But it's the least we can do.

We'll let harold take a look at this.

We'll revisit it.

Jerry, say hello to linda for me.

If we don't see you before thanksgiving,

Have a good holiday.

Thank you, mr. President.

So, how are we doing?

You're running 4 minutes ahead of schedule.

Ahead? Yes, sir.

Gee, that's unprecedented.

I don't know what to do with myself.

Mr. Macinerny asked me to remind you

To pop in on the--

Oh, right, the gdc meeting. Yeah.

Rest assured, your concerns

Are not falling on deaf ears.

The environmental lobby

Has known no greater ally in the white house

Than president shepherd.

Hardly an impressive distinction, a.J.

Sydney, we should leave mr. Macinerny alone now.

He's already given us more time--

Mr. Macinerny doesn't want us to leave him alone

Because mr. Macinerny's not yet done

What he needs to do today.

Susan: Sir, uh, ms. Wade's been thrown into the deep end

Of the pool on her first day.

She hasn't even had a chance to read the report

Of the quebec conference.

You're right. I haven't read it.

If someone had asked me yesterday,

I would have told them that the quebec conference

Was made up of 6 professional hockey teams.

But what I do know is that it's time for the president

To run for president again.

Leon kodak is as good as it gets

When it comes to electoral strategy,

And I'm certain he's told the president

Exactly what I'd tell him.

You got to nail down michigan and california

Where they make cars and airplanes

And they burn plenty of fossil fuels,

But if I'd read these 800 pages, I would have discovered

That it's the burning of fossil fuels

Which is mostly responsible for global warming

And that the 20% reduction recommended by the gdc

Is a necessary first step toward arresting

The catastrophic greenhouse effect

Which has gone unchecked by this administration.

It's really time for us--

Susan, I promise you, the white house chief of staff

Will not let us leave here until he's broken the bad news.

I'm afraid sydney's right,

Although not about michigan and california.

The president has asked me to convey to you

That he's sending his energy bill to the floor

With a call for a 10% reduction.

The president is willing to go it alone on this,

But he's asking for, and frankly,

He's expecting the full support of the gdc.

The president's expecting our full support?

Yes, he is, sydney.

The president's dreaming, a.J.

Sydney!

The president has critically misjudged reality.

If he honestly thinks that the environmental community

Is going to whistle a happy tune

While rallying support around this pitifully lame mockery

Of environmental leadership just because he's a nice guy

And he's done better than his predecessors,

Then your boss is the chief executive of fantasy land.

Let's take him out back and beat the shit out of him.

Good morning. How are you today?

Couldn't be better. My apologies for the interruption.

A.J. Suggested I come by and say hello.

You wouldn't be sydney ellen wade

By any chance, would you?

Mr. President, I'm, uh... Don't know what to say.

I'm speechless.

All evidence to the contrary.

We haven't met. I'm susan sloan.