Quotable Sam

Season Seven:

Transition

Sam: I didn't come here 'cause you're such a silver-tongued recruiter or 'cause I got tired of summer in January. Santos may be the future this country wants. For all the partisan noises made on the margin, we're a nation of centrists, and he may just be the right man, with the right message, at the right time. And if he is, I want to be a part of it. But he can't do it without you. Liberal Democrats are going to try to force him left. Moderate Republicans are going to fence-sit as long as they can. You're the one who's got to make this go - who's got to cut through the reflexive demagoguery and timidity and make people do what they were sent here to do. Actually govern. Serve the voters' interest. Instead of striking poses and playing "gotcha." And it's going to be next to impossible if you're at your best and what may only be news to you at this point - you are nowhere near your best. Take the vacation. I haven't said I'm signing on, but I can tell you this - I won't stay unless you go. One of us is getting on a plane tonight. If it's you, you're back in a week. If it's me, I'm gone, adios for good - your call.

(Teleplay: Peter Noah)

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