Walken can spend his entire presidency channel surfing in the Lincoln Bedroom. You said to the country, Democrats can't handle security.
If you want to save a spotted owl, vote Democratic. If you want your kid saved, sorry, we'll be doing the crossword.
President Bartlet is protecting kids by ensuring that decisions are made based on relevant intel, not on a distraught father's clouded emotions.
If any emotions are clouded, Leo, it's yours. Let's face it, Leo. You've always been too close to Bartlet.
It's your job to buck him up, Leo. To help him make the tough decisions. The presidency isn't a vanity exercise.
Who's doing electoral math on the back of a napkin in the middle of a national crisis?
You single-handedly ended the Imperial Presidency.
You've elevated Walken and the Republicans. You've made them into genuine players on the world stage.
I didn't elevate them. The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 did. And I'm not prepared to think about politics while we're under terrorist attack. The Republic comes first. That's why Truman wanted the Speaker third in line.
Truman wanted the Speaker third in line because he used to drink bourbon with Sam Rayburn.
The only thing I find extraordinary about that is that a member of the executive branch actually wanted to share a drink with a member of Congressional leadership. [standing up] Thank you for coming by to show your concerns. And I'll be sure to pass them on to President Bartlet.
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