Professional Backgound
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- Bingo Bob was a four-term Congressman from Western Colorado -- and when Josh says that, he means the mining company, not the state -- whom the Bartlet staffers looked at as a triumph of mediocrity [5.3].
- While in the House, Russell served on the Energy Committee with Speaker Haffley and sang in the Congressional quartet with the Majority Whip [5.8]
- Will and Toby composed a sardonic speech praising Russell for his mediocrity that accidentally made its way to the TelePropTer during Bartlet's announcement, but Russell was more amused than offended [5.4].
- In Jed Bartlet's words, "He ain't my choice, but, hey, we hated the last guy" [5.3].
- In his quest to confound low expectations -- and set up a successful presidential bid -- Russell wooed an increasingly disenchanted Will to come work for him [5.5].
Notable Quotes
"Like it or not, we have a Republican Congress. They get
to write the budget. The president only gets to edit it a bit. You
want to blame someone, call James Madison." [5.8]