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Mr. President,
Jerry's here.
That was as rough as it comes.
Never seen anybody look so defeated.
- Yeah, poor son of a b*tch.
- Mr. President?
Saw the governor out there. Looks like
he had the sh*t kicked out of him.
If I have any more caffeine,
I'll be voting for the flat tax.
I got this tea
from the Greek ambassador.
Go on, sit. Never thought of Greece
as a tea-producing country...
but, Jesus Christ,
if this isn't the tea to end all teas.
Well, looks like Jack Hathaway's
had a shitty week.
So Hathaway, he's out?
That's solid?
That leaves us
with Malloy or Hanson.
It's gotta be Hanson.
Malloy's out.
- Now, Mr. President, I think you know...
- It's Hanson.
You know how I feel. Hanson may have
turncoated our way, but a turncoat's a turncoat.
We've had a vacancy for three weeks. The
nation's moved from mourning to anxiety.
I need a vice president. And I need a
person who's gonna reflect my politics.
- Fill it with Frank Malloy.
- No, no. Malloy's got an inflammation of ambition.
He won't be doing his job. He'll be preparing
to do mine. He's not even my second choice.
If it doesn't work with Hanson,
we're gonna go back to Hathaway.
- Do you think Hanson's a team player?
- Senator Hanson is gonna work.
And it's the job of you two to make sure
that confirmation gets through.
- I need to know I can count on you.
- Of course you can.
The president and I discussed several
issues, including the vice presidency.
- Did the president offer you the position?
- I asked him to withdraw my name.
Don't answer it, please.
I gotta get it.
It's the red line.
No, no, no, no.
Hanson here.
Yeah, of course I'll hold.
Shh. Quiet.
Hello, sir!
I'm great, sir, thank you. Yes.
- As a matter of fact, we're watching him
on C-SPAN now. - No names were discussed.
Yes, she is.
One second, sir.
It's the president.
He wants to talk to you.
Hello, sir.
This is Senator Hanson speaking.
Oh, Christ.
That's what the prick said to you?
"We can't have another Chappaquiddick. "
No, not Evans. Newman said
the thing about Chappaquiddick.
What the f***
is that supposed to mean?
That doesn't even make
any sense, Jack.
You weren't some drunk
who drove your car...
off a bridge and abandoned the whore
you were f***ing to die.
That's what I told them.
Not in those words.
This is the second time
they f***ed us over.
- Did he say who he was going with?
- No.
- It's gonna be Malloy. F***ing Frank Malloy.
- That's what I'm hearing.
Jack, he isn't worthy of...
- This isn't happening to me.
- You can go.
You're gonna take it up the ass. Want to
bend over and make their job a little easier?
You understand
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