A Day In The Life Of Claudia Jean
Updated 2006-01-20 16:00:00
This week, it's all C.J., all the time. The episode begins with C.J. on an honest-to-God date with Danny Concannon. Of course, the date ends in about five seconds after Danny drops the bombshell that he's heard rumors that Doug Westin (President Bartlet's son-in-law who is running for Congress) had an affair with the family nanny. C.J. is especially concerned about this because Jed is scheduled to campaign with Doug, and she doesn't want anything to happen that will embarrass the President. When C.J. arrives at the White House the next day, she learns that the Sudanese government and the independent militia it supports have begun attacking refugee camps in Darfur. The easiest action to take in response to this is to impose U.N. sanctions on Sudanese oil exports, but everyone expects China to veto such a resolution. And finally, Josh is pressuring C.J. to have Jed announce the opening of a major federal research facility in Austin in order to improve the Santos campaign's chances in Texas. Unfortunately, C.J. had already promised a senator from Kentucky that they would not announce the research facility out of concern that it would hurt his own chances for reelection. Of course, C.J. solves all of these dilemmas. She strong-arms Doug into withdrawing his request that Jed campaign with him, and sticks to her guns even after it becomes clear that Jed's daughter Liz already knows about Doug's affair and really wants her father to help Doug to win the election. As for Sudan, C.J. puts together a complicated deal in which the U.S. will not object to the resumption of European arms sales to China in exchange for China's not vetoing a German resolution imposing sanctions on Sudan. And she agrees to have Jed announce the research lab in Austin in exchange for a joint trip by Jed and Santos to campaign for the senator from Kentucky. And she caps all of this off with another date with Danny, at which I think he was about to propose to her. Unfortunately, she's called away halfway through his romantic speech by news that there may be a major nuclear accident taking place in California.