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| Domestic Issues (Season: 2 Episode: 5) First Aired: 10/28/2007 |
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Kitty: So, do you know what they're saying about you? Robert: That I wore the wrong tie? Joe: They'll be well taken care of. Nora: They've always been. Sarah: I'm a good mother. I know that. I may not be able to drop them off at school every day, but I am their mother, every day. You can't punish me for trying to parent and work. I want my kids to know the joy that I get from my work, but it's nothing compared to the joy that I get from being their mother, every day. And they know that. Please. Kitty: Sarah, what can I do for you. Sarah: Make me not feel like every decision I've made in my adult life is wrong. And I'm going to lose my kids because of it. Kitty: Oh, Sarah, come on. I mean, just look at those kids. Paige is more mature than we were when we were 20, and she's so frickin' smart, it's scary. And Cooper, Cooper! He's so confident. He walks into a room like he's going to take over the world, and it's all because of you. I mean, every day you show them what it is to be strong and in control and sure of yourself. I just hope that I can be half as good a mom as you. Robert: I'd like to go back to Governor Adamson's comments on my fiancee. Apparently, he believes that this party should be open only to those who share his own very conservative views. And you know, Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. Teddy Roosevelt was a conservationist who founded our national parks. Dwight Eisenhower used federal troops to desegregate the schools. All of these men were Republicans. And as for bringing my fiancee's personal views into this, you know Clayton, you're fine at invoking family values, well, I value my family. And so I'd appreciate it if you debated me instead of my loved ones. Because, as I think we all can attest, our decision to run for president is much harder on them than it is on us. |