Leo has presented me with what he believes to be the ideal solution to our dilemma. He proposes the marriage of one of my daughters to Josh Lyman.
From a political standpoint, this is absolute brilliance. Leave it to Leo to come up with a magnificent plan in the face of disaster. The devil is in the details - there is no way on God's green earth that I will allow him to do this to my family.
How could he think that I would allow one of my precious daughters, whom I carried for nine months, to marry a man, any man, for political expediency. Don't get me wrong, I like Josh. I have always liked him He has treated my family with respect. He took a bullet for us. His loyalty and discretion are incomparable.
I truly believe he loves Zoey, albeit in a big brother way. I know he likes Charlie, and has done whatever he could to keep the two of them together, even with Jean-Paul in the picture. I have to admit, though, Charlie is not my choice for Zoey. Its nothing racial, rather socio-economic. Charlie could never keep Zoey in the style to which she is accustomed. Jean-Paul could, but there is just something about him which I can't quite put my finger on that just rubs me the wrong way.
Ellie and Josh are barely acquaintances. Ellie is such an introvert, and Josh is such an extrovert, it would just never work. Ellie has no life beyond medicine; Josh has no life beyond politics. They have absolutely nothing in common but Jed.
Good God, he is 43 years old. Zoey and Ellie are in their 20s. He could be their father. And the way he runs through women and relationships. I couldn't do that to my girls.
I have to think this thru and not let my prejudices kill this right off the bat. We have to do something soon though; I can see them falling deeper and deeper for each other every day.
I voiced my objections to Leo, and he agreed with my assessments of Charlie and Jean-Paul. And he assured me that Josh doesn't care much about money and material things because he has always had them, and his parents had raised him right. Leo assured me that Josh is quite well off and can afford to keep either of my daughters in the style to which they are accustomed. In fact, he added that if Josh were to mind his ps & qs, he and said daughter will take up residence here in the White House within the next 10 years.
I love Zoey. I love Ellie. I love Leo, I love Jed. I like Josh. But promote a relationship? I cannot do that.
But, he is a Democrat, he is well-educated, he has a good job, he has a brilliant future, he is intelligent, he is good at what he does, he is personable, he is good looking, he has a good pedigree, he has a fortune, he has potential.
Leo has assured me he will convince Josh of the political expediency of the plan. The plan to launch him into the House. He has left the social element to me. And he told me he frankly doesn't care which of my daughters marries Josh, just so that one of them does.
Maybe I'll have all three girls come home this weekend to catch up. I think I'll invite Josh too.
