Inauguration - Over There

Act 3

Josh: You didn't know the White House rejected ten billion for the DOD. You have absolutely no way of knowing that. Jack said it. The researcher called Jack, and Jack said it.

Donna: He was working a lot of nights and it really wore him out.

Josh: Yeah?!?

Donna: And then this thing happened, and he didn't think he was on the record.

Josh: Donna…

Donna: He didn't, Josh. That was legitimate.

Josh: He's letting you take the credit for this??

Thing = article in the Washington Post about strained relations between the Pentagon and the White House, which was being written right after Jack got orders to transfer to an out-of-the-way air base as punishment for doing a force depletion report on Kundu for the President without the knowledge or consent of the Secretary of Defense.
Posted by Philateley at February 12, 2003 10:16 PM