella story. They should write about you. 45 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:02,962 There's only room for one scrappy insurgency. We're it. 46 00:03:04,715 --> 00:03:07,662 -You're not gonna kiss me, are you? -See you at the airport. 47 00:03:07,877 --> 00:03:10,382 Find me a copy of the damn Rafferty speech. 48 00:04:07,089 --> 00:04:09,246 Hey there. I didn't know you were back today. 49 00:04:09,423 --> 00:04:11,047 -Yeah, I'm back. -How you doing? 50 00:04:11,216 --> 00:04:13,207 Did Brower send us something on Head Start? 51 00:04:13,383 --> 00:04:15,375 -No. -I mean, Wallace, not Brower. 52 00:04:15,551 --> 00:04:18,467 -I spoke to him about it. -You want me to call somebody? 53 00:04:19,761 --> 00:04:21,089 No, I'll do it. 54 00:04:21,262 --> 00:04:23,881 You know, I'm joining you today in the Oval. 55 00:04:24,096 --> 00:04:30,261 Margaret, I need a copy of the Western Water Program. 56 00:04:30,474 --> 00:04:34,421 -And I had a blue binder marked EPA-- -Oh, God! 57 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,802 Oh, God! 58 00:04:39,936 --> 00:04:42,971 -How about this one? -Penne with red sauce. 59 00:04:43,187 --> 00:04:45,759 -This? -Vodka with cranberry. 60 00:04:45,939 --> 00:04:49,140 You should tell me when you're out so I can go to the dry cleaners. 61 00:04:49,315 --> 00:04:54,223 -You're my assistant, not my wife. -It'll be less noticeable when it's dry. 62 00:04:55,067 --> 00:04:57,059 Hug the binder. 63 00:04:58,402 --> 00:05:01,983 Interior released a draft of the Western Water Program with your revisions. 64 00:05:02,154 --> 00:05:05,651 We're going wide early. Hopefully we get support before it hits Congress. 65 00:05:05,863 --> 00:05:08,614 -They up the numbers? -Forty million's the best we can do. 66 00:05:08,781 --> 00:05:11,983 I may need a hand on this. If anybody has any comments. . . 67 00:05:12,199 --> 00:05:14,487 . . .on the Energy Trust Fund Summary, today's it. 68 00:05:14,659 --> 00:05:17,777 -I thought it went to the floor. -Almost. Josh was handling it. 69 00:05:17,952 --> 00:05:20,572 -We lost momentum when he left. -Chronic problem, that. 70 00:05:20,786 --> 00:05:23,655 Did Josh drop it, or did he give it to somebody, or--? 71 00:05:25,747 --> 00:05:27,537 God. 72 00:05:27,748 --> 00:05:30,071 -Nothing. Hi. Hi. -Is this a good time? 73 00:05:30,290 --> 00:05:33,243 Yes. Annabeth's here to discuss the DNC gala tonight. 74 00:05:33,458 --> 00:05:35,165 -Delighted to have you. -Thank you. 75 00:05:35,376 --> 00:05:38,375 Every Democratic contender will be in town for this event. . . 76 00:05:38,544 --> 00:05:41,496 . . .including all their staffers. They all want a piece of you. 77 00:05:41,670 --> 00:05:43,543 If I see one coming, duck under a table? 78 00:05:43,754 --> 00:05:45,995 Over the top, but we're in the right area. 79 00:05:46,214 --> 00:05:48,537 I'm not avoiding my former deputy chief of staff. 80 00:05:48,715 --> 00:05:51,548 He's gonna ask for a favor. You'll say no and then feel bad. 81 00:05:51,716 --> 00:05:54,917 No favor, just small talk. Could you give me that, C.J.? 82 00:05:55,134 --> 00:05:58,631 Every sitting president goes through this. It's a time-honored annoyance. 83 00:05:58,802 --> 00:06:02,549 -Let's navigate through it gracefully. -Thank you, all. Toby? 84 00:06:03,137 --> 00:06:04,465 Yes, sir. 85 00:06:06,347 --> 00:06:07,840 I believe this is yours. 86 00:06:08,765 --> 00:06:11,337 -You doing okay? -Yes, sir. Thank you. 87 00:06:11,557 --> 00:06:14,225 My sister-in-law was very moved by the letter. 88 00:06:14,434 --> 00:06:17,635 -She appreciated it. -Take as much time as you need. 89 00:06:18,269 --> 00:06:20,841 I prefer to be back at work. Thank you, sir. 90 00:06:21,061 --> 00:06:23,895 You're not going to tell me what happened? 91 00:06:24,063 --> 00:06:25,770 I cut myself shaving. 92 00:06:25,938 --> 00:06:27,266 With a machete. 93 00:06:27,481 --> 00:06:31,097 Very few people guess that, but it is in fact the case. 94 00:06:35,276 --> 00:06:39,022 You should get a Band-Aid. Some ointment. 95 00:06:39,236 --> 00:06:40,812 I'll look into that. 96 00:06:42,904 --> 00:06:45,275 Never call a woman and say, "We have to talk. " 97 00:06:45,447 --> 00:06:48,019 -It's not nice. -Duly noted. 98 00:06:49,198 --> 00:06:52,150 -You don't smoke, do you? -Me? No. 99 00:06:52,324 --> 00:06:56,486 -Occasional cigar, not cigarettes. -Yeah. Me neither. 100 00:06:58,202 --> 00:07:00,075 They sell cigarettes here? 101 00:07:00,244 --> 00:07:03,611 -The lack of Josh is becoming a problem. -Thinking about a replacement? 102 00:07:03,788 --> 00:07:07,451 I've been working assuming he'd return. I never thought Santos would hang on. 103 00:07:07,623 --> 00:07:10,373 Nineteen percent in New Hampshire. Maybe he's a contender? 104 00:07:10,540 --> 00:07:11,868 -The Water Program. -Yes. 105 00:07:12,041 --> 00:07:15,871 Trying to sort out a three-way war with cities, farmers and environmentalists. . . 106 00:07:16,043 --> 00:07:20,085 -. . .who want all of the Colorado River. -There's less than everybody thought. 107 00:07:20,253 --> 00:07:22,659 We've got lobbyists from each group coming today. 108 00:07:22,837 --> 00:07:24,331 -What time? -Ten is the first. 109 00:07:24,505 --> 00:07:26,212 -Urban-development lobby. -Who is it? 110 00:07:26,380 --> 00:07:29,048 -Cliff Calley. -No wonder you want flank support. 111 00:07:29,215 --> 00:07:31,420 Try not to worry about the DNC thing tonight. 112 00:07:31,591 --> 00:07:34,424 Russell will get nominated, the president will endorse him. 113 00:07:34,592 --> 00:07:36,879 A photo at the gala isn't gonna tip the balance. 114 00:07:37,051 --> 00:07:38,877 President's not plugging someone else? 115 00:07:39,052 --> 00:07:41,044 -He really isn't. -Greg Brock thinks he is. 116 00:07:41,220 --> 00:07:43,888 He came in, and he didn't sound like a man with a hunch. 117 00:07:44,096 --> 00:07:47,048 Give him a call. Tell him the principal wants to see him. 118 00:07:47,222 --> 00:07:48,881 -Diplomatic mission to Mali. -Bali? 119 00:07:49,056 --> 00:07:50,929 -Mali with an M. -Not Bali with a high? 120 00:07:51,099 --> 00:07:53,671 Thought you had a cold. Margaret, cancel my lunch. 121 00:07:53,892 --> 00:07:56,097 -What happened to your boob? -Really? 122 00:07:56,309 --> 00:07:59,759 Chairman of Foreign Ops is holding a planning session for the Mali trip. 123 00:07:59,936 --> 00:08:02,058 It'd be great to have somebody from your end. 124 00:08:02,229 --> 00:08:03,556 -Oh, sorry. -No. Come in. 125 00:08:03,729 --> 00:08:05,637 -Help her organize Mali. -Up on the Hill. 126 00:08:05,813 --> 00:08:08,101 Toby give you his changes on the FOP remarks? 127 00:08:08,273 --> 00:08:09,647 -No. You don't have them? -No. 128 00:08:09,857 --> 00:08:12,560 Ask him again. Make sure he knows it's this week. 129 00:08:12,733 --> 00:08:16,065 State and Foreign Ops has been working with USAID on what they call. . . 130 00:08:16,234 --> 00:08:19,399 . . . "high impact health services" for Mali. This trip's a kickoff. 131 00:08:19,569 --> 00:08:22,189 -They're focusing on HIV? -That and child immunization. 132 00:08:22,362 --> 00:08:24,649 Look at it. Let me know if you have questions. 133 00:08:24,821 --> 00:08:27,026 You have any interest in being fixed up? 134 00:08:27,197 --> 00:08:29,438 Not the kind of question I was referring to. 135 00:08:29,657 --> 00:08:33,189 A guy at the gym. He asked if you were seeing anyone. Guess you're famous. 136 00:08:37,410 --> 00:08:38,738 What guy? 137 00:08:39,577 --> 00:08:41,533 -I don't know his name. -Seriously? 138 00:08:41,703 --> 00:08:43,031 We have mutual friends. 139 00:08:43,246 --> 00:08:46,695 We played a pickup game two years ago. We were introduced at the time. 140 00:08:46,872 --> 00:08:49,278 I see him at the machines at the gym, and it's all: 141 00:08:49,457 --> 00:08:51,282 "Hey, man, how you doing?" 142 00:08:51,457 --> 00:08:53,745 It's two years later. I can't ask him his name. 143 00:08:53,917 --> 00:08:56,241 -He asked you to fix us up? -Asked if you were seeing anyone. 144 00:08:56,418 --> 00:08:58,907 We were talking at the gym. We keep sentences short. 145 00:08:59,127 --> 00:09:03,288 This is-- No. And you should talk about something else at the gym. 146 00:09:04,921 --> 00:09:06,913 I got most of it. 147 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:10,421 -Club soda and salt. -That's great. 148 00:09:10,590 --> 00:09:12,048 -It's wet, though. -Yes. 149 00:09:12,258 --> 00:09:15,423 -You wanna go with the binder? -Didn't work well the first time. 150 00:09:22,262 --> 00:09:25,131 -Here. -Are you sure? 151 00:09:25,347 --> 00:09:27,053 Of course. 152 00:09:27,389 --> 00:09:30,092 -Can I lose the pin? -It was my aunt's. 153 00:09:30,265 --> 00:09:32,671 -She's no longer with us. -Then you should wear it. 154 00:09:32,891 --> 00:09:35,262 -It's covering a hole. -You ready? 155 00:09:35,434 --> 00:09:37,721 Are you sure we shouldn't pull Toby in for this? 156 00:09:37,893 --> 00:09:39,885 For Cliff Calley, you want a whole phalanx? 157 00:09:40,061 --> 00:09:43,677 -He got us on the Clean Air Bill. -He's a lobbyist. He's building bridges. 158 00:09:43,854 --> 00:09:45,561 -He's slippery. -Greg Brock's here. 159 00:09:45,730 --> 00:09:49,179 -I'll meet you in the Mural. -She send you to her tailor? 160 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:51,898 -Morning. -Hi, pookie. 161 00:09:52,066 --> 00:09:55,267 -You think the president picked a horse. -He's done more than that. 162 00:09:55,442 --> 00:09:57,564 He's channeling support. But what do I know? 163 00:09:57,777 --> 00:09:59,602 I know a lot for a woman of my years. 164 00:09:59,778 --> 00:10:02,349 The president supports all Democratic candidates. . . 165 00:10:02,529 --> 00:10:05,196 . . .and will remain neutral until after the primaries. 166 00:10:05,363 --> 00:10:08,113 -What if he did? Hypothetically? -Back a candidate now? 167 00:10:08,323 --> 00:10:10,812 -Hypothetically. -Congress would go through the roof. 168 00:10:10,991 --> 00:10:14,986 Anything the president tried, they'd kill. It'd appear as support of a candidate. . . 169 00:10:15,159 --> 00:10:17,909 . . .that half the Democrats and all Republicans despise. . . 170 00:10:18,077 --> 00:10:20,531 . . .and bring his agenda for the year to a halt. 171 00:10:20,745 --> 00:10:23,115 If that, hypothetically, was what was happening. . . 172 00:10:23,329 --> 00:10:27,027 . . .he probably wouldn't tell anybody. He probably wouldn't even tell you. 173 00:10:29,915 --> 00:10:31,492 Wish I'd have been there. 174 00:10:31,666 --> 00:10:34,120 Would have been awkward. 175 00:10:35,501 --> 00:10:37,373 I'd have stood in the back. 176 00:10:37,585 --> 00:10:40,703 There must have been a large NASA contingent. 177 00:10:40,878 --> 00:10:43,119 His wife didn't want that. 178 00:10:45,130 --> 00:10:48,959 If you didn't do what you do, what would you do? 179 00:10:50,674 --> 00:10:52,297 Medicine, probably. 180 00:10:52,466 --> 00:10:54,256 No, it's a lie. 181 00:10:54,425 --> 00:10:56,417 I'd grow apples. 182 00:10:57,135 --> 00:11:01,082 I'd run an apple orchard and cider mill. . . 183 00:11:01,261 --> 00:11:04,047 . . .and I'd be fat as all get-out. 184 00:11:04,805 --> 00:11:07,887 Sometimes I think what if I was at UNICEF or United Way. . . 185 00:11:08,098 --> 00:11:10,967 . . .pulling together the AIDS fight, or back in New York. . . 186 00:11:11,182 --> 00:11:15,806 . . .improving the public school system, would it be a better use of my 24 hours? 187 00:11:16,184 --> 00:11:18,057 Not this. 188 00:11:18,519 --> 00:11:21,222 Not pushing on the ocean. 189 00:11:24,521 --> 00:11:27,093 So who threw the first punch? 190 00:11:35,401 --> 00:11:38,898 -Cliff, good to see you. -C.J. Cregg with the snazzy promotion. 191 00:11:39,069 --> 00:11:41,309 Do I bow or kiss the ring? What's the protocol? 192 00:11:41,487 --> 00:11:44,320 Stand when I sit, sit when I stand, yes my every question. 193 00:11:44,488 --> 00:11:47,522 You see the suit? Didn't dress like that at Ways and Means. 194 00:11:47,697 --> 00:11:49,072 -You like? -Where'd you get--? 195 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:50,899 -I have a guy downtown-- -Gentlemen. 196 00:11:51,074 --> 00:11:52,781 Sorry. Your suit's nice too. 197 00:11:52,991 --> 00:11:55,741 -You look over the proposal? -Is it gonna get a new name? 198 00:11:55,909 --> 00:11:57,652 -The Water Program? -On the nose, no? 199 00:11:57,827 --> 00:11:59,154 You've got a better idea? 200 00:11:59,327 --> 00:12:01,484 "Water, Water Everywhere, Not a Drop to Drink"? 201 00:12:01,662 --> 00:12:03,867 I guess you have other issues, why don't we--? 202 00:12:04,038 --> 00:12:05,780 Hang on. 203 00:12:06,830 --> 00:12:09,201 Oh, man, I just had a déjà vu. 204 00:12:10,540 --> 00:12:11,868 Sorry. Go ahead. 205 00:12:12,041 --> 00:12:14,495 We're trying to circumnavigate as much as we can. . . 206 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:16,789 . . .so let's talk about what you're worried-- 207 00:12:17,001 --> 00:12:19,538 -That's not necessary. -The name's your only problem? 208 00:12:19,752 --> 00:12:22,954 I don't like any of it, it won't work, but I really hate the name. 209 00:12:23,171 --> 00:12:26,170 It's not so much a solution, but it's a good first step. 210 00:12:26,380 --> 00:12:29,249 No. It's a Band-Aid that gives the government permission. . . 211 00:12:29,423 --> 00:12:32,339 . . .to ignore drought conditions in 11 states for five years. 212 00:12:32,508 --> 00:12:34,049 We're not getting anywhere near it. Where'd you get the pin? 213 00:12:34,217 --> 00:12:36,623 -From a dead woman. Can we--? -The Drought Program. 214 00:12:36,801 --> 00:12:38,544 -Good name. -Conservation measures-- 215 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,293 The Drought Plan. Because you created a plan that will extend the drought. 216 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:43,964 -Star that. -It's not a drought. 217 00:12:44,138 --> 00:12:47,836 It's a drought if we were having less than average rainfall, but we're not. 218 00:12:48,056 --> 00:12:51,008 We have 58 million people wrestling over one river's water. . . 219 00:12:51,182 --> 00:12:54,549 . . .based on calculations taken in what we now know were 20 flood years. 220 00:12:54,725 --> 00:12:56,930 Party's over. I'm asking you to work with us. 221 00:12:57,143 --> 00:12:59,977 -Hey, I hear you. I hear your frustration. -Cliff. 222 00:13:00,144 --> 00:13:01,472 Congress won't touch it. 223 00:13:01,645 --> 00:13:05,308 Even if I thought more of it, the New Mexico delegation can't vote for it. . . 224 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,139 . . .it makes them look too pro-EPA. 225 00:13:07,314 --> 00:13:10,515 Sylbie in Colorado can't vote for it. It makes him look anti-EPA. 226 00:13:10,690 --> 00:13:12,598 California Central Valley can't support it. . . 227 00:13:12,816 --> 00:13:15,732 . . .as any funding they get is deducted from the 42 million. . . 228 00:13:15,901 --> 00:13:18,686 . . .they're getting from the EPA for pollution management. 229 00:13:18,860 --> 00:13:21,350 Collins might vote for it just to piss off Sylbie. . . 230 00:13:21,528 --> 00:13:24,730 . . .but I wouldn't stake my morning on anything Hugh Collins may do. 231 00:13:24,905 --> 00:13:26,232 He's a bit of a tippler. 232 00:13:26,822 --> 00:13:28,979 Why'd you come if you weren't gonna play ball? 233 00:13:29,198 --> 00:13:31,901 My niece loves the M&M's with the seal of the president. 234 00:13:32,116 --> 00:13:35,364 She takes them to school, gets a lot of attention. 235 00:13:35,534 --> 00:13:36,862 Got any of those around? 236 00:13:40,494 --> 00:13:42,486 Sorry, Mr. Lyman. This will take a minute. 237 00:13:42,662 --> 00:13:45,531 -No problem, Larry. Take your time. -There you go. 238 00:13:45,705 --> 00:13:47,364 -Nothing going on today. -Thank you. 239 00:13:47,539 --> 00:13:49,696 Just trying to win primaries. No biggie. 240 00:13:50,790 --> 00:13:54,288 -Nope. -You're not serious. 241 00:13:54,625 --> 00:13:59,830 Toby. Hey, Toby. Sign me in. 242 00:14:01,253 --> 00:14:03,541 -Yes? -It's Josh. They won't let me in. 243 00:14:03,712 --> 00:14:08,087 C.J. had to cancel your lunch so I killed the pass. Didn 't get the message? 244 00:14:08,298 --> 00:14:10,336 Yeah, I'm fine about the lunch. 245 00:14:10,507 --> 00:14:13,589 Just coming in to say hello, hang out for a bit. 246 00:14:13,758 --> 00:14:15,714 I got meetings on the Hill all afternoon. 247 00:14:15,884 --> 00:14:17,876 Yeah. They really frown on the hanging out. 248 00:14:18,052 --> 00:14:20,173 -You know what? Let me in. -Hi. 249 00:14:20,344 --> 00:14:22,668 -Hey. How's it going? -Good. Good flight? 250 00:14:22,845 --> 00:14:24,718 Yeah, it was great. 251 00:14:25,847 --> 00:14:27,755 Margaret, let me in the door. 252 00:14:27,931 --> 00:14:29,922 These are contacts for people on the trip. 253 00:14:30,098 --> 00:14:31,556 -You'll wanna touch base. -Now? 254 00:14:31,724 --> 00:14:33,431 -No. Talk about the guy. -I thought I was done with that. 255 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,259 -What's he look like? -A white guy. 256 00:14:35,434 --> 00:14:37,224 -Brad Pitt. Henry Kissinger. -Stop it. 257 00:14:37,393 --> 00:14:39,219 -Hi. I need Charlie. -We're working. 258 00:14:39,394 --> 00:14:41,302 I heard "Brad Pitt. " You're not working. 259 00:14:41,478 --> 00:14:43,802 -The Family Leave Expansion. -The VP wants in? 260 00:14:43,979 --> 00:14:45,307 -Hello. -Am I interrupting? 261 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:46,807 -You were in New Hampshire? It's nice. -I was. 262 00:14:46,980 --> 00:14:48,806 -Call me about the announcement? -Yeah. 263 00:14:48,981 --> 00:14:52,644 Ambassador to Mali and global AIDS coordinator want copies of everything. 264 00:14:52,816 --> 00:14:54,191 -Sure. -Tell me tall or short. 265 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,316 He's a good-Iooking guy, smart, got a job, he's not a jerk. 266 00:14:57,485 --> 00:14:59,192 I don't know his favorite color. . . 267 00:14:59,361 --> 00:15:01,897 . . .but he's got all his teeth and almost all his hair. 268 00:15:02,070 --> 00:15:04,275 -How much is almost? -He's got a high forehead. 269 00:15:04,446 --> 00:15:07,196 This is a bad idea. This is a bad idea. 270 00:15:07,406 --> 00:15:09,693 -Look at this woman. -Hello, pumpkin. 271 00:15:09,865 --> 00:15:13,149 -She's a vision. -I heard Security didn't wanna let you in. 272 00:15:13,325 --> 00:15:14,818 -New guy. -I heard it was Larry. 273 00:15:14,992 --> 00:15:16,984 -How you doing? -Good. A little back pain. 274 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,317 -Sorry to hear that. -I'm thinking of shiatsu. 275 00:15:19,494 --> 00:15:21,818 -That's great stuff. -Yeah, that's what they say. 276 00:15:21,995 --> 00:15:25,113 -You're not letting me in there, are you? -Not a chance. 277 00:15:25,788 --> 00:15:29,866 M&M's bearing the seal of the president. This from a grown man. 278 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:31,368 -You got any? -What? 279 00:15:31,541 --> 00:15:34,113 The M&M's. I'm a little peckish. 280 00:15:34,792 --> 00:15:37,827 -Thank you. -The Agriculture lobby is in an hour. 281 00:15:38,002 --> 00:15:40,752 -This better not happen with them. -We'll get Agriculture. 282 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,409 We'll handhold on the Hill. We'll do it without him. 283 00:15:43,587 --> 00:15:45,579 Who behaves like that? It's unprofessional. 284 00:15:45,755 --> 00:15:49,667 Yet terribly effective. You ought to have a conversation with him. 285 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,787 I'm happy picking up the loose ends, but Josh Lyman left a big hole in this place. 286 00:15:53,967 --> 00:15:57,001 -Maybe he's coming back, maybe not. -You want me to hire Calley? 287 00:15:57,176 --> 00:15:59,002 He knows the Hill. He knows his stuff. 288 00:15:59,177 --> 00:16:01,667 This guy used to work for Congressional Republicans. 289 00:16:01,845 --> 00:16:05,792 This guy shut down an investigation of my substance-abuse history. . . 290 00:16:05,972 --> 00:16:09,339 . . .because he thought maybe we should be governing the country. 291 00:16:09,848 --> 00:16:12,089 It's a Republican Congress. 292 00:16:12,266 --> 00:16:16,308 Not the worst thing to have someone with relationships on both sides. 293 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:20,803 No. He's the wrong choice. And he's irritating. And he's obnoxious. 294 00:16:21,020 --> 00:16:22,679 That's worked for us in the past. 295 00:16:22,854 --> 00:16:25,343 Here's the part where, due to my years of service. . . 296 00:16:25,563 --> 00:16:28,728 . . .you suspend for a moment the Teutonic allegiance to protocol. . . 297 00:16:28,898 --> 00:16:33,438 -. . .and shift thyself out of my way. -Josh Lyman to see you. 298 00:16:33,608 --> 00:16:36,014 Was this place such a killjoy when I worked here. . . 299 00:16:36,193 --> 00:16:39,026 -. . .or have the Brown Shirts taken over? -You're vibrating. 300 00:16:39,194 --> 00:16:41,269 I feel that. Thanks. 301 00:16:41,987 --> 00:16:46,148 Yes. No! I am in town for one day. 302 00:16:46,322 --> 00:16:49,771 Tell him he reschedules this thing again, I'm gonna tear off his head. . . 303 00:16:49,948 --> 00:16:53,446 . . .and fashion his skull into a decorative fruit bowl. 304 00:16:54,283 --> 00:16:55,860 -Debbie. -Will. 305 00:16:56,034 --> 00:16:58,440 -How goes it? -Little bit of back pain, truthfully. 306 00:16:58,619 --> 00:17:00,610 -Sorry to hear that. -Thinking about yoga. 307 00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:02,943 -I hear it does wonders. -You can't see him. 308 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:04,827 -Five minutes. Two? -Write a letter. 309 00:17:04,996 --> 00:17:07,320 You should be stuck in double lotus. 310 00:17:07,497 --> 00:17:09,821 -With an itch. -Good to see you. 311 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:11,913 -Is it time for the meeting? -Not quite. 312 00:17:12,083 --> 00:17:14,619 Making sure you're clear on how the trip is funded. 313 00:17:14,792 --> 00:17:16,665 It's complicated, so if you wanna talk-- 314 00:17:16,835 --> 00:17:18,873 -It's really not. -Bring him on. The guy. 315 00:17:19,044 --> 00:17:21,794 -You sure? -Yeah. I'm ready to get off the bench. 316 00:17:21,962 --> 00:17:23,834 In the game. Like that. 317 00:17:24,004 --> 00:17:27,537 I'll put him on the list for the gala. He'll know a bunch of people there. 318 00:17:27,714 --> 00:17:29,373 -Who? -Jimmy Hatch, Howard Kagan. 319 00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:31,504 -He works for the government? -It's D.C. 320 00:17:31,674 --> 00:17:33,712 -I thought he was a regular person. -Sorry. 321 00:17:33,883 --> 00:17:35,542 You don't wanna roll out of bed. . . 322 00:17:35,717 --> 00:17:37,590 . . .with a hangover, change in the car. . . 323 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,798 . . .and find last night's strategic error. . . 324 00:17:39,969 --> 00:17:41,795 . . .in your strategic planning session. 325 00:17:41,970 --> 00:17:44,008 Tell me I'm not having this conversation. 326 00:17:44,596 --> 00:17:45,924 Invite him to the party. 327 00:17:46,097 --> 00:17:47,507 You see the Republican side? 328 00:17:47,681 --> 00:17:53,016 Arnie Vinick. Clean sweep. Don't panic. He could get malaria, race is open again. 329 00:17:56,434 --> 00:17:59,552 -Am I seeing things, or is she--? -Very. 330 00:17:59,727 --> 00:18:02,051 -I didn't know she was pregnant. -She's pregnant. 331 00:18:02,228 --> 00:18:04,184 I didn't even know she was married. 332 00:18:05,772 --> 00:18:08,475 Right. How is the president doing? 333 00:18:08,648 --> 00:18:09,975 Not terrible. 334 00:18:10,148 --> 00:18:11,891 He gets tired and pretends he isn't. 335 00:18:12,108 --> 00:18:14,099 His legs hurt, and he pretends they don't. 336 00:18:14,275 --> 00:18:16,148 -We're still figuring it all out. -Yeah. 337 00:18:16,318 --> 00:18:18,854 What's up with Toby? I saw him in the hall. 338 00:18:19,027 --> 00:18:21,433 Acted like a guy who owed me money. 339 00:18:21,612 --> 00:18:24,895 -He's been out of it since the funeral. -What funeral? 340 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,272 -David. -His brother? 341 00:18:28,906 --> 00:18:31,574 -He died? -Tuesday. He was sick. 342 00:18:31,741 --> 00:18:34,657 -He went downhill pretty fast. -Yeah, I knew he was sick. l-- 343 00:18:35,951 --> 00:18:40,160 I talked to Toby last week. Why wouldn't he say anything? 344 00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:44,368 I feel awful. I would have gone. 345 00:18:44,538 --> 00:18:47,869 None of us did. They didn't want a whole to-do. 346 00:18:48,581 --> 00:18:51,201 -I'm gonna go. -Yeah. Yeah. 347 00:18:52,499 --> 00:18:58,083 Hey, you think we can do a water deal without the urban-development lobby? 348 00:18:58,252 --> 00:18:59,959 Out West? I don't know. 349 00:19:00,169 --> 00:19:04,496 You're gonna get resistance in New Mexico and from Sylbie out of Colorado. 350 00:19:04,713 --> 00:19:07,463 You may get the California Central Valley guys onboard. . . 351 00:19:07,631 --> 00:19:09,955 . . .but you'd have to make it a pretty sweet deal. 352 00:19:10,132 --> 00:19:11,791 They get a nice boost from the EPA. 353 00:19:11,966 --> 00:19:15,582 They're not gonna walk away from that without a big carrot. 354 00:19:17,802 --> 00:19:20,172 Stop it. 355 00:19:21,220 --> 00:19:22,594 -It's good to see you. -It is. 356 00:19:22,762 --> 00:19:24,339 -How are you? -A little back pain. 357 00:19:24,513 --> 00:19:26,385 -I'm sorry. -Thinking about heroin. 358 00:19:26,555 --> 00:19:29,305 -Really? -Will's not getting in. I won't repeat it. 359 00:19:42,770 --> 00:19:47,643 -How go the wars? -I just heard about David. 360 00:19:47,856 --> 00:19:50,227 -Man, I'm so sorry. -Thanks. 361 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,017 Why didn't you call me? 362 00:19:52,233 --> 00:19:54,354 The Energy Trust Fund. It just got dropped. 363 00:19:55,067 --> 00:19:58,019 Screw the Energy Trust Fund. I wish I could have been at the-- 364 00:19:58,235 --> 00:20:01,353 The Mental Health Commission? You dropped a lot and walked away. 365 00:20:02,195 --> 00:20:03,985 It all got handed off. 366 00:20:04,946 --> 00:20:09,238 -Oh, yes. I gotta-- -Yeah. 367 00:20:16,993 --> 00:20:18,570 Hang on one second. 368 00:20:18,744 --> 00:20:21,613 I got a 12:00 conference call and a 2:00 on the Hill. 369 00:20:21,787 --> 00:20:25,118 -You wanna get some food in between? -Can't today. 370 00:20:36,668 --> 00:20:38,291 Go ahead. 371 00:20:38,460 --> 00:20:42,787 A lot of people I know are working on these campaigns. All in the same boat. 372 00:20:42,962 --> 00:20:47,917 You're soldiers in the same war, and then all of a sudden the borders shift. 373 00:20:48,089 --> 00:20:53,329 And every word you say, and every soda you drink has loyalty connotations. 374 00:20:53,508 --> 00:20:56,176 Could be campaigns, or you're not ready to talk. 375 00:20:56,384 --> 00:20:58,589 -I don't have a problem talking to people. -No? 376 00:20:58,802 --> 00:21:02,844 -I don't have a problem talking to you. -I'm special. 377 00:21:03,054 --> 00:21:07,263 -Yes, you are. -You think we rushed into this? 378 00:21:08,973 --> 00:21:10,632 Maybe. 379 00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:18,510 -You sorry that we did? -I'm not, actually. 380 00:21:24,146 --> 00:21:26,433 Doesn't mean we didn't rush into it. 381 00:21:34,525 --> 00:21:37,275 What do you mean we're not on Meet the Press? No, no. 382 00:21:37,443 --> 00:21:39,150 Call them back. Talk to Elise Baine. 383 00:21:39,319 --> 00:21:41,725 Tell her they're not bumping us for Ricky Rafferty. 384 00:21:41,903 --> 00:21:44,523 -Hang up. -Congressman's available tomorrow only. 385 00:21:44,696 --> 00:21:46,237 -Rafferty can wait. -Hang up now. 386 00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:48,776 Keep your pants on. Call me back. 387 00:21:48,948 --> 00:21:51,272 I'm gonna put a hit out on Ricky Rafferty. 388 00:21:51,449 --> 00:21:54,816 I need to talk to you, not with a million people around. 389 00:21:59,035 --> 00:22:01,359 Is our relationship about to change? 390 00:22:01,536 --> 00:22:05,828 Rafferty put out text of the health plan. Annabeth had a copy. Look at page three. 391 00:22:07,706 --> 00:22:09,827 "Obliterate the money-laundering middleman. . . 392 00:22:09,998 --> 00:22:11,871 . . .between you and your doctor. " 393 00:22:12,041 --> 00:22:15,538 -Why didn't every article lead with this? -It wasn't in the first speech. 394 00:22:15,709 --> 00:22:19,491 They released it today. It guarantees more coverage. Look at its structure. 395 00:22:19,669 --> 00:22:23,332 It's structured like Bartlet had it before we had him cut it out of his plan. 396 00:22:23,546 --> 00:22:26,995 Rafferty has someone from the president's first health-care initiative. 397 00:22:27,214 --> 00:22:28,672 You, Toby, Sam, Melanie, Ken. 398 00:22:28,839 --> 00:22:30,582 -You missed one. -No. Who'd I miss? 399 00:22:31,299 --> 00:22:33,207 The president. 400 00:22:35,009 --> 00:22:39,585 You got a second? Has the president sat down with Senator Rafferty? 401 00:22:39,802 --> 00:22:41,212 -Josh-- -Lunch, casual? 402 00:22:41,428 --> 00:22:45,044 -Absolutely not. -He's not sure Russell's representing. . . 403 00:22:45,221 --> 00:22:48,588 . . .Democratic values. A spoiler may move the debate in a new direction. 404 00:22:48,806 --> 00:22:51,343 The president plans to endorse his party's nomination. 405 00:22:51,516 --> 00:22:53,388 We assume it will be the vice president. 406 00:22:53,558 --> 00:22:55,466 Sorry he's not backing your candidate. . . 407 00:22:55,642 --> 00:22:58,179 . . .but he's most certainly not backing Ricky Rafferty. 408 00:22:58,393 --> 00:23:00,017 I can see where this is heading. 409 00:23:00,228 --> 00:23:03,392 Four weeks of articles about single-payer health care. . . 410 00:23:03,562 --> 00:23:05,554 . . .and it all reads like vintage Bartlet. 411 00:23:05,772 --> 00:23:09,435 The president's not the first guy to try and phase out insurance companies. . . 412 00:23:09,606 --> 00:23:11,479 . . .though he was a bit obsessed with it. 413 00:23:11,649 --> 00:23:14,897 I thought you'd burst a blood vessel trying to talk him off it. 414 00:23:15,067 --> 00:23:16,560 Gotta be nice with lobbyists. . . 415 00:23:16,734 --> 00:23:19,189 . . .from over-subsidized agribusiness conglomerates. 416 00:23:19,402 --> 00:23:22,105 Focus on South Carolina. Rafferty will flame out. 417 00:23:23,904 --> 00:23:27,686 Hey, do you have any thoughts about Russell's package? Packaging? 418 00:23:27,864 --> 00:23:31,859 If this is a "solicit my opinion so I feel important before you ask for a favor" . . . 419 00:23:32,032 --> 00:23:34,522 . . .Donna was here. The VP can't join the president. . . 420 00:23:34,700 --> 00:23:37,653 -. . .at Fraternal Order of Police. -It's not about the FOP. 421 00:23:37,827 --> 00:23:39,901 I'm grooming a man for the highest office. 422 00:23:40,077 --> 00:23:42,911 I'm looking to perfect the image, and they say you're good. 423 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:44,614 -They do? -Yes. 424 00:23:44,829 --> 00:23:46,868 These people? 425 00:23:49,456 --> 00:23:51,282 -Are you okay? -Yeah, I'm fine. 426 00:23:51,457 --> 00:23:54,907 -I have something in my contact lens. -You're wearing glasses. 427 00:23:55,125 --> 00:23:57,793 -Sorry. -Did I say something? 428 00:23:58,002 --> 00:24:01,867 No, no, it's not you. It's just. . . . 429 00:24:02,545 --> 00:24:04,038 You know, you work somewhere. . . 430 00:24:04,213 --> 00:24:07,046 . . .and your perspective and your experience is different. . . 431 00:24:07,214 --> 00:24:11,790 . . .from that of everyone around you. And it's busy. 432 00:24:12,007 --> 00:24:14,627 People don't have time to pat each other on the back. 433 00:24:14,842 --> 00:24:18,174 And I don't want that. But, gosh. . . 434 00:24:18,385 --> 00:24:21,053 . . .it's just nice to hear that. . . 435 00:24:21,261 --> 00:24:23,336 . . .they think I'm good. 436 00:24:24,388 --> 00:24:25,715 Sorry. 437 00:24:26,388 --> 00:24:28,960 -I can come back later. -No. The boots are over. 438 00:24:29,140 --> 00:24:31,345 The haircut was hasty, and in the debates. . . 439 00:24:31,516 --> 00:24:33,637 . . .he's too interested in other candidates. 440 00:24:33,850 --> 00:24:36,090 His S's are slushy, his A's are flat. . . 441 00:24:36,268 --> 00:24:39,469 . . .he exhales too loud and inhales too often, but it's nothing-- 442 00:24:39,686 --> 00:24:41,642 Nothing that can't be fixed. 443 00:24:41,812 --> 00:24:45,143 And I'm honored, really honored, that you asked. 444 00:24:45,771 --> 00:24:47,146 -Cliff Calley. -Thank you. 445 00:24:47,314 --> 00:24:48,641 -I was summoned? -You were. 446 00:24:48,814 --> 00:24:50,142 -Sit. -Heel. 447 00:24:50,315 --> 00:24:52,721 -Excuse me? -Just seeing if it worked both ways. 448 00:24:52,899 --> 00:24:54,274 It doesn't. 449 00:24:54,442 --> 00:24:57,145 -Interested in leaving the private sector? -Are you offering me a job? 450 00:24:57,360 --> 00:25:00,110 -I'm gauging your interest. -A White House job. 451 00:25:00,319 --> 00:25:04,315 -Don't make me think about it too hard. -Okay, wow. No, thanks. 452 00:25:05,030 --> 00:25:06,855 -What? -It's a temp job. 453 00:25:07,030 --> 00:25:10,279 Any job in this White House. And a low-paying one at that. But, wow. 454 00:25:10,490 --> 00:25:12,814 -A temp job? -I didn't bring my tape recorder. 455 00:25:12,991 --> 00:25:15,943 -I could've played this for my mom. -Good. It was a bad idea. 456 00:25:16,117 --> 00:25:17,990 Leo thought you were a bridge-builder. . . 457 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,278 . . .but you're a hack working for cookie-cutter condo builders. . . 458 00:25:21,453 --> 00:25:23,361 . . .and hotel magnates. How do you sleep? 459 00:25:23,579 --> 00:25:25,950 -Ativan. -I met with lobbyists on this water deal. 460 00:25:26,122 --> 00:25:27,615 Only you wouldn't budge a bit. 461 00:25:27,831 --> 00:25:30,949 Let's talk about agribusiness monsters who siphoned 90 percent. . . 462 00:25:31,124 --> 00:25:33,993 . . .of the Colorado River into irrigation of California rice. 463 00:25:34,208 --> 00:25:36,449 We're most safe when we're our own food source. 464 00:25:36,668 --> 00:25:39,537 Grow food. Fine. It's a desert. They grow monsoon crops. 465 00:25:39,752 --> 00:25:41,660 -I don't need you on this. -You're right. 466 00:25:41,837 --> 00:25:44,326 I could jump in, and you still wouldn't get a deal. . . 467 00:25:44,504 --> 00:25:47,207 . . .because the Senate will love it and the House won't. 468 00:25:47,422 --> 00:25:49,627 Let me thank you for your honesty and service. 469 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,211 Okay, you wanna know how I sleep at night? 470 00:25:52,383 --> 00:25:54,540 There's a drought in Kenya, in Zambia. 471 00:25:54,717 --> 00:25:58,878 There's a drought in India and Pakistan and Ecuador and Paraguay. . . 472 00:25:59,052 --> 00:26:02,336 . . .and there's a drought in Malawi and Uganda and Australia. 473 00:26:02,512 --> 00:26:05,713 We're the only nation that can afford the $ 10-billion investment. . . 474 00:26:05,888 --> 00:26:07,927 . . .it takes for desalination technology. . . 475 00:26:08,097 --> 00:26:10,966 . . .and the government's never gonna do that unless forced. . . 476 00:26:11,182 --> 00:26:14,763 . . .because there's a major national water crisis and they're taking heat. . . 477 00:26:14,934 --> 00:26:17,684 . . .from cookie-cutter condo builders and hotel magnates. 478 00:26:18,518 --> 00:26:21,269 -Get out of my office. -Nice. 479 00:26:25,021 --> 00:26:27,558 Immigration bill's getting gutted in committee. 480 00:26:27,731 --> 00:26:30,434 You see Rafferty's health-care plan? 481 00:26:31,232 --> 00:26:33,982 Yeah. Who was your point person on immigration? 482 00:26:34,192 --> 00:26:37,523 "Obliterate the middleman between you and your doctor. " 483 00:26:37,693 --> 00:26:40,017 Does it bother you someone's stealing your stuff? 484 00:26:40,236 --> 00:26:42,523 -Does that trouble you at all? -It doesn't. 485 00:26:42,737 --> 00:26:44,812 It would. You're not a good sharer. 486 00:26:45,238 --> 00:26:49,150 Only way it doesn't bother you is if you handed it to him yourself. 487 00:26:49,323 --> 00:26:52,073 -Shut the door. -Ricky Rafferty? Are you crazy? 488 00:26:52,949 --> 00:26:56,067 I've just eked out a lead. My guy's the little engine that could. 489 00:26:56,242 --> 00:26:58,993 -What were you thinking? -I don't know. I thought maybe. . . 490 00:26:59,202 --> 00:27:02,699 . . .there should be somebody in the field who talks like a Democrat. 491 00:27:02,912 --> 00:27:05,662 You wasted the opportunity. You and your garage-sale find. 492 00:27:05,872 --> 00:27:07,946 -My what? -Ethanol pledge? 493 00:27:08,164 --> 00:27:10,998 -I'm trying to win a race. -Matthew Santos isn't gonna win. 494 00:27:11,165 --> 00:27:14,828 You got a chance to shape the debate, strengthen the party, and you blew it! 495 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:19,660 You ran to the center for a stinking 19 percent in New Hampshire? 496 00:27:19,836 --> 00:27:22,160 You shouldn't try to win. You don't have the man. 497 00:27:22,378 --> 00:27:24,251 You think I left to shape the debate? 498 00:27:24,463 --> 00:27:27,296 -Somebody's got to. -This is your contribution to the party? 499 00:27:27,464 --> 00:27:30,214 The world needed another going-nowhere health-care plan? 500 00:27:30,382 --> 00:27:32,290 The world needed to hear one useful idea. 501 00:27:32,508 --> 00:27:34,878 Now every viable candidate has to waste airtime. . . 502 00:27:35,050 --> 00:27:37,800 . . .on why they do or don't support socialized medicine. 503 00:27:38,010 --> 00:27:41,875 There's a profiting industry leeching the life out of this country's health care. 504 00:27:42,053 --> 00:27:45,218 -Got something better to discuss? -You're dragging the field left. 505 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:47,421 -Good! -You could have fed me ideas. 506 00:27:47,597 --> 00:27:49,636 -You don't like how I'm running this. -How? 507 00:27:49,848 --> 00:27:52,254 -How? Telephone. -How? 508 00:27:52,474 --> 00:27:54,382 -What are we discussing? -You didn't ask. 509 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,932 Why the hell didn't you come to me before you picked Santos? 510 00:27:58,143 --> 00:28:01,059 Do you have any idea how strong a force we would have been. . . 511 00:28:01,228 --> 00:28:03,219 . . .had we taken on a candidate together? 512 00:28:03,395 --> 00:28:05,351 -I'm asking you now. -Yeah, well, no. 513 00:28:05,563 --> 00:28:08,017 -That's it? That's your answer? -That's my answer. 514 00:28:08,689 --> 00:28:12,436 -You are a selfish, petty. . . -Get out. 515 00:28:12,649 --> 00:28:15,981 . . .waste of the oxygen in the air that useful people could be using. 516 00:28:16,151 --> 00:28:19,352 -Get out! -You get out, you selfish son of a bitch! 517 00:28:19,527 --> 00:28:25,230 My brother and I used to collect pennies, pick them up off the street. . . 518 00:28:25,405 --> 00:28:30,028 . . .put them in an old whiskey bottle we swiped from my old man. 519 00:28:31,115 --> 00:28:34,233 Every few months or so, we'd go to the bank. . . 520 00:28:34,825 --> 00:28:36,781 . . .to get these paper things. 521 00:28:36,951 --> 00:28:40,283 Tubes to make rolls of change. 522 00:28:41,745 --> 00:28:43,072 My brother said: 523 00:28:43,245 --> 00:28:46,577 "Never walk down the street without a roll of pennies in your pocket. " 524 00:28:46,789 --> 00:28:51,033 You belt a guy with a roll of pennies in your fist. . . 525 00:28:51,207 --> 00:28:52,665 . . .you do some damage. 526 00:28:53,375 --> 00:28:54,749 Get out! 527 00:29:04,713 --> 00:29:06,503 Get off! 528 00:29:39,435 --> 00:29:42,186 Oh, good. Can you ask Charlie to get me some background. . . 529 00:29:42,353 --> 00:29:45,436 . . .on desalination technology when he gets back from the Hill? 530 00:29:46,272 --> 00:29:48,263 What? 531 00:30:17,076 --> 00:30:20,443 Maybe you should take a week. Go back to New York. 532 00:30:20,619 --> 00:30:22,410 I don't want a week. 533 00:30:22,620 --> 00:30:26,366 You don't have to want it. I'm not sure you're doing yourself any good here. 534 00:30:26,580 --> 00:30:28,038 I'll be fine. 535 00:30:28,247 --> 00:30:30,737 I'm not sure you're doing us any good here right now. 536 00:30:30,915 --> 00:30:32,741 There are some things being missed. 537 00:30:32,958 --> 00:30:34,499 -What? -Oh, stupid stuff. 538 00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:37,868 Remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police, which I don't care about. 539 00:30:38,043 --> 00:30:41,161 -I'm happy to take it for you. Tell me. -I'll do it. 540 00:30:41,378 --> 00:30:43,453 You will? 541 00:30:45,129 --> 00:30:47,121 How are David's kids doing? 542 00:30:48,923 --> 00:30:51,294 As-- Just great. 543 00:30:52,341 --> 00:30:55,790 If that's where you should be, there's nothing, nothing more important. 544 00:30:56,009 --> 00:30:58,925 I'm aware of what's important in this landscape. Thanks. 545 00:31:00,886 --> 00:31:05,261 When you lose somebody like that. . . 546 00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:08,927 . . .that young and healthy, and gone to some senseless cancer-- 547 00:31:09,139 --> 00:31:10,681 Can we not do this, please? 548 00:31:10,890 --> 00:31:15,016 Give yourself some time to sit with his kids and look at his picture. 549 00:31:15,934 --> 00:31:17,593 I don't wanna look at his picture. 550 00:31:25,896 --> 00:31:27,769 He did this. 551 00:31:29,315 --> 00:31:31,389 He did this. 552 00:31:31,607 --> 00:31:37,724 You understand? He sat in a garage with the engine running. 553 00:31:48,531 --> 00:31:52,740 -He was sick. -No. He was diagnosed. 554 00:31:55,034 --> 00:31:57,108 He could have had years. 555 00:31:57,785 --> 00:32:02,112 But instead, this. His wife finds him. What if one of his kids had? 556 00:32:03,204 --> 00:32:05,776 Just drop everything and walk away. 557 00:32:07,289 --> 00:32:11,450 It's Jewish tradition that you don't leave the body alone before the funeral. 558 00:32:11,624 --> 00:32:15,370 Someone stays and guards it. 559 00:32:16,292 --> 00:32:20,833 And I sat in that room for hours, watching him. . . 560 00:32:23,754 --> 00:32:26,243 . . .trying to figure out what was-- 561 00:32:26,839 --> 00:32:28,711 What could have. . . 562 00:32:29,965 --> 00:32:32,087 . . .gone through his brain. 563 00:32:41,053 --> 00:32:43,838 I'm not interested in looking at his picture. 564 00:32:52,432 --> 00:32:54,056 You want some water? 565 00:32:54,267 --> 00:32:56,057 No. 566 00:32:56,893 --> 00:32:58,884 Scotch? 567 00:33:00,019 --> 00:33:01,429 No. 568 00:33:04,688 --> 00:33:06,395 You want me to go? 569 00:33:10,732 --> 00:33:12,604 No. 570 00:33:20,903 --> 00:33:22,941 You stopped. 571 00:33:26,030 --> 00:33:30,239 You were about to answer my question. How'd he die? 572 00:33:35,367 --> 00:33:37,358 Cancer. 573 00:33:48,873 --> 00:33:51,279 Check in with USAID. They're not good with details. 574 00:33:51,457 --> 00:33:53,330 Yeah. 575 00:33:55,334 --> 00:33:57,242 Can we call DOD, find out the guy's name? 576 00:33:57,418 --> 00:33:59,077 I'll find out before you meet him. 577 00:33:59,252 --> 00:34:00,959 I wanna know what I'm getting into. 578 00:34:01,128 --> 00:34:04,459 You do an NSC background check before dates? No wonder it's been slow. 579 00:34:04,629 --> 00:34:07,119 I'm not gonna do a check. I wanna poke around at DOD. 580 00:34:07,297 --> 00:34:10,000 -He doesn't work at DOD. -You said he worked with Kagan. 581 00:34:10,173 --> 00:34:12,663 -He plays ball with them, works at State. -What desk? 582 00:34:12,841 --> 00:34:14,749 -South America. Maybe Paraguay. -Uruguay? 583 00:34:14,925 --> 00:34:16,584 -Yes. -Red hair? Dick Van Dyke nose? 584 00:34:16,759 --> 00:34:19,379 -You know him? -I used to be married to him. 585 00:34:20,094 --> 00:34:23,627 "Is Kate Harper seeing anyone?" I misunderstood the initial inquiry. 586 00:34:38,143 --> 00:34:40,763 Since when do you wear specs? 587 00:34:40,936 --> 00:34:42,643 I don't. 588 00:34:42,812 --> 00:34:45,562 -Somebody leave them? -Yeah. 589 00:34:45,730 --> 00:34:47,851 -They're not mine, are they? -Don't think so. 590 00:34:48,022 --> 00:34:49,681 -I lost a pair-- -They're not yours. 591 00:34:49,856 --> 00:34:52,144 -They look like mine. -They're my brother's. 592 00:34:58,527 --> 00:35:01,858 -Can you see through them? -I don't know. 593 00:35:02,903 --> 00:35:05,109 -You going to this DNC thing? -Yeah. 594 00:35:05,279 --> 00:35:08,860 -I understand you have a favorite. -You here to fight Josh Lyman's battles? 595 00:35:09,031 --> 00:35:11,651 You can't be doing this from the White House. 596 00:35:11,824 --> 00:35:14,278 -Leo. -You can't do this to the president. 597 00:35:14,492 --> 00:35:18,404 You think the president doesn't want genuine Democratic values. . . 598 00:35:18,577 --> 00:35:22,026 . . .in a national presidential contest? He'd do this himself if he could. 599 00:35:22,245 --> 00:35:25,742 I'm doing this for the president. He could help Russell now if he wanted. 600 00:35:25,913 --> 00:35:28,996 Joint appearances, a bill signing with the VP right by his side. 601 00:35:29,206 --> 00:35:31,494 -Rafferty's the alternative? -We do what we can. 602 00:35:31,665 --> 00:35:34,285 It's not your job. You don't pick losing candidates. . . 603 00:35:34,458 --> 00:35:36,450 . . .and usher them to their principled end. 604 00:35:36,626 --> 00:35:39,459 You're the guy who takes good men and makes them great. 605 00:35:39,627 --> 00:35:42,792 You and Josh still think you're barking at the heels of the party. 606 00:35:42,962 --> 00:35:45,037 You are the party. 607 00:35:45,630 --> 00:35:48,119 Rafferty's a spoiler. Shouldn't be in the race. 608 00:35:48,339 --> 00:35:50,165 -I'm not sitting this one out. -Don't. 609 00:35:50,340 --> 00:35:53,754 But don't pretend you're still an outsider with a ponytail and a dream. 610 00:35:53,925 --> 00:35:56,130 You work in the White House. 611 00:36:02,553 --> 00:36:05,671 Your brother didn't have any more fight in him. 612 00:36:09,306 --> 00:36:11,594 You still do. 613 00:36:16,142 --> 00:36:18,549 You're gonna be here between Clarkson and Rafferty. 614 00:36:18,727 --> 00:36:22,094 The president comes up, everybody holds hands, picture, and we're gone. 615 00:36:22,270 --> 00:36:24,261 The president's between Russell and Hoynes. 616 00:36:24,437 --> 00:36:26,180 -Everybody's in. -I'm second to left. 617 00:36:26,355 --> 00:36:28,477 You don't have a problem with this symbolism? 618 00:36:28,648 --> 00:36:31,267 Second only to Rafferty, who's all the way to the left. 619 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,724 You're a Democrat. Left is not a crime. Liberal is not a dirty word. 620 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:37,899 We got New Hampshire because people responded to your policies. 621 00:36:38,068 --> 00:36:40,558 The temptation to grab at center is only gonna grow. 622 00:36:40,736 --> 00:36:43,521 -Remember where you came from. -I can't remember. 623 00:36:43,737 --> 00:36:46,571 -I'm sorry. I didn't mean-- -I was born a poor black child. 624 00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:49,489 -Close, but no. -lf you shake hands with the president. . . 625 00:36:49,656 --> 00:36:52,739 . . .hang on as long as possible, give cameras a chance to get it. 626 00:36:52,949 --> 00:36:55,403 -I was born on the bayou? -That's not it either. 627 00:36:55,575 --> 00:36:57,033 Matt Santos. Good to meet you. 628 00:36:57,243 --> 00:37:01,404 -Half an hour of grip and grin, that's it. -Grin, really. I'm not supposed to grip. 629 00:37:01,578 --> 00:37:05,241 -You're leaving before the speeches-- -In deference to my health. 630 00:37:05,413 --> 00:37:08,081 There's an excuse we could have started using years ago. 631 00:37:08,247 --> 00:37:11,412 I found a few people who aren't connected to any of the campaigns. 632 00:37:11,582 --> 00:37:14,119 -You should focus attention on them. -You made a list? 633 00:37:14,292 --> 00:37:17,955 -I'll point them out. There are six. -I hope you're on that list. 634 00:37:23,587 --> 00:37:25,709 You know what? We should get a shot of-- 635 00:37:26,463 --> 00:37:28,787 Can this be one of those nights we get sloshed. . . 636 00:37:28,964 --> 00:37:32,414 -. . .and forget we work together? -Wow, that would be lovely. 637 00:37:32,591 --> 00:37:34,001 Josh is here. 638 00:37:34,175 --> 00:37:37,838 If you're gonna go at it again, let me know in time to put some money on it. 639 00:37:38,010 --> 00:37:40,297 I'm gonna go downstairs to the bar for a while. 640 00:37:40,511 --> 00:37:42,467 Yell if you need me. 641 00:37:42,637 --> 00:37:44,758 -C.J. -Cliff. 642 00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:47,466 I was summoned again. It's gotta stop. 643 00:37:47,639 --> 00:37:51,136 One gets drunk with the power. I'm hiring you to work in the White House. 644 00:37:51,307 --> 00:37:54,508 I looked into what you said about desalination. You've got a point. 645 00:37:54,683 --> 00:37:57,173 I think you may be soulless, but we can work on that. 646 00:37:57,393 --> 00:37:59,384 -I turned you down. -Nobody turns us down. 647 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:01,351 We're like the Mob, but less violent. 648 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,519 Ultimately responsible for more death and destruction. Still-- 649 00:38:04,729 --> 00:38:08,345 -You don't think I'm an odd choice? -We got a few months and a lot to do. . . 650 00:38:08,522 --> 00:38:11,142 . . .and I think you miss serving your country. 651 00:38:11,315 --> 00:38:14,480 Take a second and breathe. In a moment, you're gonna wish you had. 652 00:38:14,650 --> 00:38:16,523 Pardon me, sir. This is Cliff Calley. 653 00:38:16,693 --> 00:38:19,894 We had a great chat today about your water program. He's a big fan. 654 00:38:20,069 --> 00:38:22,559 -Good to meet you, Mr. Calley. -It's an honor, sir. . . 655 00:38:22,737 --> 00:38:26,234 . . .but I'm afraid Ms. Cregg may have slightly misrepresented my position. 656 00:38:26,405 --> 00:38:30,649 C.J., he's not a fan. The deal was you were to surround me with sycophants. 657 00:38:30,823 --> 00:38:35,364 This is one of the six people you're allowed to speak to. Take your time. 658 00:38:40,244 --> 00:38:43,077 Lookie, lookie. I thought you weren't coming. 659 00:38:43,245 --> 00:38:44,822 Yeah. Me too. 660 00:38:44,996 --> 00:38:49,122 -It's time to get back in the pool. -Good for you. Sorry I couldn't help. 661 00:38:49,289 --> 00:38:53,071 Once upon a time, I did this all by myself. 662 00:38:58,793 --> 00:39:00,370 -Hi. -Evening. 663 00:39:00,544 --> 00:39:04,290 -What can I get you? -A glass of red, please. Whatever's open. 664 00:39:15,634 --> 00:39:17,044 -Pathetic. -Avoid the Swiss. 665 00:39:17,218 --> 00:39:18,545 As a general rule? 666 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:20,882 I didn't know they made you come to these. 667 00:39:21,053 --> 00:39:22,380 -I take an interest. -Really? 668 00:39:22,553 --> 00:39:24,959 Change of scenery. No reason for being here. 669 00:39:25,138 --> 00:39:26,963 -Let's keep it between us. -No problem. 670 00:39:27,139 --> 00:39:30,552 I'm on my 82nd of what's bound to be 350 identical conversations. 671 00:39:30,765 --> 00:39:32,840 -I think I'm losing my voice. -That's awful. 672 00:39:33,641 --> 00:39:35,965 Mind if I stand here and pretend we're talking. . . 673 00:39:36,142 --> 00:39:39,344 -. . .but we actually don't? -Sure. 674 00:40:19,702 --> 00:40:23,863 You sound like a guy formulating an exit strategy. 675 00:40:24,037 --> 00:40:28,364 -I don't know. Could be. -Can't say I'm entirely surprised. 676 00:40:28,539 --> 00:40:31,289 Senator Rafferty? They're ready for you upstairs. 677 00:40:31,457 --> 00:40:33,164 I'll be right there. Thank you. 678 00:40:37,126 --> 00:40:39,829 I think you said some things this country needs to hear. 679 00:40:40,044 --> 00:40:42,450 You've established yourself as a national presence. 680 00:40:42,628 --> 00:40:45,414 You step out before Super Tuesday. . . 681 00:40:45,630 --> 00:40:48,664 . . .before anybody's shot at a nomination is foiled. . . 682 00:40:48,839 --> 00:40:52,289 . . .by what would be considered a spoiler. . . 683 00:40:52,716 --> 00:40:55,122 . . .maybe there's a vice presidency in this for you. 684 00:40:55,300 --> 00:40:57,339 I'm not pulling out before South Carolina. 685 00:40:57,509 --> 00:40:59,418 -I did this to make a point. -Absolutely. 686 00:40:59,594 --> 00:41:02,546 And I wanna make sure that everybody's heard it. 687 00:41:02,928 --> 00:41:06,509 -I certainly never-- -I've gotta step out now. 688 00:41:09,473 --> 00:41:11,345 Yeah. 689 00:41:12,766 --> 00:41:15,137 I should go. 690 00:41:16,142 --> 00:41:19,141 I'm gonna finish my drink. You've got my number if you need it. 691 00:41:19,352 --> 00:41:21,308 Yeah, I do. 692 00:41:23,562 --> 00:41:25,600 Put them on. Let me see. 693 00:41:32,149 --> 00:41:34,022 Looks good. 694 00:41:34,358 --> 00:41:35,935 Makes you look smart. 695 00:41:37,943 --> 00:41:40,646 I thought I looked smart before. 696 00:41:43,362 --> 00:41:45,069 So did I.