Hi. Any mail for Mark Gordon,
general delivery?
- Just a second, I'll check.
- Thank you.
- There you go.
- Thank you.
Garbage, garbage, garbage,
more garbage.
Hey, a letter from Leslie.
- Oh, your sister, huh?
- Yeah.
What's she got to say?
- Well, I'll be.
- You'll be what?
I'll be giving the bride away.
She's getting married.
You're kidding, that's great.
- Jonathan, we don't--?
- No, we don't have an assignment.
Our time's our own.
- Let's go to a wedding.
- Great.
There's two pieces of chicken left.
You're telling me you can't finish that?
Sis, this dinner was great, just great.
Oh, I'm glad you liked it.
Would anyone like more coffee?
- No, I've had plenty. Thanks.
- Okay.
Looks like Leslie and your daughter
hit it off.
Yeah, they're great together.
Lindsey was so thrilled
to be staying over at Leslie's
while I had this place repainted.
Let me tell you something, Bill,
you're getting one great gal.
Yeah, you don't have to tell me,
I know it, believe me.
Honey, can I borrow
your car tomorrow?
Mine's in the shop.
Oh, Les, I've got meetings
all over town tomorrow.
I've got a million things to do.
I have to go to the market
and you wanted me to take Lindsey
down to the doctor's tomorrow.
And I have a fitting for
my wedding dress at .
Hey, I can take you.
Give us a chance to catch up.
I don't want to put you out.
Listen, Leslie, you're my family,
you're the only one I got.
Hey, what about me?
What am I? Chopped liver?
I'm sorry this took so long, Leslie.
Leslie, I think you'd better call Bill
and have him come down here.
He has some important business
meetings today. What's wrong?
You're not Lindsey's
guardian yet, Leslie.
What I have to say,
I should say to him.
Doctor, if Lindsey's anaemic
and needs some kind
of special diet or vitamins,
I think you can trust me
to give him that information.
I'm gonna be her mother.
Leslie, Lindsey is
a very sick little girl
and it's not just
a question of vitamins.
Please.
Call Bill and have him
come down here.
It's so unfair.
It's so unfair.
What exactly does
she have anyway, Les?
It's one of these
one-in-a-million diseases,
a very rare form of some kind of
amino-acid metabolic deficiency.
I think that's what he said.
Her body doesn't make enough
of one kind of amino acid.
There's a block, a damming back
and her body makes too much
of some other kind of amino acid.
And what does that do?
It's toxic. It's why she hasn't grown.
It'll cause mental deficiency
and eventually it'll be fatal,
maybe in a year, or maybe two.
They don't know.
Isn't there anything they can do?
Sure there is.
Just not enough money in it,
that's all.
How is she?
Oh, God, Les.
I don't know what to do.
I can't tell her.
How am I gonna tell my daughter--?
Bill, you said there was something
they could do
but there was no money in it,
what'd you mean?
There's an experimental drug
that's ready for market,
but there's so few kids
with this disease
that it's not worth it
for the pharmaceutical company
to manufacture it.
It's what they call an orphan drug.
There's a whole bunch of them for
all kinds of diseases that are so rare
there's no market for them.
But aren't there grants for funds?
I mean, there has to be something.
This is the richest country
in the world.
Yeah.
The doctor told me the name
of the drug company.
I was on the phone two hours today
trying to talk to the head guy.
I couldn't even get through to him.
You know, maybe we could try.
How?
Well, it's kind of part of our job,
you know.
Our boss has connections.
Oh, God, anything you could do...
All right, we'll try.
- Mr. Burns.
- What?
- I'm sorry if we startled you.
- Well, you certainly did.
Who are you?
What are you doing in here?
I'm Jonathan Smith. This is
Mark Gordon. We came to talk--
Look, I'm trying to be nice about this
but I don't appreciate people
just walking into my office.
We tried to make an appointment.
Your secretary said
- it was impossible.
- Well, she was right.
Now, I'd appreciate it
if you'd just leave.
I'm afraid we can't do that.
This is a matter of life and death.
It involves a little girl
named Lindsey Norman.
All right. All right, sit down.
But be brief.
There's a drug that your company
can manufacture.
If she gets it, she'll live. If she doesn't,
she'll die. It's as simple as that.
Here's the name of the drug.
I had a doctor write it down.
I see.
What company
are you gentlemen with?
We're not with any company.
We're just here about a little girl's life.
There's plenty more like her too.
Yes, of course.
You're with a patient's
advocacy group, then.
I suppose you could say that.
Well, Mr. Smith, was it?
I'm afraid there's nothing I can do.
You can manufacture the drug.
You have the formula, the chemicals.
But we don't have the money,
Mr. Gordon.
We were supposed to
but now we don't.
What do you mean?
Some years ago, Congress passed
the Orphan Drug Act
for dr*gs just like this.
The act allowed Congress
to appropriate up to $ million a year
to subsidise the manufacture
of dr*gs of this kind.
- Four million, that's nothing.
- Well, I agree, Mr. Gordon,
but Congress never even appropriated
the full $ million.
Couple of million and change,
that's all they ever approved.
Well, maybe next year
they'll appropriate enough money.
She may not be alive next year.
Mr. Gordon,
there are million Americans
who suffer
from , rare diseases.
Over half of them
are childhood diseases.
This is a business.
We can't lose money
and stay in business.
Our stockholders
won't let us do that.
That was the whole reason
for the Orphan Drug Act.
Now, I wish I could help
but you've come
to the wrong address.
It would literally take
an act of Congress
to get us the money
to manufacture the drug
that that little girl needs.
And where Congress is concerned,
you might as well be talking
about an act of God.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean.
Listen, I appreciate everything
you guys are trying to do
and I'm willing
to try anything right now,
but I gotta tell you, I don't see
Congress coming to a screeching halt
just because of Bill Norman.
Well, maybe not just
for Bill Norman.
But there's gotta be a lot of
families out there
going through the same thing
you are.
And if we start getting on the phone,
rounding those people up,
people just like us, then it won't just be
our family trying to do something.
Mark and I can be in Washington
getting people ready
to listen to what you have to say.
- This is crazy.
- No, no.
What's crazy is that we spend more
money on things to k*ll people
than we do on things to save them.
And you really think
there's a chance?
I think we're not gonna know
unless we try.
It's not gonna be easy.
Lindsey's gonna have to know now.
She's gonna have to be
part of this fight.
You want me to go in there
and tell my daughter
there's a chance that she might die?
No, I want you to go and tell your
daughter if she's willing to fight for it,
there's a good chance
she's gonna live.
Miss Wilson, this is very,
very important.
Mr. Smith, everyone's problem
is important
but the congressman simply
does not have the time.
Lady, we are talking about
a little kid here.
We are not tourists off the street who
wanna come in and shake his hand.
Congress will more than likely
adjourn tomorrow.
Congressman Kelly has so many
things he has to clear up on his desk.
The only thing on Congressman Kelly's
desk are some brochures on Hawaii
and a couple of pair
of very loud Bermuda shorts.
- I beg your pardon?
- That's what's on his desk.
We're here about a girl
who's gonna die
unless somebody takes the time
to help us.
A little girl no different than
your granddaughter, Allison.
How do you know
my granddaughter's name?
Let's just say I do my homework.
Wait here, gentlemen.
I'll see what I can do.
The congressman
will see you now, gentlemen.
Thank you very much.
Good luck.
Well, that's about it,
Congressman Kelly.
If those budget cuts aren't restored,
the drug companies simply
won't be able to afford
to make the medicine
that Lindsey needs to stay alive.
I see.
Well, boys,
I'm just as sorry as I can be
but I'm afraid
there's nothing I can do to help.
At least not this session
of Congress.
But I assure you the child will be
in my prayers, Mr. Gordon.
- You hypocritical phoney.
- Mark.
Now, wait a minute, Jonathan.
This is between him and me.
I think this conversation
is just about over, gentlemen.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have business--
No, that's where you wrong, mister,
because my end of this conversation
is just starting.
Now, I am an American citizen,
I am a veteran and I am a taxpayer,
which means that
you work for me, bub.
I am your business.
You've got nothing to attend to
that is any more important
than this little girl's life.
Mr. Gordon, this may come
as a big surprise to you
but I've got a desk full of problems
that are just as important
as the one you've brought me.
Congressman Kelly,
you know, choosing between
a plaid and an aloha print
hardly seems like
an earthshaking problem to me.
No, I guess it isn't, is it?
Look, let me explain what you fellas
are up against, all right?
We're a day, maybe two at the most,
away from adjournment.
Now, every congressman and senator
is looking to get out of Washington.
The House has already
approved the budget
and there are enough votes in the
Senate to get this thing passed now.
The battle is over.
Listen, we don't wanna change
the whole budget, just one little thing.
No one's gonna hold up approval
of the whole budget
just for one little amendment
which may not have enough support
to get passed anyway.
Listen, we've got the Normans
organising all kinds of families
who are going through
the same thing.
In a few days there will be
enough of them
to come here and testify
in front of committees.
You don't have a couple of days.
And there are no committees
to testify in front of.
The thing is on the floor
of the Senate now.
They'll be calling for a vote tonight,
tomorrow the latest.
Now, if Corky McCorkindale thinks
he's got the vote, which he does,
he's gonna ramrod this thing
right through.
All right, this McCorkindale,
if we can talk to him,
if he'd see the Normans, maybe
we could get him to change his mind.
Corky doesn't have a mind.
He's a political machine.
He votes for the money,
or he votes for the party,
or he votes for his friends, or whatever
lobby can do him the most good.
What if we could get him
to change his mind?
Then it would be a miracle.
And that's exactly what it would take
to stop this budget from going through,
even if you do get Corky
on your side.
Last time we had that big
a political miracle up here
was when Truman defeated Dewey.
You think you can give them hell
any better than HarryTruman did?
Well, our boss has been known
to in his time.
And what about McCorkindale?
I'll give it a try.
Miss Wilson, try McCorkindale for me,
would you, please?
- Senator McCorkindale.
- I'm sorry, boys, I'm late.
Yeah, but, senator,
I'm Jonathan Smith.
Congressman Kelly called,
said you'd give me five minutes.
I'm late, what can I tell you? Please.
It will only take a few minutes.
It's about a sick little girl.
I'm on my way to push a budget
through the Senate.
The only thing that can stop me now
is if my daughter goes into labour.
Excuse me.
- Senator. Senator, telephone.
- Take a message.
But it's the hospital.
You're daughter's just gone into labour.
Oh, boy. Call the majority leader,
tell him to stall, the vote can wait.
I'll be at the hospital
till my grandson is born.
Yes, sir.
Better let me drive.
Dr. Campbell, please call the O.R.
Dr. Mervin-
Oh, nurse.
Yes, I'm Senator McCorkindale.
How's my daughter?
Is the baby here yet?
No, not yet, senator.
She's still in the labour room.
You can go see her if you like.
No, I think, if you don't mind,
I'll wait out here. You understand.
How long do you think it'll take?
I'm in sort of a bind for time.
Oh, I really couldn't say.
It could take any amount of time.
I'll wait right over here.
Let me know when the baby comes.
- Oh, sure.
- Thank you, thank you.
Hello, senator.
How did you get here before me?
I had a police escort.
That doesn't matter. What does matter
is that girl I wanted to talk to you about.
Oh, I hardly think this is the time
or the place.
Well, I think it is.
Who do you think you're talking to?
I thought I was talking
to a servant of the people.
You are. I'm a United States senator.
Have a little respect, please.
Respect is a two-way street, senator.
Now, that little girl
and thousands like her
are gonna die
if that bill goes through as is.
Come on. That's nonsense,
and you know it is.
You don't listen to anything
anybody says, do you?
I'm talking about lives here,
about people who can be saved
if you'll put back the appropriations
to the Orphan Drug Act.
Those appropriations
were cut for a reason.
You can't go bleeding the people
of their hard-earned money
- for every little thing that comes along.
- I don't believe you.
Don't you think that little girl's life
is just as precious to her family
as the life of your grandson
you're hoping for?
I have made my position clear.
If you insist on continuing
this conversation,
I shall have to have you removed
from the hospital by an officer.
Dr. Cattrall, Dr. Janice Cattrall.
- Any luck?
- Are you kidding? He's a stone wall.
Do me a favour. Call the Normans,
tell them to get here as soon
as they can, bring families with them.
- How soon is soon?
- Like yesterday.
Gotcha.
- Hello.
- Bill, it's Mark.
- Hey, Mark, how's it going?
- So-so. How's it going with you?
Well, we've been on the phone
almost all day,
talked to nearly families
in this state alone.
Ten of them said
they'd be willing to be in Washington
within the next couple of days.
We need those people there now.
We don't have a couple of days.
Bill, is there any way that you can be
on a plane for Washington tonight?
He says he wants us on a plane
to Washington tonight.
Tell him we're on our way.
Okay, Mark, we'll be there.
Good. We can use as much help
as we can get on this one.
- You got it.
- Right.
- Be on a plane tonight.
- Good.
Why don't you let me talk to him?
I don't have to be quite as nice
as an angel.
No, Mark,
I wanna try something first.
Senator? Senator McCorkindale.
- What?
- You have a grandson.
I do? Oh, yes, of course I do.
Wonderful.
Where is he? Can I see him?
Your daughter is asking
to see you, senator.
Oh, Caroline. Everything all right?
Where is he?
Where is the little fella?
The doctors have to do more tests,
that's what I have to talk to you about.
We'll have to talk about that later.
I've gotta get back,
I've got a bill to pass.
The little fella's already holding up
the United States Senate.
- Just listen to me. My baby is sick.
- Sick? What are you talking about?
He has an inherited bleeding problem.
I don't know the name, it's very rare.
We'll call in a specialist,
please don't worry about it.
- We've got doctors up on the hill--
- Just listen.
He's going to need medication.
Now, the paediatrician said
there is a drug.
It was manufactured under some kind
of federal subsidy programme.
But now the doctor said that
programme has been eliminated
because of budget cutbacks.
Cutbacks that you made on that bill
you're so anxious to get signed.
No.
I went over the findings
of the Office of Technical Assessment.
They assured me that the cuts
were prudent.
Prudent?
Without medication, my baby,
your grandson,
does not have much of a chance
to live.
Oh, no.
- That can't be true.
- It is true.
Now, I've never asked you
for anything.
I take it back. I've asked a lot,
you've just never given it.
But this time you are.
I want you to use all the power,
all the tricks that you can,
to get that subsidy
put back into the budget.
Yes, I'll try. I'll try.
We're talking
about your grandson's life.
- You better do more than try.
- I'll do it.
I've gotta get a telephone.
I've gotta stop the vote. I'm so sorry.
Just stop the vote.
Dailey. What the hell
is going on over there?
I've tried Senator O'Connell's number
five times. There isn't any answer.
Now, listen, I want you to run
down there and tell Buck O'Connell--
I'm sorry, senator, they've all left.
Left? What are you talking about?
They have to be there.
There's a vote scheduled.
They already held the vote.
Senator O'Connell called
to congratulate you on passing the bill.
He said it went through
just like you wanted.
No, no, that's not what I wanted. I--
Tell them that they can't do this.
Tell them my grandson--
- Senator. Senator, come on, wake up.
- What?
It's just a dream.
- Wake up.
- What?
It's all just a dream.
Your grandson hasn't been born yet
and the bill hasn't been voted on yet.
There's still time.
There's still time
for you and your daughter too.
Dr. Campbell, please call the O.R.
Dr. Mervin-
How do you know
what my dream was about?
I couldn't get through to you awake,
so I did it while you were asleep.
Wait a minute. What--?
Who are you? What is this?
I'm an angel,
and you know what it's all about.
You're an angel?
You some kind of a kook?
No, I'm not a kook, Stinky.
What did you call me?
Stinky. Isn't that what HarryTruman
called you up on the hill
when you were just
a freshman congressman?
Remember, Sam Rayburn introduced
you to Harry and he said,
"Harry, keep an eye on this boy,
he's got what it takes"?
But Truman didn't like the smell
of your cigar, so he called you Stinky.
There were only three people
in that room.
I'm the only one alive.
How do you know?
Harry told me
while you were asleep.
You are an angel?
That's right.
You started out
doing so much good.
What happened?
Realities.
You can't do anything in this town,
good or bad, without power.
You sure got plenty of that, all right.
Somewhere along the way, I guess
you forgot what you wanted it for.
There's still time.
It's up to you.
You wait right here.
I'll be right back.
Breathe, breathe, easy, easy.
Breathe, easy. Yeah, great.
That was a good one.
How you doing? Hello, Kevin.
- How's my girl? Yes, Caroline.
- You did come.
Oh, I'm okay, but this baby
doesn't seem to wanna come out.
Oh, Caroline.
- I want to apologise to you.
- What?
Look, I know I haven't been
much of a father to you--
Much of a husband to your mother,
for that matter.
--and there's nothing I can say now
to make up or undo things,
but I want you to know,
I love you.
I'm very proud of you.
Daddy, are you all right?
Oh, yes.
For the first time in a long while,
I'm very all right.
But I can't stay with you now,
I've got to get back to the Senate.
So that's what this is all about.
It's okay, Daddy,
I'm used to you ducking out on me.
No, I'm not ducking out on you.
I'm going back there for you
and for the baby.
And for a lot of other little kids.
And this time,
I'm not voting with the money
or the lobbyists or the party.
And after the vote is over,
I'm coming back to you.
To both of you.
To all three of you.
Here we go again, breathe.
Breathe, breathe. Easy, easy.
Breathe, easy. Yeah, great.
Dailey, I've been trying to reach the
majority leader and Buck O'Connell.
- Where in hell is everybody?
- I'm sorry, senator.
I tried, but Senator O'Connell
got to the majority leader
and told him they had enough votes
without you.
Without me?
They're on the floor right now,
ready to call for the vote.
They went ahead without me.
Nothing I can do now.
We've lost, kid.
Not yet we haven't.
I can't do anything if I'm not there.
There's no way I can get there in time.
Oh, yes, there is.Trust me, senator.
Very well.
If there are no more motions
on the floor, we will call the roll.
Corky, I thought
you were at the hospital.
How in heaven's name
did you get here?
I think you just answered
your own question, Buck.
You shouldn't be here, you know.
I know, Corky, but they keep
electing me and I keep showing up.
He can't see me or hear me,
only you can.
Well, here we go.
The chair recognises
Senator McCorkindale.
Yes. Thank you, Charley.
Mr. Acting President pro tem,
distinguished colleagues,
I know we're all in a hurry
to pass this budget and go home.
But I think we've made a mistake.
There are a few things
cut out of that budget
that ought not to have been cut out.
Corky, what in hell's got into you?
Nothing in hell has got into me,
Bucky, just the opposite.
Now, just a second here, senator.
I recognised you because I thought
you wanted to call for the vote.
Well, I know that that's the way
we worked it out in the cloakroom,
but, Charley, I changed my mind.
Because what I really want to do is to
introduce a motion to hold that vote up
until some people can get here
and give testimony
before the Senate Budget Committee,
which is where I want this budget
to be sent back to.
- No.
- No.
Charley, that thing in your hand
ain't a nutcracker, it's a gavel.
Why don't you bang for order?
All right, let's have order here.
I have been waiting to say this
all my life.
Stop the presses.
Old Corky McCorkindale
has just moved
to send the bill he helped author
back to committee.
- Senator Waylon.
- No.
Senator Winthrop.
Yes.
- Senator Yarborough.
- No.
- Senator Yerman.
- No.
The vote is in favour,
Senator McCorkindale's motion
is defeated.
Well, that's the ball game.
Looks like old Corky
has overplayed his hand.
Isn't there anything else he can do?
He's made the motion, he's lost.
Once Charley recognises Buck,
we're solid.
Now, then, do I hear a call
for a vote on the budget?
I need more time.
And that's just what you ran out of.
Mr. President-Elect pro tem.
The chair recognises--What the...?
Ladies and gentlemen,
we will recess for a few minutes
till we get the lights back on.
Guess somebody
forgot to pay the bill.
When the lights go on,
I want you to recognise me, Charley.
No way, Corky. I don't know
what's gotten into you
but I'm gonna recognise Buck
and we're gonna vote this thing
through and go home.
What's the matter with you, Corky?
Have you gotten religion
or something?
- There's worse things to get.
- Not for you.
Because if you try
to stop this vote one more time,
I'm gonna see to it that there's
not a cent of PAC money for you.
Your whole party will be against you.
You'll be a pariah.
No friends, no money,
no clout,
and no more Corky.
Little Bucky Conner.
I made you what you are today.
I took you under my wing,
showed you the ropes.
Yes, you did.
And you get in my way now,
and I'll hang you with them.
Charley,
when those lights come on,
you be sure you recognise me.
You got it.
See you on the floor, senator.
The Senate is now in session.
The chair recognises
Senator...McCorkindale.
Why did I say that?
Heaven only knows, Charley,
but you did.
Just say what you've got to say
and get on with it.
Well, Buck, what I got to say
just may take some time.
And according to the rules
of the Senate,
I've got the floor as long as I don't stop
talking and as long as I don't sit down.
So you fellas and gals might
just as well settle in for a spell
because my stomach is full,
my shoes are comfortable
and my bladder is strong,
and I intend to keep on talking
until those folks
I told you about get here.
Buck, sit down.
We temporarily interrupt
this programme
to bring you
a special report from the Senate.
This is Henry Dansker.
In an effort to block passage
of the O'Connell budget,
-year-old senator
Fritz "Corky" McCorkindale
has just begun a one-man filibuster.
The senator has been speaking
for just over three hours now.
It is a courageous display
of bravado,
but the question is, how long can
a -year-old man stay on his feet?
Speculation runs high
he cannot hold out much longer.
That's what you think, pal.
Go get them, Pop.
You go get them.
That's your grandpa, kid.
- You made it. Great.
- And we've got ten other families here.
- All right. Let's go get them.
- I am not a bleeding heart.
We're not looking for a handout.
But there are certain things
a man can't do for himself.
He can't heal himself. He can't
manufacture his own medicines.
He can't dictate
just when a catastrophic illness
will strike his family.
To turn our backs on them,
it's just not sound fiscal policy.
It's not sound American policy
and I will be damned in hell
if I'm gonna be part of it.
And so will you!
Hey, Corky, give hell, Corky!
Wow, they're here.
Now if we can only
figure out a way to get them heard.
You got it.
Will the senator yield the floor
for a point of information?
All right.
It seems like the gremlins
are at work tonight, senators.
The "Senators Only"
restrooms are out of order.
Senators wishing to use the facilities
will have to use the public ones.
I like your style.
I try.
Senator.
Thank you. Excuse me.
My grandson is born.
- Is he all right?
- He's fine. A fine, healthy grandson.
I have a little announcement
of my own to make here.
I am the proud grandfather
of a -pound, -ounce baby boy,
who, my daughter informs me,
that she's gonna name him Fritz.
After me.
Thank you.
Thank you, darling, if you hear me.
Well, I was...
I was one of the lucky ones.
My grandson's okay.
But he could have been one of the
thousands in this country
that's not okay.
That needed medicine
that he can't get,
because we're too busy
building bombs
with cameras inside them
so we can make sure who we k*ll.
What kind of sense is that?
Hi, senator. I'm Mark Gordon.
I'd like you to meet a friend
of mine while you're waiting.
Hi, my name's Lindsey. I'm one of the
kids the senator was talking about.
- Hi, senator.
- What the...?
Madam, you can't be here.
This is the men's room.
Don't worry about it. I'm a nurse.
Now, let me tell you
about my grandson.
He has a disease that can be treated,
but he can't get the medicine.
And now, senators,
I would like to read to you
my aunt Martha's recipe
for pecan pie.
You take two cups
of fresh pecans...
Well, senators, I guess you'll have to
ask my aunt Martha for the recipe
because I've just been informed
that you've met the people,
they've had their say.
Now it's between you
and your conscience.
Somebody call an ambulance!
Hey, what happened in there?
I must have passed out.
We gotta get back in for the vote,
it's gonna be a close one.
Take a look, Corky.
You didn't just pass out
in there, Corky.
That's right.
What about the vote?
- We lost.
- What are you talking about?
Well, it's gonna end in a tie.
That's gonna send it to Charley and
he's gonna push that bill through as is.
You did your best.
That's all you can ask.
No, no, no, it isn't. I've gotta get back
in there and break that tie vote.
Look, you've gotta get him
to let me get back in.
- Corky, that's against the rules.
- Well, let him waive the rules.
I can't help you.
Jonathan, leave it to a pro.
Your boss and me
can work out a deal...
- Senator Waylon.
- Yes.
- Senator Winthrop.
- No.
- Senator Yarborough.
- Yes.
- Senator Yerman.
- No.
- The vote is...
- Incomplete.
The vote is incomplete.
The Senate will come to order.
Corky, you all right?
You look as pale as a ghost.
Well, to tell you the truth,
Bucky, old boy, I'm dead,
but you wouldn't believe that
in a million years, would you?
Senator McCorkindale.
Before I cast my vote, I'm gonna
tell you birds a thing or two.
They say that
old Abe Lincoln's ghost
walks the White House
whenever his spirit is troubled.
Well, from now on,
old Corky McCorkindale
is gonna be haunting these halls.
We're gonna send this budget back
to committee, and when it comes out,
you're gonna do right
by these people who put you here,
or I'm coming back and scare the living
daylights out of you! The vote is no!
The children win, you lose.
Well, it's time to go, senator.
- I'd like to ask you one more favour.
- Name it.
Can we make one more stop?
It's along the way.
It's to keep a promise.
We got lots of time.
And it has now been confirmed.
After waging the most historic struggle
in decades in the U.S. Senate,
Fritz "Corky" McCorkindale
has succumbed
to a heart att*ck at age ,
though there still seems
to be some confusion
over the exact time of death.
No, I'm okay.
Don't cry.
Caroline, I'm okay.
She can't hear you, Corky.
Oh, yeah.
Look at him, huh?
The little fella.
I think he favours me,
don't you think?
Yeah, I think so.
My grandson.
Kevin, do you smell something?
No. What are you talking about?
That smell.That's my dad's cigar.
I'd know that smell anywhere.
Caroline...
He's with us, Kevin. Trust me.
He's with us right now.
Okay, we can go now.
Let me ask you something.
Do they have committees up there?
You know, I could be a real help
to the boss if they do.