“Flight's delayed?” – Matt Kelley

Flight's delayed?

Toby

Yeah.

Me, too. I'm going to St. Louis.

Toby

Washington.

I'm with my daughter. She's up, uh, stairs in the room, but we were out here looking at Notre Dame.

Toby

Yeah.

You got kids?

Toby

No.

Wait till you take your oldest to look at colleges. It's an incredible feeling. You wish they'd go to college across the street from your house, but you know...

Toby

Yeah. [to the bartender] A Jack Daniels, rocks.

Yeah.

Toby

My boss went to Notre Dame.

Beautiful campus. I've never seen anything like it. She-she's not going to get to sleep tonight. [pause] You see what happened in the market today?

Toby

Yeah, I-I saw. You invested?

Ehh... Mutual fund that's supposed to send her to college. I never imagined at $55,000 a year, I'd have trouble making ends meet. And my wife brings in another 25. My son's in public school. It's no good. I mean, there's 37 kids in the class, uh, no art and music, no advanced placement classes. Other kids, their mother has to make them practice the piano. You can't pull my son away from the piano. He needs teachers. I spend half the day thinking about what happens if I slip and fall down on my own front porch, you know? It should be hard. I like that it's hard. Putting your daughter through college, that's-that's a man's job. A man's accomplishment. But it should be a little easier. Just a little easier. 'Cause in that difference is... everything. [pause] I'm sorry. I'm, uh, I-I'm Matt Kelley.

Toby

I'm Toby Ziegler. I work at the White House. Have a minute to talk? We'd, uh... like to buy you a beer.