1 00:00:04,238 --> 00:00:05,806 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:05,873 --> 00:00:07,841 Do you have any interest in leaving the private sector? 3 00:00:07,908 --> 00:00:08,942 Are you offering me a job? 4 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:09,877 Engaging your interest. 5 00:00:09,943 --> 00:00:11,245 In a White House job. 6 00:00:11,312 --> 00:00:13,614 Don't make me think about it too hard. 7 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:14,548 No, thanks. 8 00:00:14,615 --> 00:00:16,150 I need Charlie. We're working. 9 00:00:16,217 --> 00:00:17,251 I heard "Brad Pitt." You're not working. 10 00:00:17,318 --> 00:00:18,419 Talk to me about the announcement 11 00:00:18,486 --> 00:00:19,720 for the Family Leave expansion. 12 00:00:19,787 --> 00:00:20,954 Hello. Am I interrupting? 13 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,223 You were in New Hampshire, right? 14 00:00:22,290 --> 00:00:23,091 I was. That's nice. 15 00:00:23,157 --> 00:00:24,024 This country was founded 16 00:00:24,092 --> 00:00:25,193 on the principle of freedom. 17 00:00:25,259 --> 00:00:26,227 Freedom stands opposed to constraints, 18 00:00:26,294 --> 00:00:27,195 and the bigger the government, 19 00:00:27,261 --> 00:00:28,396 the more the constraints. 20 00:00:28,462 --> 00:00:29,730 Wow. 21 00:00:29,797 --> 00:00:30,564 You agree with that? 22 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:31,299 No, it's a crock, 23 00:00:31,365 --> 00:00:32,466 but you're really cute. 24 00:00:32,533 --> 00:00:34,635 Yeah, I know. 25 00:00:34,702 --> 00:00:35,469 You're too good at this. 26 00:00:35,536 --> 00:00:36,704 You can't just walk away. 27 00:00:36,770 --> 00:00:39,107 Watch me. 28 00:00:56,757 --> 00:00:59,493 Are you sure I can't get you anything? 29 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,863 No, thank you. 30 00:01:02,930 --> 00:01:04,132 And it's my job to insure that? 31 00:01:04,198 --> 00:01:05,366 Pretty much. 32 00:01:05,433 --> 00:01:07,235 Is she...? Go on in. 33 00:01:07,301 --> 00:01:09,002 ( door opening ) 34 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:10,771 Is the President ready for his press conference tomorrow? 35 00:01:10,838 --> 00:01:13,040 Unless Congress cooks up more recipes for lame duck. 36 00:01:13,107 --> 00:01:15,176 Sorry about last week's veto override. 37 00:01:15,243 --> 00:01:17,578 I'm more worried about this latest stunt. 38 00:01:17,645 --> 00:01:18,646 Yeah. Today's vote 39 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:19,747 on stem cell funding. 40 00:01:19,813 --> 00:01:21,014 Where did that come from? 41 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:22,283 Apparently, the Speaker wasn't thrilled 42 00:01:22,350 --> 00:01:23,451 we found $55 million 43 00:01:23,517 --> 00:01:24,685 in the HHS budget last month 44 00:01:24,752 --> 00:01:25,786 for stem cell research. 45 00:01:25,853 --> 00:01:27,255 Haffley's introducing legislation 46 00:01:27,321 --> 00:01:28,656 that would de-fund our whole program. 47 00:01:28,722 --> 00:01:30,391 "Embryonic" is their favorite fighting word. 48 00:01:30,458 --> 00:01:32,126 Isn't this funding limited to genetic material 49 00:01:32,193 --> 00:01:33,627 that is being thrown away? 50 00:01:33,694 --> 00:01:35,463 Which is why we have enough Republicans to make it close. 51 00:01:35,529 --> 00:01:36,730 A dozen votes could make the difference. 52 00:01:36,797 --> 00:01:38,166 Guess the Speaker saw an opening 53 00:01:38,232 --> 00:01:39,700 with so many Democrats out campaigning. 54 00:01:39,767 --> 00:01:41,602 I'm on it. Been making calls all morning. 55 00:01:41,669 --> 00:01:43,804 20 Democrats are flying back for the vote. 56 00:01:43,871 --> 00:01:45,072 Most have already landed. 57 00:01:45,139 --> 00:01:46,574 In fact, I should be... Go. 58 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:47,975 The President doesn't need any more bad news 59 00:01:48,041 --> 00:01:50,144 in the next 18 hours. 60 00:01:50,211 --> 00:01:51,579 He needs a good day. 61 00:01:51,645 --> 00:01:53,080 Count on it. 62 00:01:53,147 --> 00:01:54,715 Sorry. Did I miss it? 63 00:01:54,782 --> 00:01:55,616 Got his marching orders. 64 00:01:55,683 --> 00:01:56,950 Then one of those days. 65 00:01:57,017 --> 00:01:58,286 About tonight...? 66 00:01:58,352 --> 00:02:00,354 Nobel Laureates Dinner. Brought my tux. 67 00:02:00,421 --> 00:02:02,223 And dancing shoes? Latin jazz on tap. 68 00:02:02,290 --> 00:02:03,491 For those of us who are seated 69 00:02:03,557 --> 00:02:05,193 with the organometallic chemists 70 00:02:05,259 --> 00:02:07,428 and have run out of small talk by the soup course. 71 00:02:07,495 --> 00:02:08,696 I'm afraid you'll miss the soup. 72 00:02:08,762 --> 00:02:09,630 Why's that? 73 00:02:09,697 --> 00:02:10,831 Future Leaders for Democracy. 74 00:02:10,898 --> 00:02:12,099 Near future, distant future? 75 00:02:12,166 --> 00:02:13,201 Middle. Middle schoolers, in fact. 76 00:02:13,267 --> 00:02:14,202 No, no. Not that. 77 00:02:14,268 --> 00:02:15,736 I'm wall-to-wall today. 78 00:02:15,803 --> 00:02:17,305 These kids are great. They won a commendation 79 00:02:17,371 --> 00:02:18,439 for some Internet voting thing. 80 00:02:18,506 --> 00:02:19,873 Give them ten minutes. 81 00:02:19,940 --> 00:02:21,074 Ten minutes is how my whole day's been divvied up. 82 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:22,243 There's a plot to ensure 83 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:24,044 I never get to anything of substance. 84 00:02:24,111 --> 00:02:25,279 They were bumped off the President's schedule yesterday, 85 00:02:25,346 --> 00:02:26,347 bumped from mine this morning. 86 00:02:26,414 --> 00:02:27,515 They're on yours for 6:00. 87 00:02:27,581 --> 00:02:28,749 Why? It's their last day in town. 88 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:29,717 No. I meant, why me? 89 00:02:29,783 --> 00:02:31,185 'Cause you're so good with kids. 90 00:02:33,354 --> 00:02:34,688 Congressman Santos. 91 00:02:34,755 --> 00:02:35,489 Did I miss it? 92 00:02:35,556 --> 00:02:37,225 Doing the rule right now. 93 00:02:37,291 --> 00:02:39,727 Sorry to cut it so close. 94 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:41,229 Traffic from Dulles. 95 00:02:41,295 --> 00:02:43,063 Appreciate you interrupting the campaign. 96 00:02:43,130 --> 00:02:44,565 For stem cell? This one matters. 97 00:02:44,632 --> 00:02:46,066 Mm-hmm. 98 00:02:46,133 --> 00:02:49,637 CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER: One more vote! One vote arriving! 99 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:51,972 Saw the news crews. 100 00:02:52,039 --> 00:02:53,106 If you want to comment after. 101 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:54,308 Congrats on Arizona and New Mexico. 102 00:02:54,375 --> 00:02:55,443 Keeps us alive. 103 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:57,077 Super Tuesday's a real gauntlet. 104 00:02:57,144 --> 00:02:58,712 Well, we appreciate this detour. 105 00:02:58,779 --> 00:03:00,481 And you calling back so many others 106 00:03:00,548 --> 00:03:01,615 out stumping for your guy. 107 00:03:01,682 --> 00:03:03,851 Three months of primary potshots. 108 00:03:03,917 --> 00:03:07,455 It's a relief to see the Democrats pulling on the same oar 109 00:03:07,521 --> 00:03:08,856 working together to protect... 110 00:03:08,922 --> 00:03:10,458 Hey. DONNA: Hi. 111 00:03:10,524 --> 00:03:12,059 Thought you were in Atlanta. 112 00:03:12,125 --> 00:03:13,594 White House asked the Vice President to pitch in. 113 00:03:13,661 --> 00:03:14,662 Important one for the President. 114 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:15,963 Vice President can't vote. 115 00:03:16,029 --> 00:03:17,265 But as a former House member, 116 00:03:17,331 --> 00:03:18,832 he retains lifetime floor privileges. 117 00:03:18,899 --> 00:03:20,200 He's in there now? 118 00:03:20,268 --> 00:03:21,469 Whipping support for the President. 119 00:03:21,535 --> 00:03:22,803 As only a Vice President can do. 120 00:03:22,870 --> 00:03:24,572 No stone unturned. 121 00:03:24,638 --> 00:03:26,206 He's wheels up in an hour, but he'll take questions on his way out. 122 00:03:26,274 --> 00:03:27,775 You arranged the press? DONNA: I did. 123 00:03:27,841 --> 00:03:29,677 That's a nice touch. Unless we don't win this 124 00:03:29,743 --> 00:03:31,178 and have to sneak him out the back. 125 00:03:31,245 --> 00:03:32,045 We have the votes. 126 00:03:32,112 --> 00:03:33,180 Ah, it'd be great. 127 00:03:33,247 --> 00:03:34,315 That's why we're all here. 128 00:03:34,382 --> 00:03:35,583 A win for the President. 129 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:37,951 Or... not. 130 00:03:38,018 --> 00:03:39,787 Son of a bitch. 131 00:03:39,853 --> 00:03:41,255 What happened? 132 00:03:41,322 --> 00:03:42,122 Nothing to do with democracy. 133 00:03:42,189 --> 00:03:43,190 We can hit the road. 134 00:03:43,257 --> 00:03:44,592 Why? The Speaker saw 135 00:03:44,658 --> 00:03:46,427 just how many Democrats were back in town, 136 00:03:46,494 --> 00:03:47,761 did the math, pulled the vote. 137 00:03:47,828 --> 00:03:49,697 He pulled the vote? Game over. 138 00:03:49,763 --> 00:03:51,465 We've been had. 139 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,081 Can I get you some tea? 140 00:04:41,148 --> 00:04:42,215 No, thank you. 141 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,184 I make a mean cup of ocha. 142 00:04:44,251 --> 00:04:46,520 Perhaps I could proceed on my own. 143 00:04:46,587 --> 00:04:49,357 She won't be much longer. 144 00:04:49,423 --> 00:04:53,427 She'll want the honor of escorting you herself. 145 00:04:53,494 --> 00:04:54,595 ( knock at door ) 146 00:04:54,662 --> 00:04:56,497 ( music playing ) 147 00:04:56,564 --> 00:04:58,932 * We have not Begun 148 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,868 * the Beguine... 149 00:05:00,934 --> 00:05:01,702 I can come back. 150 00:05:01,769 --> 00:05:03,170 ABBEY: No, no, stay. Stay. 151 00:05:03,236 --> 00:05:04,805 Jed, you have to use the cane. 152 00:05:04,872 --> 00:05:07,040 Doc said I didn't have to use it at home, right, C.J? 153 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:09,176 I'm guessing he meant the residence, sir, 154 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:10,844 not the entire White House. 155 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:12,846 My home, where I'm having a party tonight with dancing. 156 00:05:12,913 --> 00:05:14,348 You ready to cut a rug? 157 00:05:14,415 --> 00:05:15,916 I'm the product of a ballroom class short on boys. 158 00:05:15,983 --> 00:05:17,150 Tall girls had to lead. 159 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:18,586 PRESIDENT: Look how well it served you. 160 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:20,421 You're in rare form today, sir. 161 00:05:20,488 --> 00:05:21,689 He certainly is. 162 00:05:21,755 --> 00:05:22,923 The Speaker withdrew his bill 163 00:05:22,990 --> 00:05:24,392 attacking stem-cell research. 164 00:05:24,458 --> 00:05:25,926 More good news. 165 00:05:25,993 --> 00:05:28,261 They'll reschedule as soon as our guys leave town. 166 00:05:28,328 --> 00:05:29,730 And that could be as soon as when? 167 00:05:29,797 --> 00:05:31,732 Tomorrow in the middle of your press conference. 168 00:05:31,799 --> 00:05:33,033 Still, something can be said for MS. 169 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:34,868 Good days you don't take for granted. 170 00:05:34,935 --> 00:05:36,103 But tonight, sir... 171 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:37,170 Nobel laureates. 172 00:05:37,237 --> 00:05:38,772 Some of my favorite people. 173 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,008 I wanted to ask you about Yosh Takahashi. 174 00:05:42,876 --> 00:05:45,212 I assumed you weren't close. 175 00:05:45,278 --> 00:05:46,714 I mean, I know 176 00:05:46,780 --> 00:05:48,348 he's the economist you shared the Nobel with. 177 00:05:48,416 --> 00:05:50,317 Not shared, split. 178 00:05:50,384 --> 00:05:52,520 Ours was not a shared prize 179 00:05:52,586 --> 00:05:53,887 for shared work. 180 00:05:53,954 --> 00:05:55,589 The prize was split. 181 00:05:55,656 --> 00:05:58,058 That year, the Swedes chose to recognize to recognize 182 00:05:58,125 --> 00:06:00,694 two separate-- some would say-- fundamentally divergent, 183 00:06:00,761 --> 00:06:02,830 even contradictory efforts in the same field. 184 00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:04,097 He is a bit conservative. 185 00:06:04,164 --> 00:06:05,433 Ha! 186 00:06:05,499 --> 00:06:07,100 He makes Milton Friedman look middle of the road. 187 00:06:07,167 --> 00:06:09,437 Thank God he's half a globe away and not on the guest list, 188 00:06:09,503 --> 00:06:10,404 so we don't have to think about him tonight. 189 00:06:10,471 --> 00:06:11,539 That's the thing. 190 00:06:11,605 --> 00:06:14,074 Be gentle. I'm not a well man. 191 00:06:14,141 --> 00:06:16,143 Dr. Takahashi was invited. 192 00:06:16,209 --> 00:06:17,478 He's flying in from Kyoto? 193 00:06:17,545 --> 00:06:18,846 He's a visiting scholar 194 00:06:18,912 --> 00:06:20,113 at the University of Chicago this quarter. 195 00:06:20,180 --> 00:06:22,049 He's crashing my party? 196 00:06:22,115 --> 00:06:23,283 He's here now, 197 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:25,519 waiting to pay his respects. 198 00:06:28,088 --> 00:06:29,122 I got the message 199 00:06:29,189 --> 00:06:31,224 about baby-sitting your student group. 200 00:06:31,291 --> 00:06:32,460 Can't stop. Running late. 201 00:06:32,526 --> 00:06:33,961 Are you sure I'm the right fit? 202 00:06:34,027 --> 00:06:34,962 You're perfect. 203 00:06:35,028 --> 00:06:36,530 I'm stop in at the end to say hello. 204 00:06:36,597 --> 00:06:37,965 But I got to review tapes of the President 205 00:06:38,031 --> 00:06:39,600 for tomorrow's press conference. 206 00:06:39,667 --> 00:06:40,701 Why? You already said the President's announced. 207 00:06:40,768 --> 00:06:41,735 Why mess with perfection? 208 00:06:41,802 --> 00:06:42,770 I did? 209 00:06:42,836 --> 00:06:45,272 Sounds like your schedule is clear. 210 00:06:45,338 --> 00:06:47,174 CLIFF: Look, stay one more day. 211 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,408 Haffley will reschedule this. 212 00:06:48,476 --> 00:06:49,577 Not if we're here. 213 00:06:49,643 --> 00:06:51,111 The Speaker can delay calling a vote 214 00:06:51,178 --> 00:06:52,646 for as long as he wants. 215 00:06:52,713 --> 00:06:53,914 Super Tuesday is coming and I'm in a tight race. 216 00:06:53,981 --> 00:06:55,215 Yeah, so are plenty of Republicans. 217 00:06:55,282 --> 00:06:56,617 Look, give me another day. 218 00:06:56,684 --> 00:06:58,185 Would if I could, but that dog won't hunt. 219 00:06:58,251 --> 00:06:59,687 Well, keep your phones on. 220 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:02,222 Don't board any flights without talking to me first. 221 00:07:02,289 --> 00:07:04,658 Nice try. Mr. Speaker. 222 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:07,327 So, uh, Leg Affairs tougher than lobbying or just different? 223 00:07:07,394 --> 00:07:08,529 You are dead meat. 224 00:07:08,596 --> 00:07:09,830 It's a good sign that in year seven 225 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:11,832 the President can still rally the troops. 226 00:07:11,899 --> 00:07:13,400 This won't affect my serve, you know. 227 00:07:13,467 --> 00:07:15,435 I'm gonna slaughter you tomorrow, straight games. 228 00:07:15,503 --> 00:07:17,905 Save it for the court, dude. 229 00:07:17,971 --> 00:07:19,840 ( sighs ) 230 00:07:21,542 --> 00:07:22,776 ( grunts ) 231 00:07:26,013 --> 00:07:29,483 Congressman, tell me you're not leaving town. 232 00:07:29,550 --> 00:07:31,519 I never leave town. 233 00:07:31,585 --> 00:07:33,721 And you have the President's gratitude for your committed service. 234 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,489 To be honest, I have some doubts 235 00:07:35,556 --> 00:07:37,157 about funding stem cell research. 236 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,461 Of course you do. 237 00:07:41,529 --> 00:07:43,797 DONNA: Mm-hmm. 238 00:07:43,864 --> 00:07:46,099 Yeah, I'm going to miss those little peach things. 239 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:48,902 Bring some to Cleveland for me. 240 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:51,805 Bye. 241 00:07:51,872 --> 00:07:54,207 Sorry about the vote. 242 00:07:54,274 --> 00:07:55,408 Strike one for stem cells? 243 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:56,443 Nah. Sometimes 244 00:07:56,510 --> 00:07:57,945 things are going so smoothly, 245 00:07:58,011 --> 00:07:59,513 you don't see it coming till they fall apart. 246 00:07:59,580 --> 00:08:01,782 True. 247 00:08:06,419 --> 00:08:07,955 You look changed... 248 00:08:08,021 --> 00:08:10,724 in a good way. 249 00:08:10,791 --> 00:08:11,725 Congratulations on the job. 250 00:08:11,792 --> 00:08:13,026 May not be mine after today. 251 00:08:13,093 --> 00:08:14,962 But you, onward and upward with Bingo Bob. 252 00:08:15,028 --> 00:08:16,396 Vice President would have stayed 253 00:08:16,463 --> 00:08:17,765 if he thought it would still help. 254 00:08:17,831 --> 00:08:19,332 Oh, thank him for the use of his office. 255 00:08:19,399 --> 00:08:21,635 Are you kidding? If Leg Affairs didn't have this office, 256 00:08:21,702 --> 00:08:24,504 where would you camp out on the Hill? 257 00:08:24,572 --> 00:08:26,473 Guess Josh worked out of here a lot. 258 00:08:26,540 --> 00:08:28,809 ( sighing ): Back in the day. 259 00:08:28,876 --> 00:08:33,446 We need to have dinner sometime so you can catch me up. 260 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:36,617 I'll be back after Super Tuesday. 261 00:08:36,684 --> 00:08:39,319 Good luck on it. 262 00:08:39,386 --> 00:08:41,589 The Kohasa rebels continue to arm conscripts 263 00:08:41,655 --> 00:08:45,258 from refugee camps along the Angola border. 264 00:08:45,325 --> 00:08:49,229 Under this contingency, we would mobilize near Llebo, 265 00:08:49,296 --> 00:08:51,231 where intel reports stocks of munitions and RPGs. 266 00:08:51,298 --> 00:08:54,401 But we're advocating wait and see. 267 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:56,003 Then we're done for now. 268 00:08:56,069 --> 00:08:57,705 Unless you want an update 269 00:08:57,771 --> 00:08:59,472 on the Canada situation. 270 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:01,541 Uh, right, Canada. 271 00:09:01,609 --> 00:09:03,076 Go on. 272 00:09:03,143 --> 00:09:05,078 As you know, tensions along the 49th parallel 273 00:09:05,145 --> 00:09:06,179 have been growing. 274 00:09:06,246 --> 00:09:07,180 What's their beef? 275 00:09:07,247 --> 00:09:08,515 Good one. 276 00:09:08,582 --> 00:09:10,517 Yes, our ban on live Canadian cattle exports 277 00:09:10,584 --> 00:09:12,720 is a catalyst, but I wouldn't reduce this 278 00:09:12,786 --> 00:09:14,521 to a simple mad-cow conflict. 279 00:09:14,588 --> 00:09:15,789 I'll avoid that. 280 00:09:15,856 --> 00:09:17,457 Hostilities escalated dramatically 281 00:09:17,524 --> 00:09:19,359 at the start of the spring snow goose hunting season. 282 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:20,661 Certain Canadian ranchers 283 00:09:20,728 --> 00:09:22,229 posted "No Trespass" signs 284 00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:23,330 on wooded property... 285 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,032 Canadian property? 286 00:09:25,098 --> 00:09:26,967 Yes. But we're their Montana neighbors 287 00:09:27,034 --> 00:09:28,636 that hunted quarry for generations. 288 00:09:28,702 --> 00:09:29,670 Are you from Interior? 289 00:09:29,737 --> 00:09:31,138 Fish and Wildlife, ma'am. 290 00:09:31,204 --> 00:09:32,973 While an American party was setting out decoys 291 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:34,708 for the Great Snowy Honker this morning, 292 00:09:34,775 --> 00:09:36,376 Canadians surrounded them and pinned them down. 293 00:09:36,443 --> 00:09:38,679 It's unclear whether the Americans are under siege 294 00:09:38,746 --> 00:09:40,180 or have been taken hostage. Hostage? 295 00:09:40,247 --> 00:09:41,314 That's affirm. 296 00:09:41,381 --> 00:09:42,983 And local law enforcement can't...? 297 00:09:43,050 --> 00:09:44,818 Before Canadian officials could respond, 298 00:09:44,885 --> 00:09:46,720 one of the hunters, a retired Montana State Trooper, 299 00:09:46,787 --> 00:09:48,088 called in backup on his cell. 300 00:09:48,155 --> 00:09:49,857 Off-duty officers responded 301 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:52,225 to the scene, and they infiltrated the 20-yard swath 302 00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:54,027 de-marking the border. Have shots been fired? 303 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:57,765 Yes, but there were geese in the air at the time. 304 00:09:58,766 --> 00:10:00,668 Do we even have a map of Canada? 305 00:10:00,734 --> 00:10:02,102 PRESIDENT: Dr. Takahashi. 306 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:05,505 Mr. President. 307 00:10:05,572 --> 00:10:07,540 Dr. Bartlet. 308 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:09,677 What a lovely surprise. 309 00:10:09,743 --> 00:10:12,479 Thank you for allowing me 310 00:10:12,545 --> 00:10:14,047 to say hello. 311 00:10:18,085 --> 00:10:21,488 I regret that I'm so busy today. 312 00:10:21,554 --> 00:10:22,823 But for an old friend... 313 00:10:22,890 --> 00:10:24,825 These two met in grad school. 314 00:10:24,892 --> 00:10:26,860 And we competed even then. 315 00:10:26,927 --> 00:10:28,495 A fellowship you won, 316 00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:30,230 as I recall. I was always 317 00:10:30,297 --> 00:10:31,231 the bookworm; 318 00:10:31,298 --> 00:10:32,666 he was the politician. 319 00:10:32,733 --> 00:10:34,067 I wasn't. 320 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:35,736 A tenure track was all I aspired to back then. 321 00:10:35,803 --> 00:10:37,838 But his economics 322 00:10:37,905 --> 00:10:39,239 betrayed his true calling. 323 00:10:39,306 --> 00:10:40,540 C.J.: How so? 324 00:10:40,607 --> 00:10:43,176 President of the Welfare State... 325 00:10:43,243 --> 00:10:45,879 the footnote to explain his theory. 326 00:10:45,946 --> 00:10:48,048 PRESIDENT: We'll have opportunity 327 00:10:48,115 --> 00:10:49,482 for more of this at dinner. 328 00:10:49,549 --> 00:10:52,052 That, sir, would be a rational expectation. 329 00:10:52,119 --> 00:10:53,653 ABBEY: They're setting tea 330 00:10:53,721 --> 00:10:55,122 in the other room. Would you join me? 331 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,161 Well, he's certainly a... 332 00:11:01,228 --> 00:11:02,629 Smug son of a bitch. 333 00:11:02,696 --> 00:11:04,531 "Rational expectation." 334 00:11:04,597 --> 00:11:05,733 What? 335 00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:08,201 Territory he claims to have pioneered. 336 00:11:08,268 --> 00:11:09,536 "Footnote" my ass. 337 00:11:09,602 --> 00:11:10,938 I don't think he was saying... 338 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,605 As if his work would still be read if he hadn't 339 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:15,375 spent a lifetime assigning it to hapless undergrads. 340 00:11:15,442 --> 00:11:16,476 All due respect, sir, 341 00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:17,610 you sit in this office, 342 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:18,779 you're pretty much not allowed 343 00:11:18,846 --> 00:11:20,848 to harbor professional jealousies. 344 00:11:23,250 --> 00:11:25,218 He started it. 345 00:11:36,864 --> 00:11:39,166 Congressman. You're still here. 346 00:11:39,232 --> 00:11:40,834 I got held up. I know you've got 347 00:11:40,901 --> 00:11:42,535 that fund raiser tonight in Hartford. 348 00:11:42,602 --> 00:11:44,004 Yeah, I'm on my way now. 349 00:11:44,071 --> 00:11:45,538 Isn't there any chance... Okay. Look unhappy. 350 00:11:45,605 --> 00:11:47,307 You see how I'm shaking my head, 351 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:48,809 telling you no way? 352 00:11:48,876 --> 00:11:50,878 I do. Are you in fact telling me the opposite? 353 00:11:50,944 --> 00:11:52,279 I'm not sure yet. 354 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:53,080 Don't smile. 355 00:11:53,146 --> 00:11:54,714 Is it too much if I slump? 356 00:11:54,782 --> 00:11:56,583 Careful. 357 00:11:56,649 --> 00:11:59,419 So where can we talk? 358 00:11:59,486 --> 00:12:00,487 My office, half an hour? 359 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:01,922 Look, I'm... I'm sorry. 360 00:12:01,989 --> 00:12:03,456 I'm really sorry. 361 00:12:11,264 --> 00:12:13,133 You sure you have the clearance to discuss this? 362 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,835 The Vice President is on his way to Atlanta, 363 00:12:14,902 --> 00:12:16,003 but he wanted me to weigh in. 364 00:12:16,069 --> 00:12:17,204 He has an interest in the situation. 365 00:12:17,270 --> 00:12:18,906 Please, tell me this is a ruse 366 00:12:18,972 --> 00:12:20,507 concocted to steal moments in my promising company. 367 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,609 The Vice President has an interest in the situation. 368 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:23,877 He's a snow gooser? 369 00:12:23,944 --> 00:12:25,212 More a stalker of the black bear. 370 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:27,314 Owns a hunting cabin north of Chinook. 371 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:29,316 Ah. Hunts with the governor of Montana in fact. 372 00:12:29,382 --> 00:12:30,650 They spoke today. 373 00:12:30,717 --> 00:12:32,385 And he'd like to see this resolved bloodlessly. 374 00:12:32,452 --> 00:12:34,321 Actually, he's more concerned we not back down, 375 00:12:34,387 --> 00:12:35,889 that we not appear weak in any way. 376 00:12:35,956 --> 00:12:37,157 "We?" The United States. 377 00:12:37,224 --> 00:12:38,391 There's no "we" in this. 378 00:12:38,458 --> 00:12:39,793 It's 15 drunks in camo vests. 379 00:12:39,860 --> 00:12:41,228 The Vice President advocates a hard line. 380 00:12:41,294 --> 00:12:42,762 Permanent lockout in the NHL? 381 00:12:42,830 --> 00:12:43,763 Maple syrup embargo? 382 00:12:43,831 --> 00:12:45,265 Turn off Niagara Falls? 383 00:12:47,734 --> 00:12:49,336 I know you're disappointed... 384 00:12:49,402 --> 00:12:52,739 We understand that the President has other priorities. 385 00:12:52,806 --> 00:12:54,774 We were cool with Ms. Cregg as backup; 386 00:12:54,842 --> 00:12:56,509 even Mr. Ziegler made sense. 387 00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:58,311 But getting bumped to Deputy Press Secretary 388 00:12:58,378 --> 00:13:00,447 in Charge of Hairstyles kind of sucks? 389 00:13:00,513 --> 00:13:03,050 I'm sure you're great at what you do. 390 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:05,018 If we were a media club, we wouldn't be 391 00:13:05,085 --> 00:13:06,319 lodging this protest. 392 00:13:06,386 --> 00:13:08,155 We're not lodging a protest, Cody. 393 00:13:08,221 --> 00:13:09,990 We're a political group. 394 00:13:10,057 --> 00:13:13,160 Did you even read our materials? 395 00:13:13,226 --> 00:13:14,694 As a matter of fact, I did. 396 00:13:14,761 --> 00:13:16,997 Then you know a glorified field trip is a waste of our time. 397 00:13:17,064 --> 00:13:19,366 Let's talk about it on our way to the East Room. 398 00:13:31,244 --> 00:13:32,279 Josh. 399 00:13:32,345 --> 00:13:34,848 I love what you've done with the place. 400 00:13:34,915 --> 00:13:36,049 I expected the Congressman. 401 00:13:36,116 --> 00:13:37,417 He's on his way. 402 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:39,186 But you're wasting his time with this. 403 00:13:39,252 --> 00:13:40,320 Stem cell's not a waste. 404 00:13:40,387 --> 00:13:41,588 It's a win for you with women. 405 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:42,923 You must have polled on this. 406 00:13:42,990 --> 00:13:44,691 We have; that's not... 407 00:13:44,757 --> 00:13:46,860 Caregivers get what this research means 408 00:13:46,927 --> 00:13:48,495 for those with diabetes, Parkinson's... 409 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:49,529 ALS, Alzheimers. 410 00:13:49,596 --> 00:13:50,730 Yep, we're on board. 411 00:13:50,797 --> 00:13:52,132 Great to hear. 412 00:13:52,199 --> 00:13:54,201 But we're not going down with the ship. 413 00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:55,869 The problem isn't stem cells. 414 00:13:55,936 --> 00:13:57,270 It's asking us to stick around 415 00:13:57,337 --> 00:13:58,605 when there's no viable strategy to win this. 416 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:01,041 I am talking to the Congressman, at his request, 417 00:14:01,108 --> 00:14:02,442 about his President's agenda. 418 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:03,776 Maybe you could 419 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:04,945 give us a sec... 420 00:14:05,012 --> 00:14:06,313 You kicking me out? Of this office? 421 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,614 I got a better idea. 422 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:09,682 Why don't you give Josh and me a minute. 423 00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:11,985 Take your time. 424 00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:14,587 My office is your office. 425 00:14:14,654 --> 00:14:15,923 Was, in fact. 426 00:14:19,359 --> 00:14:21,794 You set this up? You can't let me out of your sight for a minute. 427 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:23,430 This is a lose-lose. 428 00:14:23,496 --> 00:14:25,498 As long as you stay, Haffley won't call the vote. 429 00:14:25,565 --> 00:14:26,733 As soon as you leave, he will. There's no way 430 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:28,168 to change that. 431 00:14:28,235 --> 00:14:29,769 There is one way. If you'd just hear me out. 432 00:14:29,836 --> 00:14:31,838 You have a plan to win this vote? But I'm gonna need you 433 00:14:31,905 --> 00:14:34,274 to iron out some crucial details with Cliff. 434 00:14:35,775 --> 00:14:37,077 Yes, ma'am? 435 00:14:37,144 --> 00:14:38,178 What's this? 436 00:14:38,245 --> 00:14:40,713 "Operation Northern Lights." 437 00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:42,615 It's a working title. 438 00:14:42,682 --> 00:14:43,816 You want to infiltrate Canada 439 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:46,053 with CIA operatives posing as ranchers? 440 00:14:46,119 --> 00:14:47,554 Standard procedure in a hostage situation 441 00:14:47,620 --> 00:14:49,222 on foreign soil-- assess the threat level. 442 00:14:49,289 --> 00:14:51,124 Before the insertion extraction phase? 443 00:14:51,191 --> 00:14:52,592 Yes, ma'am. 444 00:14:52,659 --> 00:14:54,294 What, are you thinking blackhawks or helo drop? 445 00:14:54,361 --> 00:14:55,595 I could get them both out. 446 00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:58,098 Defcon-1 out of Fort Bragg, then the other... 447 00:14:58,165 --> 00:14:59,399 Stop. The ranchers are making 448 00:14:59,466 --> 00:15:01,301 a statement on Canadian television. 449 00:15:01,368 --> 00:15:02,869 Don't give this to anyone. 450 00:15:02,936 --> 00:15:05,238 Including me. 451 00:15:05,305 --> 00:15:08,441 And the desk was made from the timbers of the HMS Resolute, 452 00:15:08,508 --> 00:15:10,543 which was presented to President Hayes 453 00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:13,346 by Queen Victoria in 1880. 454 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,848 The Presidential coat of arms was added by FDR, 455 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:19,953 who was President Bartlet's hero when he was your age. 456 00:15:20,020 --> 00:15:21,521 Thanks, Phil. 457 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:24,891 So, are there any questions? 458 00:15:24,958 --> 00:15:26,393 Ah! 459 00:15:26,459 --> 00:15:28,561 As promised, the Director of White House Communications, 460 00:15:28,628 --> 00:15:29,862 Mr. Toby Ziegler. 461 00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:30,930 Hi, everybody. 462 00:15:30,998 --> 00:15:32,966 Annabeth showing you the place? 463 00:15:33,033 --> 00:15:35,302 We only have the Roosevelt Room left. Well, don't let me interrupt. 464 00:15:35,368 --> 00:15:38,005 I have one question for Mr. Ziegler, if I may. 465 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:39,306 Sure. Fire away. 466 00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:41,408 Do you know who we are? Yeah. 467 00:15:41,474 --> 00:15:44,277 Junior Leaders of... Future Leaders for Democracy. 468 00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:46,346 Were you briefed on our purpose? 469 00:15:46,413 --> 00:15:48,548 Probably not. We're a youth lobby 470 00:15:48,615 --> 00:15:51,218 in support of a Constitutional Amendment to forbid 471 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:53,820 discrimination of voting rights on the basis of age. 472 00:15:53,886 --> 00:15:55,188 They want the voting age lowered. 473 00:15:55,255 --> 00:15:56,356 We want it abolished. 474 00:15:56,423 --> 00:15:59,426 Well, that's... radical. 475 00:15:59,492 --> 00:16:01,061 Why did we get the brush-off today? 476 00:16:01,128 --> 00:16:04,097 Why do we keep getting passed down the food chain? 477 00:16:04,164 --> 00:16:05,932 Why do you keep looking at our chaperone 478 00:16:05,999 --> 00:16:07,100 or Ms. Schott to intervene? 479 00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:08,568 We're children. 480 00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:10,370 And that in itself shouldn't render us meaningless. 481 00:16:10,437 --> 00:16:12,205 But in this society we are meaningless, 482 00:16:12,272 --> 00:16:14,174 'cause we're powerless, we have no voice. 483 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:16,976 Well, that's an interesting point. 484 00:16:17,044 --> 00:16:18,778 I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll read your stuff. 485 00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:20,113 The Roosevelt Room... 486 00:16:20,180 --> 00:16:21,314 The brush-off again. 487 00:16:21,381 --> 00:16:22,449 And why not? 488 00:16:22,515 --> 00:16:25,218 No risk in offending us, we don't exist. 489 00:16:25,285 --> 00:16:27,054 What is it you want? More than 490 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,389 a 15-minute tour and 30-second drive-by. 491 00:16:29,456 --> 00:16:31,424 We've been shuffled around, ten minutes here, 492 00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:33,093 ten minutes there. It's like there's a plot 493 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:34,694 to keep us from discussing our agenda 494 00:16:34,761 --> 00:16:36,163 with anyone that matters. 495 00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:38,231 What Cody means is that children's suffrage 496 00:16:38,298 --> 00:16:40,400 is a complex issue and it... 497 00:16:40,467 --> 00:16:41,701 I-I... I get it. 498 00:16:41,768 --> 00:16:43,370 I get what he means. 499 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:44,904 Okay. 500 00:16:44,971 --> 00:16:47,674 This is the Roosevelt Room... 501 00:16:47,740 --> 00:16:51,978 where issues are discussed. 502 00:16:52,045 --> 00:16:53,746 Pull up a chair. 503 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,256 It's your meeting. 504 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:06,226 PRESIDENT: When he was asked 505 00:17:06,293 --> 00:17:07,727 why he wanted a one-armed economist, 506 00:17:07,794 --> 00:17:10,197 Truman said because he was always being advised: 507 00:17:10,263 --> 00:17:12,165 "On the one hand, but on the other hand..." 508 00:17:12,232 --> 00:17:14,201 ( laughing ) 509 00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:17,437 Academics often confound politicians. 510 00:17:17,504 --> 00:17:20,373 Yes, in politics, it's dog eat dog; 511 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,109 in academia, it's the opposite. 512 00:17:22,175 --> 00:17:23,476 ( laughing ) 513 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:27,247 When Japan Railway privatized in '87, 514 00:17:27,314 --> 00:17:29,616 my theories were put to the test. 515 00:17:29,682 --> 00:17:31,084 And you got lucky. 516 00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:33,720 It would have been hard to fail worse than 517 00:17:33,786 --> 00:17:34,787 the government had. 518 00:17:34,854 --> 00:17:36,389 PRESIDENT: All that red ink... 519 00:17:36,456 --> 00:17:38,525 must be why the private sector 520 00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:40,227 turns to government for a bail-out 521 00:17:40,293 --> 00:17:41,528 when things get tough. 522 00:17:41,594 --> 00:17:45,498 And why disciplined leaders learn to say no. 523 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:47,500 I'm so sorry to interrupt. 524 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:49,602 But they're calling us in for dinner. 525 00:17:51,171 --> 00:17:52,439 Excuse us. 526 00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:54,441 Does the steward have laryngitis? 527 00:17:54,507 --> 00:17:56,409 It would be a pity to battle MS, 528 00:17:56,476 --> 00:17:58,010 only to succumb to an aneurysm. 529 00:17:58,077 --> 00:17:59,279 Jefferson said it best: 530 00:17:59,346 --> 00:18:01,013 A man's management of his own purse 531 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,715 speaks volumes about character. 532 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:05,518 You're still pissed about Stockholm? 533 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:07,820 We were Nobel Laureates in economics. 534 00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:11,858 It was no empty gesture when he stiffed me for the cab fare. 535 00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:15,462 I hear there's to be Latin dancing after dinner. 536 00:18:15,528 --> 00:18:17,364 And he's a big fan. Oh. 537 00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:20,567 I trust you'll save me tango, Dr. Bartlet. 538 00:18:23,136 --> 00:18:24,937 Your dance card is full, Toots. 539 00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:26,273 Jed, did you bring your cane? 540 00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:27,574 You can hold me up. 541 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,209 Maybe I'll give him just a little samba. 542 00:18:29,276 --> 00:18:30,410 Over my dead body. 543 00:18:30,477 --> 00:18:31,778 FECTEAU: The Prime Minister 544 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:34,547 wishes to emphasize the unofficial nature 545 00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:38,084 of the ranchers' declaration of war against the United States. 546 00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:39,552 Thank you for that. 547 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:41,421 You have seen their demands on Canadian television? 548 00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:44,791 We have. 549 00:18:44,857 --> 00:18:46,893 are on ready response. 550 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:48,228 Some volunteer reinforcements 551 00:18:48,295 --> 00:18:50,363 may be crossing over through Peace Park. 552 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:53,300 We are concerned about reports of escalation, 553 00:18:53,366 --> 00:18:54,934 an effigy-burning 554 00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:56,236 in Alberta. 555 00:18:56,303 --> 00:18:58,538 A response to your governor of Montana. 556 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:00,640 He mentioned calling in the National Guard. 557 00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:04,043 He referred to a contingency plan to invade Canada. 558 00:19:04,110 --> 00:19:05,512 That is absurd. There is no 559 00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:08,715 U.S. contingency plan to... 560 00:19:13,052 --> 00:19:15,222 Are you there? 561 00:19:15,288 --> 00:19:17,190 Yeah, um, I was saying, 562 00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:21,060 we trust that local officials will resolve this very soon. 563 00:19:21,127 --> 00:19:23,296 We'll be in touch. 564 00:19:24,764 --> 00:19:26,399 We have a contingency plan to invade Canada? 565 00:19:26,466 --> 00:19:28,568 Would you like to be briefed? 566 00:19:28,635 --> 00:19:29,536 ( sighs ) 567 00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:31,037 Other... other developments? 568 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:32,372 A sawmill in Climax 569 00:19:32,439 --> 00:19:33,573 is piling on. 570 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,007 Is Climax us or them? Them. 571 00:19:35,074 --> 00:19:37,043 Their demanding President Bartlet drop tariffs 572 00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:39,178 on soft lumber products. 573 00:19:39,246 --> 00:19:41,381 And a meat packing plant in Lodgepole-- us-- 574 00:19:41,448 --> 00:19:42,782 they're offering free coffee 575 00:19:42,849 --> 00:19:44,384 to all Americans on their way to the front. 576 00:19:44,451 --> 00:19:45,618 Can we at least not call it a front. 577 00:19:45,685 --> 00:19:46,753 The Royal Canadians have arrived, 578 00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:48,054 but they're at a disadvantage. 579 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:49,756 How so? 580 00:19:49,822 --> 00:19:52,024 Mountie's standard issue is a Smith & Wesson, nine millimeter. 581 00:19:52,091 --> 00:19:54,861 And the hunters are packing 12-gauge shotguns. 582 00:19:54,927 --> 00:19:55,995 And...? 583 00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:58,331 A couple Barrett .50-caliber snipers, 584 00:19:58,398 --> 00:20:00,533 HK carbine fiber assault rifles 585 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,270 and infrared night goggles. ( giggles ) 586 00:20:13,045 --> 00:20:14,681 ( sighs ) 587 00:20:18,351 --> 00:20:20,253 Congressman. 588 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:21,921 Talk to Josh. 589 00:20:23,623 --> 00:20:25,525 He's going to Hartford? 590 00:20:25,592 --> 00:20:27,594 Folks there paid to shake his hand. 591 00:20:28,795 --> 00:20:30,263 You want me to...? No, no, no. Stay put. 592 00:20:30,330 --> 00:20:31,764 I'm fine here. 593 00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:34,534 But he can shake those hands and be back in D.C. 594 00:20:34,601 --> 00:20:36,369 in a few hours. And the dozen congressman 595 00:20:36,436 --> 00:20:37,870 who are heading out to stump for him? 596 00:20:37,937 --> 00:20:39,939 I'm ready to start calling them back. 597 00:20:40,006 --> 00:20:40,940 Thank you, man. 598 00:20:41,007 --> 00:20:41,941 Thank the congressman. 599 00:20:45,211 --> 00:20:47,480 But if there's a single Republican on this flight 600 00:20:47,547 --> 00:20:49,081 or someone sees him at the airport... 601 00:20:49,148 --> 00:20:50,283 He's flying himself. 602 00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:51,884 He'll land at the private terminal. 603 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,421 The question is where does he go after that? 604 00:20:54,487 --> 00:20:57,757 Give me a half an hour. It can be arranged. 605 00:21:13,473 --> 00:21:15,342 ( knock at door ) 606 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,210 Hi. 607 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:20,413 Congressman. 608 00:21:21,681 --> 00:21:23,616 Uh... do you want to come in? 609 00:21:28,388 --> 00:21:29,589 So, the rumor's true. 610 00:21:29,656 --> 00:21:31,290 You really do sleep in your office. 611 00:21:31,358 --> 00:21:32,892 Can't afford DC rent 612 00:21:32,959 --> 00:21:36,496 on this salary, and in Pine Bluff, we favor a short commute. 613 00:21:36,563 --> 00:21:38,665 The President needs you, Arkansas. 614 00:21:38,731 --> 00:21:40,633 You shared my concerns on stem cell 615 00:21:40,700 --> 00:21:42,669 and I'm being summoned to the White House? 616 00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:44,371 It's more legwork the President needs, 617 00:21:44,437 --> 00:21:46,172 a loyal Democrat who can walk these halls 618 00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:47,574 and look like he belongs here. 619 00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:50,242 Where do I start? 620 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:51,978 Do you have some pants? 621 00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:01,688 TOBY: I'm saying all societies 622 00:22:01,754 --> 00:22:03,790 distinguish between an adult phase of life 623 00:22:03,856 --> 00:22:05,392 with inherent rights, and childhood 624 00:22:05,458 --> 00:22:06,626 as a time of development, 625 00:22:06,693 --> 00:22:08,260 when those rights are curtailed, 626 00:22:08,327 --> 00:22:10,897 But the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18, proved 627 00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:13,332 that line is arbitrary-- or at least fluid. 628 00:22:14,767 --> 00:22:16,469 In the 30 years since the 26th passed, 629 00:22:16,536 --> 00:22:17,870 society has not much altered 630 00:22:17,937 --> 00:22:19,772 its stance on when adulthood begins. 631 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:21,140 CODY: Well... 632 00:22:21,207 --> 00:22:23,410 18 is still the common age of graduation from school, 633 00:22:23,476 --> 00:22:24,644 military conscription... 634 00:22:24,711 --> 00:22:25,978 What about children as young as 12 635 00:22:26,045 --> 00:22:27,580 get tried for crimes as adults? 636 00:22:27,647 --> 00:22:29,449 So, I'm mature enough to face sentencing 637 00:22:29,516 --> 00:22:31,150 as a full citizen, but not to vote? 638 00:22:31,217 --> 00:22:32,251 You can be pretty dumb 639 00:22:32,318 --> 00:22:33,486 and commit a crime. 640 00:22:33,553 --> 00:22:35,154 Voting requires a level of reasoning. 641 00:22:35,221 --> 00:22:37,890 Adults don't have to prove any level of reasoning to vote. 642 00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:39,125 Nor should they. 643 00:22:39,191 --> 00:22:40,860 Okay, I'll cede that, but would you agree 644 00:22:40,927 --> 00:22:43,329 children need special protections against coercion 645 00:22:43,396 --> 00:22:44,296 and mistreatment by adults? 646 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:45,297 Sure. 647 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:46,633 Those same vulnerabilities 648 00:22:46,699 --> 00:22:48,435 make them unable to vote independently. 649 00:22:48,501 --> 00:22:50,036 That exact argument: immature logic... 650 00:22:50,102 --> 00:22:51,404 And being easy to coerce. 651 00:22:51,471 --> 00:22:52,872 That argument was used to prevent Negroes 652 00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:55,207 and women from voting up until the 20th century. 653 00:22:55,274 --> 00:22:57,176 Sorry. C.J.'s looking for you. 654 00:22:57,243 --> 00:22:58,511 Your next meeting. 655 00:22:58,578 --> 00:22:59,779 Dining and dancing. 656 00:22:59,846 --> 00:23:01,814 And your parents called from District Pizza. 657 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:03,315 You guys are missing dinner. 658 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:04,517 Oh, my gosh. We are. 659 00:23:04,584 --> 00:23:05,785 Um... we took up a lot of your time. 660 00:23:05,852 --> 00:23:07,253 CODY: It's been great, sir. 661 00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:09,456 Another half hour, I could have convinced you. 662 00:23:09,522 --> 00:23:11,123 I believe you. 663 00:23:11,190 --> 00:23:12,525 ELISHA: We heard District is the best pizza in town. 664 00:23:12,592 --> 00:23:13,860 ANNABETH: Outrageous. 665 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:15,094 District Pizza delivers, don't they? 666 00:23:15,161 --> 00:23:16,763 I think so. 667 00:23:21,534 --> 00:23:23,302 I need the Mural Room for a meeting. 668 00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:24,403 Is it Canada? 669 00:23:24,471 --> 00:23:25,738 Okay. 670 00:23:25,805 --> 00:23:27,974 Maybe I'm overly emotional these days, 671 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,077 but Mother's Canadian, you know. Dad hails from upstate, 672 00:23:31,143 --> 00:23:34,146 so there's always been a north-south tug-of-war for us kids. 673 00:23:34,213 --> 00:23:37,283 Today's events-- this is the kind of thing 674 00:23:37,349 --> 00:23:39,151 that pulls families apart, 675 00:23:39,218 --> 00:23:40,887 pits brother against brother. 676 00:23:46,058 --> 00:23:47,293 So, can I have the room? 677 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,629 All yours. 678 00:23:49,696 --> 00:23:51,063 Give peace a chance. 679 00:23:55,334 --> 00:23:56,435 I wasn't looking. 680 00:23:56,503 --> 00:23:57,637 I missed the whole thing. 681 00:23:57,704 --> 00:23:59,506 He overdid it. 682 00:23:59,572 --> 00:24:02,008 A man his age attempting a tango. 683 00:24:02,074 --> 00:24:03,643 C.J.: A physician is on the way. 684 00:24:03,710 --> 00:24:04,977 TAKAHASHI: Oh, there's no need. 685 00:24:05,044 --> 00:24:07,046 Could we bring him some ice? 686 00:24:07,113 --> 00:24:08,114 You hit your head. 687 00:24:08,180 --> 00:24:09,649 Did you hurt yourself? 688 00:24:09,716 --> 00:24:13,152 You are the expert on soft landings. 689 00:24:13,219 --> 00:24:14,320 You tell me. 690 00:24:14,386 --> 00:24:16,589 He's fine. 691 00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:22,995 Congressman Santos is in Hartford tonight. 692 00:24:23,062 --> 00:24:25,031 Do you want to leave word? 693 00:24:25,097 --> 00:24:26,633 Sounds like I missed him. 694 00:24:26,699 --> 00:24:27,900 I can try him on his cell. 695 00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:30,069 Just tell him I stopped by. Good night. 696 00:24:32,204 --> 00:24:34,774 Elvis has left the building. 697 00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:09,508 CLIFF: Anyone see you? 698 00:25:09,576 --> 00:25:11,043 Okay, Arkansas, Congressman Reilly's 699 00:25:11,110 --> 00:25:12,244 approaching the south entrance. 700 00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:13,045 Got it covered. 701 00:25:13,112 --> 00:25:13,946 Nice flight? 702 00:25:14,013 --> 00:25:15,147 A little turbulence, but, you know, 703 00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:16,583 makes it interesting. Oh. 704 00:25:16,649 --> 00:25:18,585 Does the Vice President know we're using his office for this? 705 00:25:18,651 --> 00:25:19,986 I'm not telling him. 706 00:25:20,052 --> 00:25:21,788 I'd keep the noise down and the curtains pulled. 707 00:25:21,854 --> 00:25:23,155 You aren't staying? 708 00:25:23,222 --> 00:25:24,891 Miles to go, and I can't be seen around here. 709 00:25:24,957 --> 00:25:26,092 Can I get you anything? 710 00:25:26,158 --> 00:25:27,126 Is there coffee...? 711 00:25:27,193 --> 00:25:28,394 Yeah, and the soda's there, 712 00:25:28,460 --> 00:25:29,095 washroom through there. 713 00:25:29,161 --> 00:25:30,129 Thanks. 714 00:25:50,182 --> 00:25:52,084 ( screaming ) 715 00:25:52,151 --> 00:25:53,620 No, no, no, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 716 00:25:53,686 --> 00:25:55,021 D-D-D-Don't, don't scream. 717 00:25:55,087 --> 00:25:56,255 Don't scream. I'm... I'm sorry. 718 00:25:57,423 --> 00:25:58,257 Aah. 719 00:25:58,324 --> 00:25:59,125 I'm sorry. 720 00:25:59,191 --> 00:26:00,359 Oh, God. 721 00:26:00,426 --> 00:26:02,595 I didn't plan... I mean, I... 722 00:26:02,662 --> 00:26:03,863 Oh, I crashed. 723 00:26:03,930 --> 00:26:05,264 You're Russell's chicken fighter. 724 00:26:05,331 --> 00:26:06,265 Donna Moss. 725 00:26:06,332 --> 00:26:07,399 You're Matt Santos. 726 00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:08,868 Running for President. 727 00:26:08,935 --> 00:26:11,003 Um... and I haven't shaken your hand yet. 728 00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:13,873 Okay. 729 00:26:13,940 --> 00:26:15,875 Assuming I'm not in some state 730 00:26:15,942 --> 00:26:18,144 of deep REM hallucination... 731 00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:19,879 I'm hiding out. 732 00:26:19,946 --> 00:26:21,447 We're trying to outsmart the Speaker, 733 00:26:21,513 --> 00:26:23,716 have him think that we've all left town before he calls 734 00:26:23,783 --> 00:26:24,717 the vote tomorrow. 735 00:26:24,784 --> 00:26:26,118 And when you say "we"...? 736 00:26:26,185 --> 00:26:28,220 There's some others that are coming. Excuse me. 737 00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:31,457 Does the Vice President know that you...? 738 00:26:31,523 --> 00:26:32,959 This is not for the Santos campaign. 739 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:34,193 It's for the President. 740 00:26:35,561 --> 00:26:37,263 I bet you're a fan. 741 00:26:37,329 --> 00:26:39,465 You're not going to try "It's for stem cells everywhere," 742 00:26:39,531 --> 00:26:40,667 are you? 743 00:26:40,733 --> 00:26:43,035 I was going in next. 744 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:46,538 I made a fool of myself. 745 00:26:46,605 --> 00:26:48,074 We all know the feeling. 746 00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:49,475 Even Presidents? 747 00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:51,077 Especially Presidents. 748 00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:54,480 You're thinking of last week's veto override? 749 00:26:54,546 --> 00:26:56,382 No, but thanks for the reminder. 750 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,150 Not that you should judge. 751 00:26:58,217 --> 00:27:00,186 You'd veto all government spending. 752 00:27:00,252 --> 00:27:01,688 You think I judge you? 753 00:27:01,754 --> 00:27:03,555 We judge each other, always have. 754 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:04,957 Here, put this on it. 755 00:27:05,024 --> 00:27:05,992 Thank you. 756 00:27:08,094 --> 00:27:12,364 What if I were here as a friend, with a friendly warning? 757 00:27:12,431 --> 00:27:13,499 What would that be? 758 00:27:13,565 --> 00:27:15,034 Japan has been 759 00:27:15,101 --> 00:27:18,037 heavily investing in your national debt. 760 00:27:18,104 --> 00:27:21,507 If you mean that Japan has been buying US Treasury bonds, 761 00:27:21,573 --> 00:27:28,080 Foreign investors have bought 90% of your new debt. 762 00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:32,518 My government alone holds $700 billion 763 00:27:32,584 --> 00:27:33,920 in assets. 764 00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:35,688 Since when did deficits bother you? 765 00:27:35,755 --> 00:27:37,957 They bother you. 766 00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:41,694 Your work was a jeremiad 767 00:27:41,761 --> 00:27:43,329 on keeping deficits low. 768 00:27:43,395 --> 00:27:46,265 My work applied to developing economies. 769 00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:49,869 There are rumors Singapore may dump her dollars. 770 00:27:49,936 --> 00:27:51,337 It could start a run. 771 00:27:51,403 --> 00:27:52,538 Never happen. 772 00:27:52,604 --> 00:27:54,173 Japan could not afford to be caught. 773 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:55,808 It's in Japan's own interest 774 00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:57,676 for these notes to hold their value. 775 00:27:57,744 --> 00:27:59,946 We have an aging population. 776 00:28:00,012 --> 00:28:00,913 We'll have to divest. 777 00:28:00,980 --> 00:28:02,982 Gradually. A soft landing, 778 00:28:03,049 --> 00:28:04,851 not that I don't appreciate the sentiment 779 00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:06,385 behind your nightmare scenario. 780 00:28:06,452 --> 00:28:12,424 A deficit projected over $300 billion on your watch 781 00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:13,793 is not my nightmare. 782 00:28:13,860 --> 00:28:16,162 Hence my veto of the highways bill. 783 00:28:16,228 --> 00:28:18,965 Which I mistook for mutual concern 784 00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:21,801 over the world's greatest economy, 785 00:28:21,868 --> 00:28:24,904 burdened with mounting debt, 786 00:28:24,971 --> 00:28:26,873 increasingly held 787 00:28:26,939 --> 00:28:29,441 by foreign... friends. 788 00:28:32,678 --> 00:28:35,114 What are friends for? 789 00:28:36,615 --> 00:28:37,950 CANADIAN AMBASSADOR: Thank you for seeing me. 790 00:28:38,017 --> 00:28:39,819 I know you've had a long day. 791 00:28:39,886 --> 00:28:41,653 Will said something's on your mind. 792 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,322 As Canadian Ambassador, 793 00:28:43,389 --> 00:28:46,358 I am pleased to report all's quiet 794 00:28:46,425 --> 00:28:47,359 on the Western front. 795 00:28:47,426 --> 00:28:48,861 Though still unresolved. 796 00:28:48,928 --> 00:28:51,864 Yes. And when I spoke with the Vice President... 797 00:28:51,931 --> 00:28:53,866 You called the vice president? 798 00:28:53,933 --> 00:28:56,235 The Vice President called the Ambassador. 799 00:28:56,302 --> 00:28:58,971 I've had some unofficial conversations... 800 00:28:59,038 --> 00:29:01,673 You understand, I'm not at liberty to speak officially? 801 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:02,942 What are we talking about? 802 00:29:03,009 --> 00:29:06,212 You'll have to excuse my, uh... 803 00:29:06,278 --> 00:29:07,814 I don't, I haven't had much practice 804 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:09,748 at this kind of intrigue. 805 00:29:09,816 --> 00:29:11,150 We all learn by doing. 806 00:29:11,217 --> 00:29:15,121 Our two countries are close and historic friends. 807 00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:18,390 Yes, of course, there are some areas where we differ-- 808 00:29:18,457 --> 00:29:19,959 Bovine spongiform is one. 809 00:29:20,026 --> 00:29:21,360 And lumber tariffs. 810 00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:22,862 And mail-order prescription drugs. 811 00:29:22,929 --> 00:29:24,430 And U.S. global military presence. 812 00:29:24,496 --> 00:29:26,298 But, on the whole, friends. 813 00:29:26,365 --> 00:29:28,968 If you would trust me, I could prevail 814 00:29:29,035 --> 00:29:31,337 upon the premier of the province 815 00:29:31,403 --> 00:29:34,540 to exert pressure on his citizens to relent 816 00:29:34,606 --> 00:29:37,609 and allow the Americans free passage back across the border. 817 00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:38,710 That would be swell. 818 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:39,711 Of course, this would 819 00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,580 create some... expectations. 820 00:29:41,647 --> 00:29:42,882 Expectations? 821 00:29:42,949 --> 00:29:44,917 The Ambassador suggested if there were some 822 00:29:44,984 --> 00:29:46,152 flexibility on the U.S. appeal 823 00:29:46,218 --> 00:29:47,586 of NAFTA's lumber decision... 824 00:29:47,653 --> 00:29:49,856 Guys. The United States does not make trade decisions 825 00:29:49,922 --> 00:29:51,623 based on the actions of amped-up cowboys. 826 00:29:51,690 --> 00:29:52,558 Unless they've been 827 00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:54,126 elected to office. 828 00:29:54,193 --> 00:29:56,195 I-I understand you can't negotiate with me directly, 829 00:29:56,262 --> 00:29:58,697 but if you sense the possibility 830 00:29:58,764 --> 00:30:00,900 of an openness 831 00:30:00,967 --> 00:30:04,103 to consider my proposal, you could 832 00:30:04,170 --> 00:30:07,106 signal the same by... crossing your legs. 833 00:30:07,173 --> 00:30:10,542 Or uncrossing and crossing them again. 834 00:30:10,609 --> 00:30:11,944 Just to be sure. 835 00:30:12,011 --> 00:30:13,279 Ambassador, listen carefully. 836 00:30:13,345 --> 00:30:14,981 An hour ago I reviewed the United States 837 00:30:15,047 --> 00:30:17,016 contingency plan to invade your country. 838 00:30:17,083 --> 00:30:18,317 There's a contingency plan? 839 00:30:18,384 --> 00:30:20,319 1789. Amended in 1815. 840 00:30:20,386 --> 00:30:22,754 The calligraphy is beautiful, and if one more "deal" 841 00:30:22,821 --> 00:30:25,958 is floated in this room, I'm gonna ask DOD to reactivate it. 842 00:30:29,061 --> 00:30:30,062 You could argue that 18 is 843 00:30:30,129 --> 00:30:31,363 the worst age to start voting. 844 00:30:31,430 --> 00:30:32,899 You're all worried about college 845 00:30:32,965 --> 00:30:34,333 or paying rent for the first time 846 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:35,367 or falling in love. 847 00:30:35,434 --> 00:30:36,702 It isn't only power that corrupts. 848 00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:37,870 Weakness corrupts. 849 00:30:37,937 --> 00:30:39,005 It makes kids grow up cynical. 850 00:30:39,071 --> 00:30:40,372 So you think half of adults 851 00:30:40,439 --> 00:30:41,807 don't vote 'cause they didn't 852 00:30:41,874 --> 00:30:43,009 get started soon enough? 853 00:30:43,075 --> 00:30:45,144 Absolutely. Churches don't wait. 854 00:30:45,211 --> 00:30:46,946 They get kids at birth, 855 00:30:47,013 --> 00:30:48,881 and it's as kids we have unique concerns. 856 00:30:48,948 --> 00:30:50,182 Like what? 857 00:30:50,249 --> 00:30:51,683 I'm going to be breathing the air 858 00:30:51,750 --> 00:30:53,585 and drinking the water after you're long gone, 859 00:30:53,652 --> 00:30:54,686 but I can't vote 860 00:30:54,753 --> 00:30:55,922 to protect the environment? 861 00:30:55,988 --> 00:30:57,456 And we're required to attend 862 00:30:57,523 --> 00:30:59,158 underfunded schools, but can't vote to improve them. 863 00:30:59,225 --> 00:31:01,093 And kids who work pay into Social Security 864 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:02,929 without any say as to how the fund is managed. 865 00:31:02,995 --> 00:31:04,063 Right. When you guys 866 00:31:04,130 --> 00:31:05,497 fix Social Security, you have to keep 867 00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:07,233 adults happy, but you can rob our future 868 00:31:07,299 --> 00:31:08,700 without losing a single vote. 869 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:09,868 Here's another one. 870 00:31:09,936 --> 00:31:11,237 Poverty among young people exceeds 871 00:31:11,303 --> 00:31:13,272 all other age groups, yet the government 872 00:31:13,339 --> 00:31:15,107 spends ten times more on each poor senior 873 00:31:15,174 --> 00:31:17,309 than it does each poor child. 874 00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:18,110 Wow. 875 00:31:18,177 --> 00:31:19,845 We have no AARP to lobby for us. 876 00:31:19,912 --> 00:31:22,681 We have no voice at all. 877 00:31:22,748 --> 00:31:25,651 So, are you, uh... 878 00:31:25,717 --> 00:31:28,320 Did we convince you? 879 00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:32,124 Well, I'd go for lowering the age in increments-- 880 00:31:32,191 --> 00:31:34,160 and I wouldn't start at the federal level. 881 00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:36,963 But you'll mention it to the President? 882 00:31:37,029 --> 00:31:39,365 I'll do better than that. 883 00:31:43,569 --> 00:31:45,871 But it's crucial to the President. 884 00:31:45,938 --> 00:31:47,573 And I am in a crucial primary. 885 00:31:47,639 --> 00:31:48,975 Sir. Gentlemen. 886 00:31:49,041 --> 00:31:51,277 I'm sorry, buddy, but I am out of here. 887 00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:06,292 ( half-whisper ): Hey, Donna. 888 00:32:06,358 --> 00:32:07,626 Congressman. 889 00:32:07,693 --> 00:32:09,528 You want to take this in? 890 00:32:12,098 --> 00:32:13,565 What about popcorn? 891 00:32:13,632 --> 00:32:14,733 Smell too risky? 892 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,902 I'd wait another hour. 893 00:32:16,969 --> 00:32:19,171 ( knocks "Shave and a Haircut" ) 894 00:32:24,010 --> 00:32:26,645 ( applause ) 895 00:32:26,712 --> 00:32:29,681 Greg, didn't you get the message about provisions? 896 00:32:29,748 --> 00:32:30,949 Voilà. 897 00:32:31,917 --> 00:32:33,919 It's 75 degrees here. 898 00:32:33,986 --> 00:32:35,854 I may never go back to D.C. 899 00:32:35,921 --> 00:32:37,189 It was a dirty trick. 900 00:32:37,256 --> 00:32:38,324 Worked like a charm, though. 901 00:32:38,390 --> 00:32:40,359 The Speaker crossed a line. 902 00:32:40,426 --> 00:32:41,960 ( knocking ) You should've seen the stuff we pulled 903 00:32:42,028 --> 00:32:42,995 when we were the majority. 904 00:32:43,062 --> 00:32:45,031 Why I hated coed dorms. 905 00:32:46,365 --> 00:32:49,468 Once again we let the Republicans set the terms. 906 00:32:49,535 --> 00:32:53,139 This is therapeutic research, not reproductive cloning. 907 00:32:53,205 --> 00:32:55,141 Congressman, no more souls to ferry? 908 00:32:55,207 --> 00:32:56,775 All in for now. 909 00:32:56,842 --> 00:32:58,277 Well, pull up a chair. 910 00:32:58,344 --> 00:33:00,012 We're, uh, preaching to the choir here on stem cells. 911 00:33:00,079 --> 00:33:01,780 I may sing another tune. 912 00:33:01,847 --> 00:33:03,149 ( group boos ) 913 00:33:03,215 --> 00:33:04,950 No, no, no, take it easy; he's on our team. 914 00:33:05,017 --> 00:33:07,319 It burns me up the Speaker didn't put this to a fair vote. 915 00:33:07,386 --> 00:33:08,787 Even though you're leaning his way? 916 00:33:08,854 --> 00:33:10,222 Should I turn in my decoder ring? 917 00:33:10,289 --> 00:33:12,558 SANTOS: Haffley closed the floor to debate, 918 00:33:12,624 --> 00:33:15,061 but we're not playing by his rules. 919 00:33:15,127 --> 00:33:16,895 What are your reservations? 920 00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:20,466 I have morality questions. 921 00:33:20,532 --> 00:33:22,168 Ask them. 922 00:33:22,234 --> 00:33:23,535 We have all night. 923 00:33:33,912 --> 00:33:35,181 Half day? 924 00:33:35,247 --> 00:33:36,815 Those Nobel laureates can party. 925 00:33:36,882 --> 00:33:39,185 Did Josh fill you in on what's afoot on the Hill? 926 00:33:39,251 --> 00:33:40,186 Operation Sleep Over? 927 00:33:40,252 --> 00:33:41,287 A cool move, if it works. 928 00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:42,621 What I can't figure is 929 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:43,989 how you get Haffley to call the vote. 930 00:33:44,056 --> 00:33:45,224 He can put it off forever. 931 00:33:45,291 --> 00:33:46,858 This is where squash comes in. 932 00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:48,494 The sport or the vegetable? 933 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,197 I punish the Speaker every Thursday morning in a standing match. 934 00:33:51,263 --> 00:33:52,964 Tomorrow? In five hours to be exact. 935 00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:55,501 You're going to talk him into scheduling the vote on a squash court? 936 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:58,237 And shut him out with my awesome forehand at the same time. 937 00:33:58,304 --> 00:33:59,471 Here's how it'll go: 938 00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:01,039 I say, "Ooh, nice nick"-- squash talk-- 939 00:34:01,107 --> 00:34:03,609 "and nice maneuver on the floor, yesterday, pulling the vote." 940 00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:05,511 He says, "Thanks. let, please. 941 00:34:05,577 --> 00:34:07,045 "And play a little squash. 942 00:34:07,113 --> 00:34:08,614 Everything's a game with you, I say. 943 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,682 Even research that can save millions of lives. 944 00:34:10,749 --> 00:34:12,418 Stem cell's not a game, thus speaketh Haffley. 945 00:34:12,484 --> 00:34:14,019 Looks like that to the President. 946 00:34:14,086 --> 00:34:15,921 This research could be the trafficking in human embryos. 947 00:34:15,987 --> 00:34:17,456 I don't take that lightly. 948 00:34:17,523 --> 00:34:19,691 Oh, come on. If this were a trip to moral high ground 949 00:34:19,758 --> 00:34:21,727 and not an inside-the-beltway bitch slap, 950 00:34:21,793 --> 00:34:23,729 you'd schedule the vote now that you can win, 951 00:34:23,795 --> 00:34:26,532 thus protecting clustered cells in petri dishes everywhere. 952 00:34:26,598 --> 00:34:27,766 Why let it slide? 953 00:34:27,833 --> 00:34:30,169 Maybe the Republican Party has a stronger interest 954 00:34:30,236 --> 00:34:31,603 in keeping its base agitated 955 00:34:31,670 --> 00:34:34,806 than it does in protecting the sanctity of human life 956 00:34:34,873 --> 00:34:36,208 Might work. 957 00:34:36,275 --> 00:34:37,676 Gonna have to let them win the game, though. 958 00:34:37,743 --> 00:34:38,844 No mercy. 959 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:40,212 JUNIOR ARKANSAS: Yes, they're in labs, 960 00:34:40,279 --> 00:34:42,448 but they're still embryos. 961 00:34:42,514 --> 00:34:46,252 No. What-what they are-- have-have you seen them?-- 962 00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:48,554 they're frozen, fertilized eggs. 963 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:52,090 Call them eggs, call them genetic material, 964 00:34:52,158 --> 00:34:54,092 they're potential human life. 965 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:56,094 Potential-- that's the key. 966 00:34:56,162 --> 00:34:58,864 These embryos may contribute to life, 967 00:34:58,930 --> 00:35:02,234 but-but they can never become a person, or-or even a fetus, 968 00:35:02,301 --> 00:35:03,802 without a mother's womb. 969 00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:05,671 That's a fine line. 970 00:35:05,737 --> 00:35:08,340 Mystery of life. 971 00:35:08,407 --> 00:35:11,177 It's all fine lines and tough odds, 972 00:35:11,243 --> 00:35:13,245 as anyone who's ever been through 973 00:35:13,312 --> 00:35:16,047 in vitro fertilization knows. 974 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,884 Do you object to that, too? 975 00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:20,486 In vitro? No. 976 00:35:20,552 --> 00:35:23,155 That's science helping folks conceive. 977 00:35:23,222 --> 00:35:26,892 SANTOS: Well, these cells are what's leftover when that work is done. 978 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:29,895 JUNIOR ARKANSAS: But the science is the same as the science of cloning. 979 00:35:29,961 --> 00:35:33,965 That's why funding would be limited to discarded cells. 980 00:35:34,032 --> 00:35:37,135 If not used in research, these cells would be thrown away 981 00:35:37,203 --> 00:35:40,206 There would be no outcry from Congress. 982 00:35:40,272 --> 00:35:43,875 And, you know, if it's a moral call-- 983 00:35:43,942 --> 00:35:45,477 and I-I agree it is-- 984 00:35:45,544 --> 00:35:48,647 what about the morality of dragging our heels 985 00:35:48,714 --> 00:35:51,650 when we could be alleviating suffering? 986 00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:04,196 Is this true? 987 00:36:04,263 --> 00:36:06,665 We have Officer Horn at the site confirming it now. 988 00:36:06,732 --> 00:36:08,834 An American helicopter, entered Canadian airspace 989 00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:10,702 without a flight plan and emergency-landed 990 00:36:10,769 --> 00:36:12,604 in a field half a click from the standoff? 991 00:36:12,671 --> 00:36:14,139 HORN ( on speaker ): Yes, ma'am. 992 00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:15,307 This was a UH-1H helicopter? 993 00:36:15,374 --> 00:36:16,508 HORN: Yes, ma'am. 994 00:36:16,575 --> 00:36:17,376 A Huey. 995 00:36:17,443 --> 00:36:18,444 They make civilian aircraft, too. 996 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:19,445 We have deniability... 997 00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:20,412 I don't want deniability. 998 00:36:20,479 --> 00:36:21,913 I want absolute assurance 999 00:36:21,980 --> 00:36:24,283 this was not part of a military action on our part! 1000 00:36:24,350 --> 00:36:27,919 I can't vouch for Black Ops. 1001 00:36:27,986 --> 00:36:30,422 The problem is not a few rowdy outlaws from a bygone era 1002 00:36:30,489 --> 00:36:31,457 blowing off testosterone. 1003 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:32,524 The problem is us. 1004 00:36:32,591 --> 00:36:34,025 We are still the Wild Bunch. 1005 00:36:34,092 --> 00:36:35,661 I mean, the higher it goes, the hotter the risk. 1006 00:36:35,727 --> 00:36:38,564 I just threatened the Canadian Ambassador. 1007 00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:41,333 Someone on the ground has got... 1008 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:42,768 Okay. Officer, are you still there? 1009 00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:43,969 HORN: I am. 1010 00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:45,604 Who is the ranking Canadian at the scene? 1011 00:36:45,671 --> 00:36:47,606 Probably the Grasslands EcoRegion Director. 1012 00:36:47,673 --> 00:36:50,075 Does he or she have access to a bullhorn? 1013 00:36:50,141 --> 00:36:51,076 Could be arranged. 1014 00:36:51,142 --> 00:36:52,378 Okay. What if... 1015 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:54,313 It's just past midnight Mountain Time. 1016 00:36:54,380 --> 00:36:55,547 Announce the end of hunting season. 1017 00:36:55,614 --> 00:36:56,748 That's not till next week. 1018 00:36:56,815 --> 00:36:58,284 It just changed. Ended at midnight. 1019 00:36:58,350 --> 00:36:59,718 And anyone of any nationality 1020 00:36:59,785 --> 00:37:01,420 discharging a fire arm is subject to immediate 1021 00:37:01,487 --> 00:37:03,289 and permanent loss of their hunting license. 1022 00:37:03,355 --> 00:37:04,956 HORN: Could work. 1023 00:37:05,023 --> 00:37:09,328 These guys don't fool around with hunting. Give it a shot. 1024 00:37:09,395 --> 00:37:10,929 PRESIDENT: The man's a gnat. 1025 00:37:10,996 --> 00:37:12,097 A buzzing mosquito. 1026 00:37:12,163 --> 00:37:13,932 Mm-hmm. 1027 00:37:13,999 --> 00:37:15,267 Nah, he's a pit bull. 1028 00:37:15,334 --> 00:37:17,469 He locks his jaws and won't let go. 1029 00:37:17,536 --> 00:37:18,404 Yeah. 1030 00:37:18,470 --> 00:37:19,905 With his doomsday predictions. 1031 00:37:19,971 --> 00:37:21,172 Uh-huh. 1032 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:23,709 Not that that stuff keeps me awake. 1033 00:37:23,775 --> 00:37:24,676 No. 1034 00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:27,846 What keeps you awake is the deficit. 1035 00:37:27,913 --> 00:37:30,349 First term we made so much progress, 1036 00:37:30,416 --> 00:37:33,819 we were talking balanced budget. 1037 00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:35,821 Economy slowed. 1038 00:37:35,887 --> 00:37:37,756 Costs spiralled. 1039 00:37:37,823 --> 00:37:38,957 Security at home, 1040 00:37:39,024 --> 00:37:41,092 terrorism... 1041 00:37:41,159 --> 00:37:42,594 peacekeeping abroad, 1042 00:37:42,661 --> 00:37:44,530 Republican tax cuts-- I couldn't control it. 1043 00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:46,298 And I'm an economist for God's sakes. 1044 00:37:46,365 --> 00:37:48,934 Mm, and a smart one. 1045 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,872 I gotta ask: What's the next guy, a mere mortal, gonna do? 1046 00:37:53,939 --> 00:37:56,274 It's like Eisenhower. 1047 00:37:56,342 --> 00:37:57,743 In what way? 1048 00:37:57,809 --> 00:37:59,511 Even though he'd been a General, 1049 00:37:59,578 --> 00:38:02,481 when he was President, he couldn't do anything 1050 00:38:02,548 --> 00:38:05,917 to control the military industrial, you know... 1051 00:38:10,822 --> 00:38:12,691 ( sighs ) 1052 00:38:13,992 --> 00:38:16,061 He did one thing. 1053 00:38:20,298 --> 00:38:22,167 DONNA: Haffley just called 1054 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:25,437 the first procedural bill of the day approving the journal. 1055 00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:28,340 Testing to see if there's anyone here to flush out. 1056 00:38:28,407 --> 00:38:30,208 He announced the day's going to be 1057 00:38:30,275 --> 00:38:31,843 about pharmaceutical drug trials. 1058 00:38:31,910 --> 00:38:33,445 GROUP ( groaning ): Oh, no... 1059 00:38:33,512 --> 00:38:38,417 Stem cell isn't on the agenda? 1060 00:38:38,484 --> 00:38:41,453 TOBY: This is a nationally televised Presidential press conference. 1061 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:43,855 You don't speak unless you're called on. 1062 00:38:43,922 --> 00:38:47,025 Yes, sir. 1063 00:38:47,092 --> 00:38:49,395 C.J.: The President's on his way. 1064 00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:50,962 Anything from the Hill? Not so far. 1065 00:38:51,029 --> 00:38:52,764 You think that would be appropriate? 1066 00:38:52,831 --> 00:38:54,299 I don't think that would be a problem at all, sir. 1067 00:38:54,366 --> 00:38:55,501 ( chuckling ): No. Good morning. 1068 00:38:55,567 --> 00:38:56,635 Morning, sir. Morning, sir. 1069 00:38:56,702 --> 00:38:58,570 Ready to shake things up, Toby? 1070 00:38:58,637 --> 00:39:00,171 Yes, sir. If you're in the mood, 1071 00:39:00,238 --> 00:39:02,641 there's a young man in the back you might want to call on. 1072 00:39:02,708 --> 00:39:03,842 Mm-hmm. 1073 00:39:05,243 --> 00:39:06,845 Good morning. 1074 00:39:06,912 --> 00:39:09,381 I love you all, but two days without a change of clothes, 1075 00:39:09,448 --> 00:39:10,382 I may switch parties. 1076 00:39:10,449 --> 00:39:13,151 Whose toothpaste was this? 1077 00:39:13,218 --> 00:39:14,453 What did I miss? 1078 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:16,388 We're reconsidering our strategy. 1079 00:39:16,455 --> 00:39:18,890 Let's give it another hour, guys. 1080 00:39:18,957 --> 00:39:20,492 DONNA: Haffley just called the vote. 1081 00:39:20,559 --> 00:39:21,226 For stem cell? 1082 00:39:21,292 --> 00:39:22,127 Just now. 1083 00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:24,430 Well, 20 seconds ago. 1084 00:39:24,496 --> 00:39:25,931 Got your voting card? ( group cheers ) 1085 00:39:25,997 --> 00:39:26,732 Right here. 1086 00:39:26,798 --> 00:39:28,667 Get on out there and vote. 1087 00:39:30,669 --> 00:39:32,404 Chris? Mr. President! Mr. President! 1088 00:39:32,471 --> 00:39:35,441 CHRIS: Mr. President, as you head into your final year in office, 1089 00:39:35,507 --> 00:39:37,776 do you have any regrets? 1090 00:39:37,843 --> 00:39:41,346 One big regret-- and here's your lead, people-- 1091 00:39:41,413 --> 00:39:45,083 is my failure to bring the budget deficit under control. 1092 00:39:45,150 --> 00:39:48,587 I know, an election cycle is warming up and no one wants 1093 00:39:48,654 --> 00:39:50,055 to hear about budget deficits, 1094 00:39:50,121 --> 00:39:53,592 but both sides are gonna hear about them from me. 1095 00:39:53,659 --> 00:39:56,027 That's my campaign promise. 1096 00:40:04,603 --> 00:40:07,305 Honestly, I wasn't sure you'd follow through and schedule it. 1097 00:40:07,372 --> 00:40:08,774 Thanks for your vote, Congressman. 1098 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:10,709 CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER: One more vote arriving! 1099 00:40:10,776 --> 00:40:13,311 Angela, thanks for coming in. 1100 00:40:13,378 --> 00:40:16,448 With your help, we've got this one sewed up. 1101 00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:24,756 Thought maybe you'd join us on this one. 1102 00:40:24,823 --> 00:40:26,925 Administration bend your ear? 1103 00:40:26,992 --> 00:40:30,428 I made up my own mind, Mr. Speaker. 1104 00:40:37,503 --> 00:40:39,304 I had such high hopes for you. 1105 00:40:39,370 --> 00:40:40,772 Sometimes when you get them 1106 00:40:40,839 --> 00:40:43,174 while they're still wet behind the ears, it's... 1107 00:40:52,183 --> 00:40:53,552 Mr. Speaker. 1108 00:41:05,263 --> 00:41:07,465 Good match today. 1109 00:41:12,671 --> 00:41:14,506 Mr. President! Mr. President! 1110 00:41:14,573 --> 00:41:16,775 The young man in the back, I'm sorry I don't know your name. 1111 00:41:16,842 --> 00:41:18,577 Cody Zucker, Mr. President. 1112 00:41:18,644 --> 00:41:21,146 PRESIDENT: Cody? 1113 00:41:21,212 --> 00:41:22,514 Do you think the budget deficit 1114 00:41:22,581 --> 00:41:24,215 is especially unfair to younger Americans? 1115 00:41:24,282 --> 00:41:28,687 Absolutely. 1116 00:41:28,754 --> 00:41:30,021 that's not something 1117 00:41:30,088 --> 00:41:32,323 a responsible parent would choose to do. 1118 00:41:32,390 --> 00:41:33,391 Yeah, David. 1119 00:41:33,458 --> 00:41:34,826 CODY: A follow-up, sir. 1120 00:41:34,893 --> 00:41:36,562 Do you think we'd have such a large deficit 1121 00:41:36,628 --> 00:41:38,129 if children were allowed to vote? 1122 00:41:38,196 --> 00:41:40,632 PRESIDENT: Well, as adults, we certainly 1123 00:41:40,699 --> 00:41:42,634 aren't shouldering our responsibility 1124 00:41:42,701 --> 00:41:45,436 and your generation has a vested interest. 1125 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:50,642 Allowing children to vote is worthy of consideration. 1126 00:41:50,709 --> 00:41:52,878 PRESIDENT: Thank you, Cody. 1127 00:41:52,944 --> 00:41:54,580 PRESIDENT: Yeah, David? 1128 00:42:02,588 --> 00:42:04,055 C.J.: Well done, Commander Harper. 1129 00:42:04,122 --> 00:42:05,123 Cooler heads prevailed. 1130 00:42:05,190 --> 00:42:06,391 All Americans home safe? 1131 00:42:06,457 --> 00:42:08,960 Peace in our time. 1132 00:42:09,027 --> 00:42:11,830 TV REPORTER: ...turn of events will end the Speaker's unchallenged control. 1133 00:42:11,897 --> 00:42:13,665 The surprise arrival was led by Presidential hopeful, 1134 00:42:13,732 --> 00:42:15,066 Congressman Matt Santos. 1135 00:42:15,133 --> 00:42:17,068 SANTOS: It was a stunt; no doubt about it. 1136 00:42:17,135 --> 00:42:18,570 Good work. 1137 00:42:18,637 --> 00:42:20,438 Group effort. 1138 00:42:20,505 --> 00:42:22,040 Santos was the brains. 1139 00:42:22,107 --> 00:42:24,643 216 Congressmen and women did the voting. 1140 00:42:24,710 --> 00:42:26,645 And on the squash court? 1141 00:42:26,712 --> 00:42:29,180 Best of five. All by myself. 1142 00:42:31,717 --> 00:42:33,719 You know, sometimes the American people 1143 00:42:33,785 --> 00:42:35,954 wonder what it is we do here in Congress. 1144 00:42:36,021 --> 00:42:38,624 Sometimes I wonder myself. 1145 00:42:38,690 --> 00:42:41,026 Today wasn't one of those days. 1146 00:42:41,092 --> 00:42:42,594 Yes?